Students of class 12 English should refer to MCQs Class 12 English Lost Spring with answers provided here which is an important chapter in Class 12 English NCERT textbook. These Multiple Choice Questions have been prepared based on the latest CBSE and NCERT syllabus for Class 12 English. The following MCQs can help you to practice and get better marks in the upcoming class 12 english examination

Question. Which of the following show that the mind-set of the people of Firozabad plays a big role in the perpetuation of their dismal poverty?
a) They did not know that the law if enforced could get Mukesh and the 20,000 children employed in glass factories out of the dingy furnaces
b) The people dare not form cooperative because they have lost their ability to dream
c) There is no leader among them who could guide them
d) All of the above

Question. The statement “But the promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.” This suggests……
a) There is no dearth of promises which remain unfulfilled
b) There is a scarcity of people promising things for betterment
c) People make a lot of promises which are often fulfilled
d) Promises made live up to the expectation of people

Question. What forced the children in ‘Lost Spring to live a life of exploitation?
a) Ignorance
b) Lack of facilities
c) Extreme poverty and irresponsible system
d) Illiteracy

Question. Choose the statement which is NOT TRUE about the rag pickers in Seemapuri.
a) Children are equally involved in rag picking as their parents.
b) The rag pickers settle down in a place permanently.
c) Rag picking has accomplished itself as a skill and form of art.
d) Rag pickers live in unsteady shanties on the outskirts of Delhi.

Question. What may arouse ray of hope in rag pickers?
a) Hollow promises made by the politicians
b) Assurances given by the frequent visitors
c) Discovery of a few more rupees in the heaps of garbage
d) Fellow rag pickers’ achievements

Question. Which of the following quotes captures the essence of Saheb’s and Mukesh’s stories?
a) As long as poverty injustice and gross inequality exist in our world, none of us can truly rest. – Nelson Mondela
b) God does not create poverty; we do because we do not share. – Mother Teresa
c) Love captures all things except poverty and a toothache. – Mae west
d) Poverty is not just lack of money; it is not having the capability to realise one’s full potential as human being. –Amartya Sen

Question. What had the youth of Firozabad learnt from their parents?
a) To make bangles and accept their fate
b) To earn as much money as possible
c) To be rebellious and defiant
d) To question the people in authority

Question. How much did Saheb earn from the tea stall?
a) 500 rupees
b) 800 rupees
c) 1000 rupees
d) 600 rupees

Question. Why had Saheb’s family migrated to Delhi and settled at Seemapuri?
a) They had no attachment to their homeland Dhaka
b) They were attracted by the glamour and glitz of Delhi
c) Seemapuri was a naturally beautiful place
d) Seemapuri provided them with a means of survival

Question. What does the rag pickers appeare like to Annes Jung ?
a) morning crows
b) morning birds
c) evening birds
d) free birds

Question. Which game did Saheb enjoy watching?
a) Tennis
b) Badminton
c) Table Tennis
d) Hockey

Question. How many children work at the bangle making factories in Firozabad?
a) 20000
b) 50000
c) 10000
d) 30000

Question. Why did Saheb believe in the writer’s promise of opening a school?
a) In his miserable world, being optimistic and believing in promises was natural
b) He had known the writer for a long time
c) He was not very intelligent
d) None of the above

Question. Saheb’s parents left Bangladesh and migrated to India because ____.
a) They wanted to settle in India
b) They had lost everything in the flood
c) They were torture in their home country
d) They did not like the climate of their country

Question. ‘Garbage’ means something ___________ for children.
a) wrapped in wonder
b) wrapped in woes
c) wrapped in blunder
d) wrapped in danger

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 is the central theme of the story “Lost Spring”?
a) Pitiable condition of the poor children and their lost childhood
b) Garbage
c) Saheb and Mukesh
d) Spring season

Question. Saheb was __________ with his new job.
a) elated
b) not happy
c) set aside
d) happy

Question. ‘Few airplanes fly over Firozabad.’ The figure of speech that is not used in the given sentence is _____.
a) alliteration
b) metaphor
c) sarcasm
d) transferred epithet

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. The expression ‘ …eyes lighting up…’ is an indication of ______
a) Excitement
b) Happiness
c) Greed
d) Both (a) and (b)

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. How is Mukesh’s family’s attitude towards their situation?
a) Of denial
b) Of acceptance
c) Of intolerance
d) Of repentance

Question. ‘That’s why they left, looking for gold in the big city…..’What does ‘gold’ indicate?
a) Misfortune of circumstances
b) ample wealth
c) means of survival
d) a sign of luxury

Question. For whom are the bangle makers of Firozabad making bangles?
a) for the royal people
b) for the money lenders
c) for all women in the lands
d) only for the people of Firozabad

Question. ‘That’s why they left, looking for gold in the big city…..’ What does ‘gold’ indicate?
a) Misfortune of circumstances
b) ample wealth
c) means of survival
d) a sign of luxury

Question. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in bangle making. This indicates that _____.
a) bangle making is the only industry that flourishes in Firozabad.
b) the entire population of Firozabad is involved in bangle making.
c) Majority of population in Firozabad is involved in bangle-making.
d) Bangle making is the most loved occupation in Firozabad

