Lost Spring Important Questions & answers Class 12 English

 

             Very short answer type questions & answers

                                        (1 Marks Each )

1. Who is the auther of " lost Spring"?

Ans : The auther of " lost Spring" is Anees Jung.

2. what is 'lost spring'about?

Ans: " lost Spring" is about the poor Children like Saheb and Mukesh who lost thier childhood Days,due to poverty.

3. where was the original home of Saheb`s family?

ans : The the original home of Saheb`s family was in Dhaka,The Capital city of Bangladesh.

4. What does the auther of " Lost spring" find Saheb doing evry morning?

Ans: the auther of " Lost spring" finds Saheb Looking for gold in the garbage dumps of her neighbourhood evry morning.

5.What does Mukesh want to be?

Ans: Mukesh wants to be a motor mechanic.

6. What does saheb look for in the garbage dumps?

Ans: Saheb looks for someething valueable in the garbage dumps which the auther refers to as 'gold'.

7. From where has Saheb come ?

Ans : Saheb has come from Dhaka, The capital city of Bangladesh.

8. How much money does Saheb earn from his new job in the Tea-stoll?

                                                         Or

What was saheb income at the Tea -stall?

                                       Or

What was saheb paid for his work at the Tea Stall?

Ans: Saheb earns eight hunded rupees  from his new job in the Tea-stoll.

9.What is Saheb`s Full name?

Ans : Saheb`s Full name is 'Saheb-e-Alam'.

10. What is the meaning of Saheb`s full name?

Ans: the meaning of Saheb`s full name is " Lord of the Universe".

11. Where does the auther anees Jung encounter Saheb?

                                            Or

      Whom does the auther Anees Junk encouter everyday in the streets?

Ans: the auther anees Jung encounters Saheb evry morning when looking for gold in the garbage dumps  of her  neighbourhood.

                                                           or 

  the auther Anees Junk encouters Saheb everyday in the streets.

12. Who is Saheb?

Ans: Saheb is a young ragpicker who lives in sseemapuri of Delhi .He has cme frrom Dhaka.

13. Where is Seemapuri?

Ans: Seemapuri is a place on he periphery of delhi yet miles away from it.

14. Where does Mukesh live?

Ans: Mukesh lives in firizabad.

15.Who is Mukesh?

Ans: Mukesh ia a young boy who lives in Firozabad.

16. Who is in charge of Mukesh`s household?

Ans : Mukesh`s elder brothers wife is in charge of Mukesh`s household.

17.What is the name of the original book from which this prose piece" Lost Spring" is an excerpt?

Ans: the name of the original book from which this prose piece" Lost Spring" is an excerpt is "Stories of Stolen childhood.

18. Why have Saheb and his Family migrated to Seemapuri?

Ans: the storm had swept away Saheb`s  home and green field in Dhaka.so,Saheb and his Family have  migrated to Seemapuri.

19. Whom did Saheb observe at the neighbourhood Club?

Ans: Saheb observed two young men dressed in white playing tennis at the neighbourhood Club.

20. who is Savita?

Ans: Savita is ayoung girl  who lives in Firozabad.

21. What was Saheb wearing when he was at the gate of the neighbourhood Club?

Ans: Saheb was wearing a discoloured shirt and shorts and also a tennis Shoes with a hole in one of them when he was at the gate of the neighbourhood Club.

22.  Where does Saheb Live? 

Ans: saheb lives in Seemapuri.

23. Where did saheb start working later on?

                                   Or

      Where does saheb work now?

Ans: Later on , Saheb started working in the tea-stall.

24. How many people are lcive in Seemapuri?

  Ans: more than 10,000 people live in  Seemapuri.

25. What was promises  the auther made to Saheb ?

  Ans : The auther promises made to Saheb was that he would build up a school in which the boy would be able t o study.

26. What does th e cgarbage mean for the children of Seemapuri?

 Ans:  the garbage means  the heaps of gold for the Children of Seemapuri.

