Please refer to Chapter 2 Lost Spring MCQ Class 12 English with answers below. These multiple-choice questions have been prepared based on the latest NCERT book for Class 12 English. Students should refer to MCQ Questions for Class 12 English with Answers to score more marks in Grade 12 English exams. Students should read the chapter Lost Spring and then attempt the following objective questions.

MCQ Questions Class 12 English Chapter 2 Lost Spring

Lost Spring MCQ Class 12 English provided below covers all important topics given in this chapter. These MCQs will help you to properly prepare for exams.

Question. Who will be hauled up by the police if they try to get organised?
(a) The old citizens
(b) The owners of the factories
(c) The group of young men
(d) Mukesh’s family

Question. What two distinct worlds does the author see in the lives of the bangle makers?
(a) Sahukars-policemen
(b) Policemen-bureaucrats
(c) Middleman-poor people
(d) Poor people-influential people

Question. Who is the author of Lost Spring?
(a) James Bond
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Sudha Murthy
(d) Anees Jung

Question. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?
(a) Yes
(b) Yes, he earns money
(c) No earning
(d) No, earning but no freedom

Question. Where was Saheb employed?
(a) At a tea stall in Seemapuri
(b) At a saree shop
(c) At a jewellery shop
(d) At a sweet shop

Question. What is the function of glass blowing industry?
(a) To make windows
(b) To make doors
(c) To mould glass
(d) To mould glass and make colourful bangles

Question. What do the bangles symbolise in Indian culture?
(a) Suhag
(b) Corruption
(c) Chastity
(d) Farming

Question. Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?
(a) Parents
(b) Society
(c) Bureaucrats
(d) All of these

Question. Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
(a) Bureaucrats
(b) Merchants
(c) Politicians
(d) The glass blowing industry

Question. Who is Mukesh?
(a) Student
(b) Worker
(c) Bangle maker
(d) Ragpicker

Question. The city of Firozabad is famous for what?
(a) For casteism
(b) For bangles
(c) For ragpickers
(d) For poverty

Question. What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?
(a) Work
(b) Merchandising
(c) Education
(d) Ragpicking

Question. What is Mukesh’s dream?
(a) To be a doctor
(b) To be a merchant
(c) To be a motor- mechanic
(d) To be a rogue

Question. Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman’s `suhag’?
(a) bindi
(b) sindoor
(c) bangles
(d) henna-dyed hands

Question. What bothers the author most about the bangle makers?
(a) the stigma of poverty and caste
(b) the affluence of the landlords
(c) the behaviour of the factory owners
(d) the labour laws

Question. What change did Anees Jung see in Saheb when she saw him standing by the gate of the neighbourhood club?
(a) As if lost his freedom
(b) Lost ownership
(c) Lost joy
(d) All of these

Question. Where does Saheb work after leaving the work of being a ragpicker?
(a) A factory
(b) A tea stall
(c) A farm
(d) A school

Question. What was the profession of Mukesh’s father before he became a bangle-maker?
(a) tailor
(b) carpenter
(c) plumber
(d) Mason

Question. What bothers the author most about the bangle makers?
(a) the stigma of poverty and caste
(b) the affluence of the landlords
(c) the behaviour of the factory owners
(d) the labour laws

Question. The colony of ragpickers is situated in_
(a) The south of Delhi
(b) Mangolpur
(c) Jahangirpuri
(d) Seemapuri

Question. Where is Seemapuri?
(a) In Noida
(b) South Delhi
(c) North Delhi
(d) East Delhi

Question. The colony of ragpickers is situated in
(a) the south of Delhi
(b) Mongolpuri
(c) Jehangirpuri
(d) Seemapuri

Question. What does the title ‘Lost Spring’ symbolize?
(a) Lost blooming childhood
(b) Autumn season
(c) Lost money
(d) Lost age

Question. This story is an excerpt from which book of the author?
(a) Lost Spring – Stories of stolen childhood
(b) Unveiling India
(c) Breaking the Silence
(d) The Song of India

Question. According to the author what was garbage for the children ?
(a) Means of entertainment
(b) Means of timepass
(c) Means of playing
(d) A wonder

Question. Who was Saheb?
(a) A shopkeeper
(b) A servant
(c) A ragpicker
(d) All

Question. What was full name of Saheb?
(a) Jashn-e–Alam
(b) Bahar-e-Alam
(c) Saheb-e-Alam
(d) Shaba-e-Alam