Question. How is Mukesh’s family’s attitude towards their situation?
a) Of denial
b) Of acceptance
c) Of intolerance
d) Of repentance

Question. “I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, looking straight into my eyes. Who is referred to as ‘my’ in this extract?
a) Anees Jung
b) Anees Salim
c) Anis Ali
d) Anees Jilani

Question. The expression ‘ …eyes lighting up…’ is an indication of ______
a) Excitement
b) Happiness
c) Greed
d) Both (a) and (b)

Question. ‘They talk endlessly in a spiral that moves from poverty to apathy to greed and to injustice.’ The given lines shows that
a) All the actions taken for benefit of bangle makers are a waste
b) The people of Firozabad dare not support any action or person that goes against the middleman
c) The bangle making industry has become a maze where the poor bangle makers are caught
d) Bangle-making has become so intrinsic to the people that they cannot even try to learn a different work.

Question. ‘After months of knowing him, I ask him his name. “Saheb-e-Alam’’, he announces. He does not know what it means. If he knew its meaning – lord of the universe – Saheb would have a hard time believing it’, because _____
a) His parents were too poor to have a child with that name.
b) His dream was not suitable to bear such a big name.
c) His name was opposite to his life.
d) His life was quite suitable to his name.

Question. What is the author’s attitude in the lesson?
a) sympathy
b) apathy
c) empathy
d) bewilderment

Question. “For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival”. Select the option that best describes the above statement.
a) Children and elders both are happy with their job as they are immigrants.
b) It gives hope for children whereas it is the only source of income for elders.
c) It is an additional income of children and elders.
d) Both feel marvellous as they are making money in their locality.

Question. What does Saheb’s discarded and worn out tennis shoes indicate?
a) An indication of exploitation
b) A dream come true
c) A sign of hopelessness
d) An insult to the sport itself

Question. Why had the bangle-makers accepted their fate?
a. They felt it was due to their Karma
b. They were exploited using the police and other state machinery
c. They had no money to do anything except carry on the business of bangle making
d. All of the above

Question. What does the author analyze in the story?
a) Rich people
b) Garbage
c) Poor children and their exploitation
d) Her works

Question. Saheb’s full name, Saheb-e-Alam, means lord of the universe’ is just opposite to his situation in life. He is figuratively at the bottom of the world. Which literary device can be found here?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Irony
d) Imagery

Question. Choose the option that most appropriately fills in the blanks, for the following description of the given extract: People migrate from villages to cities in search of a better life. They want to earn money so that they can lead a good life and
(i)_______their children in a better way. As cities have more
(ii)________for work, this makes them migrate from the villages to these big cities.
(iii)________all miseries and challenges of life at young age, Saheb even finds a job in a tea stall, shifting from rag picking to
(iv)_________his struggle for survival.
a) (i)give; (ii) scope; (iii) controlling; (iv) continue
b) (i) rear; (ii) opportunities; (iii) Accepting; (iv) prove
c) (i) provide; (ii) jobs; (iii) Denying; (iv) stop
d) (i) leave; (ii) chances; (iii) Chasing; (iv) deal

Question. Who was cooking the evening meal in Mukesh’s shack?
a) Mukesh’s mother
b) Mukesh’s grandmother
c) Mukesh’s wife
d) Mukesh’s sister-in-law

True False Questions

Question. The author was serious about the education of Saheb.

Question. Saheb loved watching Tennis because he wanted to become rich.

Question. Saheb’s name is an irony.

Question. Their homes and fields in Bangladesh were destroyed by earthquake.

Question. The phrase “drowned in an air of desolation” is an example of simile.

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

Question. Food is more important for survival than identity.

Question. The narrator was embarrassed because she made a hollow promise to build a school.

Question. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it. The literary device used is neither a metaphor nor a contrast.

Question. The narrator sees a spark in Mukesh’s eyes as the latter wants to become a motor mechanic and not a bangle maker.

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

Question. The sub theme of the story is not the callousness of society and the political class to the sufferings of the poor.

Question. Sahukars are the only ones torturing the bangle makers.

Question. Saheb’s family left Dhaka as they had got a job opportunity in Delhi.

Question. The narrator was embarrassed because she made a hollow promise to build a school.

Question. Mukesh wanted to drive a car for participating in car race.

Question. Seemapuri has all the necessary amenities required for human life.

Question. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it. The literary device used is neither a metaphor nor a contrast.

Question. The phrase “drowned in an air of desolation” is an example of simile.

Question. Mind -numbing toil has killed all their initiative and ability to dream.

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

Question. ‘Few airplanes fly over Firozabad’ shows that this place is quite poverty stricken.

Question. The people of Firozabad dare not support any action or person that goes against the middleman.

Question. From this Chapter, it is evident that the author has an attitude of apathy towards the poor section of the society.

Question. Food is more important for survival than identity.

Question. Survival in Seemapuri is synonymous to rag picking.

Question. Mukesh wants to become a motor mechanic.

Question. Sahukars are the only ones torturing the bangle makers.