27. What is Mukesh dream?

 Ans: Mukesh dream is to become a motor mechanic one day.

                                 All short answer type question of " Lost Spring".

1. What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

                                                                      or

What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Ans: saheb looks for something valuable in the garbage dumps which the auther refers to as 'gold'.

        Saheb lives in Seemapuri outskit Delhi. He has come from Dhaka,The  capital city of Bangaladesh.

2. Is Saheb happy workink in the Tea stall?Explain.

Ans: No,Saheb isnot happy working in the tsea stall. He is paid  eight hundred rupees with all his meals,yet his face has lost the carefree look.The steel consider seems heavier than the plastic  bag  which he would carry so lightly over his shoulder. Again the plastic bag was his own. But at the tea stall,he is no longer his own master.

3.what ia Firozabad famous for and how?

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   What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

Ans: Firozabad is famous for making bangles. Every other family in Firozabad is busy in making bangles. It is the cenctre of India`s glass-blowing industry where families have spent generations working around furnaces,welding glass,making bangles for all the women in the land it seems.

4. What explanations does the auther offer for the children not wearing footrear?

Ans: Traveling across the country,the auther has seen children waking barefoot in cities and village roads.It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot.

5. What is ironical about the name of Saheb-e-Alam?

Ans: The ironical about the name of Saheb -e -Alam is that Saheb niether knows the meaning nor does he  possess .He moves around barefoot looking for gold in the garbage dumps.

6. Describe Mukesh family?

Ans: Mukesh belongs to a family of bangles makers in Firozabad. his family consisted of five members-his parants,his elder brother and his wife and himself.The wifw of Mukesh`s elder brother was in charge of the family.

7. Why is Mukesh realistic about his dream?

Ans: Every other family in Firozabad is busy in the profession of bangle making. But Mukesh wants to be motor mechanic which was Mukesh dream. So,mukesh is realistic about his dream.

8.  How is Mukesh`s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

Ans: Mukesh wants to become a motor mechanic.But his family people busy in bangle making.

9. ''garbage to them is gold''.why does the auther say so about the ragpickers?

Ans: The ragpicker of seemapuri consider the garbage as gold. For elder it is a source of their daily bread. but for Children it is a surprise as they may get a ten rupee note in the garbage.

10. Why does the children in Firozabad often lose their eyesight even before they become adults?

Ans: More than 20,000 children are working illegally in the glass furnaces with high temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light. That is why, the children in Firozabad often lose eyesight even before they become adults.

                   

                                      Long answer type question(5 Marks)

1. Describe the miserable plight of the people of Firozabad.

Ans: Firozabad is famous for making bangales.  Every other family in Firozabad is busy  in making bangles. It is the centre of India`s glass-blowing industry where families have spent generations working around furnaces, welding glass,making bangles for all the women in the land it seem.

         Mukesh`s family is among them.  Over 20,000 children join their parents in this job.  They are working illegally in the glass furnaces with hvigh temperatures. They are exposed to all health hazards.  They work in dingy rooms without windows.  There is no provision of fresh air and light.  Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside.  Many of them end up losing their eyesight before they become adults. They live together reliable roof over their heads.  There is no leader among them to guide or to unit them.

    these poor people live in small and dingy houses which are called hovels. The houses have crumbling walls,wobbly doors and without winows.  All the members of the family live in the same house so they are over crowded with humans and animals.

2. Describe miserable condition of the people of Seemapuri.

Ans: Seemapuri is the place on the outskrit of Delhi yet miles away from it. About 10,000 ragpickers live there. They came from Dhaka,The capital city of Bangladeesh in 1971 in search of livelihood and shelter. Saheb`s family among them. They  have live here for more than thirty years without an idenity and permits but with ration cards that get their names on voters` lists and enable them to buy grain. Food is more important for survival than an identity. Survival   in Seemapuri means ragpicker.

        the children like saheb also assist them in their strungle for living.Thus, the poor ragpickers of Seemapuri live an utterly miserable life with no hope.