NCERT English Class 12 | Chapter 2 | Lost Spring | MCQs |

1. Where was Saheb’s actual home?

A. Chittagong

B. Dhaka

C. Dispur

D. Agartala

Answer: (B) Dhaka

2. Who was Saheb?

A. A bangle seller

B. A mechanic

C. A ragpicker

D. A cart driver

Answer: (C) A ragpicker

3. What is the meaning of ‘Saheb-E-Alam’

A. Lord of the world

B. Lord of the earth

C. Lord of the light

D. Lord of the universe

Answer: (D) Lord of the universe

4. Where is Seemapur?

A. A place periphery of Delhi

B. A place periphery of Kanpur

C. A place in Firozabad

D. None of the above

Answer: (A) A place periphery of Delhi

5. What is more important for survival than identity?

A. Shelter

B. Pair of shoes

C. Food

D. Job

Answer: (C) Food

6. Where did Mukesh live?

A. Faridabad

B. Firozabad

C. Murshidabad

D. Dhanbad

Answer: (b) Firozabad

7. What did Mukesh aspire to become?

A. A pilot

B. A civil engineer

C. A motor mechanic

D. A bangle seller

Answer: (C) A motor mechanic

8. Who is the author of the story ‘Lost Spring’

A. Anees Jung

B. Nissim Ezekiel

C. Sir Walter Douglas

D. Munshi Premchand

Answer: (A) Anees Jung

9. Why does the daughter-in-law veil in front of elderly males?

A. It is a ritual

B. It is a taboo

C. It is a rule

D. It is a custom

Answer: (D) It is a custom

10. What is Firozabad famous for?

A. Production of glass

B. Production of bangles

C. Production of marbles

D. Production of tar

Answer: (B) Production of Bangles

11. What does ‘karam’ stand for in the story?

A. A person’s job

B. A person’s deeds

C. A person’s destiny

D. A person’s identity

Answer: (C) A person’s destiny

12. What is not a part of Mukesh’s growing up?

A. Destiny

B. Deed

C. Daring

D. Drama

Answer: (C) Daring

13. What is the auspicious symbol of marriage for women?

A. Veil

B. Sari

C. Bangles

D. All of the above

Answer: (C) Bangles

14. What is the synonym of the word ‘glibly’?

A. Carefully

B. Carelessly

C. Dexterously

D. Variably

Answer: (C) Dexterously

15. Which of the following is the antonym for the word ‘impoverished’?

A. Destitute

B. Broke

C. Moderate

D. Wealthy

Answer: (D) Wealthy

16. What does the idiom ‘slog their daylight hours’ mean?

A. Try to locate or discover

B. Struggle continuously during daytime

C. Endless impoverishment

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) Struggle continuously during daytime

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

“Listening to them, I see two distinct worlds—”

17. Who is the author listening to?

A. Bangle sellers

B. Bangle makers

C. Ragpickers

D. All of the above

Answer: (B) Bangle makers

18. What are the two distinct worlds that the author sees?

A. Family and friends

B. Family and sahukars

C. Friends and occupation

D. Caste and sahukaars

Answer: (B) Family and sahukars

19. What does the author analyse in the story of ‘Lost Spring’

A. Grinding poverty

B. Traditions

C. Exploitation

D. All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above.

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