Question. People in Firozabad were lazy, that is why they remained poor.

Question. Tradition is an excuse to remain barefoot.

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion: Most of the rag pickers appear walking barefoot in cities and on villageroads.
Reason: They were caught in the web of a vicious circle of middlemen.
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.

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: Travelling across the country the author has observed children walking along the road bare footed.
Reason: It is not lack of money but tradition to stay barefoot.
(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. Assertion: Saheb is his own master.
Reason: He got a job at small tea stall, earning 800 rupees and all his meals.
(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
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Saheb’s family left Bangladesh and came to India.
Reason: Saheb is no longer his own master.
A. 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. Both A and R are false.

Question. Assertion: Years of mind- numbing toil have killed all their initiative and ability to dream.
Reason: There is no leader among them.
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. Both A and R are false

Question. Statement 1: Saheb‘s family left Bangladesh and came to India.
Statement 2: Saheb is no longer his own master.
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 is no longer his own master.
Reason: He is working at a tea stall as a child labour.
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. Both A and R are false.

Question. Assertion: Saheb is no longer his own master.
Reason: The tea canister which he carries is his own property.
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.

Question. Assertion: Saheb is his own master.
Reason: He got a job at small tea stall, earning 800 rupees and all his meals.
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. Assertion: For children, garbage has a meaning different from what it means to their parents.
Reason: For the grown up it is a means of survival.
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. Assertion: Seemapuri is in the periphery of Delhi, yet miles away from it metaphorically.
Reason: The main occupation of the people living there is rag picking.
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. Assertion: Children in Firozabad often lose the brightness of their eyes.
Reason: They are made to work in the glass furnaces with high temperatures in dingy cell without light.
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. Assertion: Survival in Seemapuri means rag picking.
Reason: Wherever they find food they pitch their tents that become their transit homes.
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. Both A and R are false

Question. Assertion: “It is his karam, his destiny”, says Mukesh’s grandmother, who has watched her own husband go blind.
Reason: People in Firozabad have stopped resisting injustice done to them.
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. Both A and R are false

Question. Assertion: Can a god given lineage be broken?
Reason: Mukesh’s grandmother is superstitious.
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. Assertion: Mukesh wanted to be a motor mechanic, instead of becoming a bangle maker.
Reason: His family was trapped in making glass bangles in Firozabad for generations.
A. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C. Assertion is true and reason is false.
D. Assertion is false and reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside.
Reason: The children love to help their parents in bangle- making.
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. Assertion: The refugees of Bangladesh have been living in Seemapuri since 1971without permits.
Reason: Children in Seemapuri grow up becoming partners in survival since early age.
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. Both A and R are false

Question. Assertion: Saheb does not go to school.
Reason: There is no school in his neighbourhood.
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. Both A and R are false

Question. Assertion: Bangle makers’ families are forced to live in poverty.
Reason: Their families are caught in a web of poverty and burdened by the stigma of caste.
A. 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. Both A and R are false.

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.

Question. Assertion: Garbage is wrapped in wonder for the elders in Seemapuri.
Reason: For the elders, it is a means of survival.
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.

Source-Based Questions

‘My acquaintance with the barefoot ragpickers leads me to Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically. Those who live here are squatters who came from Bangladesh back in 1971. Saheb’s family is among them. Seemapuri was then a wilderness. It still is, but it is no longer empty. In structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of sewage, drainage or running water, live 10,000 rag-pickers.’

Question. Who was the ‘acquaintance’ talked about in the above lines?
a) Mukesh
b) Saheb
c) The narrator’s gardener’s son
d) Children of Seemapuri

Question. Why is Seemapuri miles away from Delhi?
a) It is a home to illegal immigrants
b) It is a home to poverty-stricken families
c ) It lacks even the basic facilities
d) It is in the outskirts of Delhi

Question. As per the author, residents of Seemapuri lacks
a) occupation
b) humanity
c) proper sanitation
d) values

‘This morning, Saheb is on his way to the milk booth. In his hand is a steel canister. “I now work in a tea stall down the road,’’ he says, pointing in the distance. “I am paid 800 rupees and all my meals.” Does he like the job? I ask. His face, I see, has lost the carefree look. The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulder. The bag was his. The canister belongs to the man who owns the tea shop. Saheb is no longer his own master.’

Question. “Saheb is no longer his own master.’’ Because
a) He is not a rag picker now
b) He has a steel canister.
c) He is a child labour now and working at a tea stall
d) None of the above

Question. ‘His face, I see, has lost the carefree look.’ As per the assumption of the author, Saheb is—-
a) Not burdened with responsibility
b) Burdened with responsibility
c) Burdened but without any responsibility
d) Not burdened but feels responsible

Question. The narrator wants to highlight the evil of—-
a) Child labour and exploitation
b) Poverty
c) Dowry
d) corruption

Question. Child labour is a crime under which article of Indian Constitution?
a) Article 26
b) Article 21A
c) Article 24
d) Article 51A

Question. The antonym of ‘carefree’ is _____.
a) Relaxed
b) Cheerful
c) Stress free
d) Distressed