Question. Whydid Saheb go through garbage dumps?
(a) To find silver coin
(b) A rupee
(c) A ten rupee note
(d) All of these

Question. Name the birthplace of the author.
(a) U.S.A
(b) California
(c) Koch
(d) Rourkela

Question. Why did Saheb leave his house?
(a) Because the storm swept away his house and field
(b) To enjoy a life of leisure
(c) To find friends
(d) To go to college

Question. Why did Saheb not go to school?
(a) Not interested
(b) Had no money to pay fees
(c) Wanted to go for a movie
(d) Wanted to earn money

Question. What is the means of survival in Seemapuri?
(a) Work
(b) Merchandising
(c) Education
(d) Rag picking

Question. Why did Saheb leave his house ?
(a) Because storms swept away his house and field
(b) To enjoy a life of leisure
(c) To find friends
(d) To go to college

Question. What was Saheb looking for?
(a) Eggs
(b) Gold
(c) Coins
(d) Toys

Question. The author advised Saheb to go to
(a) School
(b) College
(c) Club
(d) Playground

Question. The rag pickers have no identity,but they have_
(a) Permits
(b) Passports
(c) Ration cards
(d) Licenses

Question. Why did Saheb leave Dhaka?
(a) Because of lack of resources
(b) Because of lack of food
(c) Because of friends
(d) Because of parents

Question. “Is your school ready”? Who asked this question?
(a) Saheb’s mother
(b) Saheb’s friends
(c) The author
(d) Saheb

Question. What is Saheb watching from the fenced gate of a club?
(a) Two young men playing tennis
(b) Two women dancing
(c) Two quarrelling dogs
(d) A gardener planting flowers

Question. What did the man from Udipi pray for,when he was young ?
(a) A pair of trousers
(b) A pair of shoes
(c) A friend
(d) Opportunity to study in a school

Question. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Sometimes
(d) None

Question. Where does Mukesh live?
(a) Firozepur
(b) Faridabad
(c) Aurangabad
(d) Firozabad

Question. Bangle industry flourishes in the town of
(a) Ferozepur
(b) Firozabad
(c) Ferozgarh
(d) Farukhabad

Question. According to the author, rag picking has become, over the years, a
(a) profession
(b) fine art
(c) tradition
(d) culture

Question. What is Firozabad famous for?
(a) Bangles
(b) Sandals
(c) Cloth
(d) Electronics

Question. Where does Mukesh’s family work?
(a) In a school
(b) On a farm
(c) In a club
(d) In a bangle factory

Question. Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
(a) Bureaucrats
(b) Merchants
(c) Politicians
(d) The glass blowing industry

Question. Sunny gold, paddy green, royal blue, pink, purple, every color born out of the seven colors of the rainbow. What is this a reference to?
(a) Clothes
(b) Birds
(c) Bangles
(d) Bindis

Question. What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring?
(a) Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
(b) Garbage
(c) Saheb and Mukesh
(d) Spring Season

Question. According to the author what was garbage for the children ?
(a) Means of entertainment
(b) Means of timepass
(c) Means of playing
(d) A wonder

Question. What was the profession of Mukesh’s father before he became a bangle maker?
(a) Tailor
(b) Carpenter
(c) Plumber
(d) Mason

Question. The frail woman in Mukesh’s house is his
(a) mother
(b) elder brother’s wife
(c) aunt
(d) niece

Question. “Why not organise yourselves into a cooperative?” Who asked this question?
(a) Author
(b) Mukesh
(c) Bureaucrats
(d) All of these

Question. What is the probable reason for children remaining barefoot?
(a) Lack of money
(b) Tradition
(c) Poverty
(d) All of the above

Question. Why did Saheb and his family come to India leaving Bangladesh?
(a) They liked India
(b) They were expelled from there
(c) Because of communal violence there
(d) Because storms destroyed their homes and fields

Question. Why did the steel canister seem heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulder?
a) Because steel is a metal
b) Because now Saheb is not free, he is a child labour, working in a tea stall.
c) Because there is milk in that canister
d) None of the above

Question. From whom did Saheb get a pair of shoes?
a) From his friend
b) From his mother
c) From a rich boy who had gifted the shoes to him
d) From a rich boy who had discarded the shoes

Question. Mention the name of the book which was written by Anees Jung.
a) Lost Summer – The Stories of Lost Childhood
b) Night of the New Moon
c) Lost Spring, Stories of Stolen Childhood
d) Lost Generation- The Rise and Fall of Constantinople

Question. What was the significance of garbage for the elders?
a) Means of entertainment
b) Means of joy
c) Means of sorrow
d) Means of survival

Question. The narrator asks Saheb to go to school. What is the intention of the narrator here?
a) Narrator wants Saheb to enjoy in the school
b) Narrator wants Saheb to go for rag picking and school as well.
c) Narrator wants Saheb to go to school instead of rag picking.
d) Narrator seriously encourages him to go to school.

Question. What does “Lost Spring” stand for?
a) The harsh reality of the world
b) Climate change and its impact
c) A missed financial opportunity
d) The lost childhood of under-privileged children

Question. What is the meaning of “Saheb-e-Alam”?
a) owner
b) rich man
c) poor man
d) lord of the universe

Question. Can we say that Saheb was happy after getting a job at the tea stall?
a) Yes, because he was having regular income
b) Yes, because he could get a new pair of shoes
c) No, because he lost his freedom
d) No, because he could no more go to his school

Question. ‘Why do you do this?’ This question was asked by the author to _____.
a) the bangle seller
b) Mukesh
c) Saheb
d) Saheb’s mother

Question. What is the meaning of ‘mirage’ in the chapter “Lost Spring”?
a) Magic
b) Unrealistic
c) Optimistic
d) Picturesque

Question. Assertion: Savita is a symbol of innocence and efficiency.
Reason: Her hands move mechanically and efficiently like the tong of the machine.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Statement 1: The young bangle makers could not organise themselves into a cooperative.
Statement 2: They were caught in a web of vicious circle.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

Question. Assertion: Wherever they find food, they pitch their tents that become transit homes.
Reason: They love to lead a nomadic life.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Statement 1: The children‘s eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside.
Statement 2: The boys and girls end up losing their eye sight before they become adults.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

Question. Assertion: Saheb was not allowed to play tennis in the neighbourhood club.
Reason: He had proper shoes but no racquet to play tennis.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
e) Both A and R are false.

Question. Assertion: Mukesh does not want to be a motor mechanic.
Reason: The conditions under which he exists look like a mirage amidst the dust.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Statement 1: Mukesh insists on being his own master.
Statement 2: He has no fascination for continuing his family profession.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

Question. Assertion: I remembered the prayer another boy had made to the goddess when he had finally got a pair of shoes, ‘‘Let me never lose them.’’
Reason: The boy from Udipi did not have shoes earlier.
a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Statement: 1: Exemplary punishment should be given by law to those who employ the children to work in hazardous industries.
Statement: 2: Child Labour is banned by the law.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.

True False Questions

Question. Saheb’s family was originally from Dhaka. 

Question. About 10,000 rag pickers were living in the structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water.

Question. Saheb has been employed in a tea stall. He is paid rupees 800 and his meals.

Question. Saheb’s mother told the author that they left Dhaka as they did not like the place. 

Question. The young boy in Udipi was praying to god for a pair of trousers.

Question. The rag pickers of Seemapuri live in mud houses.

Question. The adults enjoyed rag picking more than the children.

Question. Young bangle makers, like their fathers and forefathers, have fallen into the vicious circle of middlemen and got trapped.

Question. The name ‘Saheb-E-Alam’, which means the lord of the universe is justified to the life of Saheb as he was leading a very comfortable life with affluence.

Question. Saheb’s rag picking was merely a childish prank according to Anees Jung.

Question. The job, Saheb takes up, gives him the chance to be his own master.

Question. The bangle makers in Firozabad are burdened by stigma of caste in which they are born. That is also a big reason for their poverty.

Question. The people of Firozabad involve their children in the bangle- making industry without knowing that it is illegal.

Question. The author of the Chapter ‘Lost spring’ was acquainted with the characters.

Question. The best symbol of an Indian woman’s suhaag, is her henna dyed hands.

Question. If law is enforced properly, almost 20,000 children will be able to get out of the hot furnaces where they slog their daylight hours, often losing their brightness of their eyes.

Question. Mukesh dream is within his reach.

Question. The job at the teashop was financially beneficial to Saheb.

Question. The literary device that is used in the phrase ‘web of poverty’ is metaphor.

Question. Mukesh was a determined little boy who had a lot of optimism.

Question. The beauty of the glass bangles of Firozabad contrasts with the misery of people who produce them. The given statement is paradoxical.

Question. Most of the people are farmers in Firozabad.

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