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Board Questions, Lost Spring

1) The document contains 37 questions about the short story "Lost Spring" by Anees Jung. The questions assess the reader's understanding of key plot points, characters, themes and the socio-economic conditions depicted in the story. 2) The story profiles two young men - Mukesh, the son of bangle makers in Firozabad, and Saheb-e-Alam, a Bangladeshi migrant living in Seemapuri, Delhi. It explores their difficult lives and struggles with poverty. 3) Many questions focus on how the characters view their circumstances, the challenges faced by bangle makers and rag-pickers, and whether the traditions and industries depicted condemn people to lives of poverty

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Board Questions, Lost Spring

1) The document contains 37 questions about the short story "Lost Spring" by Anees Jung. The questions assess the reader's understanding of key plot points, characters, themes and the socio-economic conditions depicted in the story. 2) The story profiles two young men - Mukesh, the son of bangle makers in Firozabad, and Saheb-e-Alam, a Bangladeshi migrant living in Seemapuri, Delhi. It explores their difficult lives and struggles with poverty. 3) Many questions focus on how the characters view their circumstances, the challenges faced by bangle makers and rag-pickers, and whether the traditions and industries depicted condemn people to lives of poverty

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  • Lost Spring Questions: This section includes questions about the 'Lost Spring' text, concentrating on the character Saheb and thematic issues such as poverty and opportunity.
  • Flamingo (Prose) Questions: The section covers questions based on the 'Flamingo' prose text, focusing on the character Mukesh and related events.

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CBSE Question Bank


CLASS: XII SUBJECT: ENGLISH (301)
FLAMINGO (PROSE)
2. LOST SPRING
1. Why could the bangle makers not organize themselves into a cooperative? (2012, 2
2013)
2. Who is Mukesh? What is his dream? (2012) 2
3. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? Why/ Why not? (2012) 2
4. Garbage has two different meanings—one for the children and another for the 2
adults. Comment. (2012)
5. Mention any two problems faced by the bangle sellers. (2012) 2
6. How is Mukesh’s attitude towards life different from that of his family? (2013) 2
7. Why is Saheb unhappy working at the tea stall? (2013) 2
8. Survival in Seemapuri means rag-picking. Comment. (2013) 2
9. ‘It is ‘a tradition to stay barefoot.’ What is the attitude of the rag-pickers of 2
Seemapuri towards wearing shoes? (2013)
10. What job did Saheb take up? Was he happy? (2014) 2
11. A young man in Ferozabad is burdened under the baggage of two worlds. What 2
are they? (2014)
12. How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad? (2014) 2
13. Why did Saheb’s parents leave Dhaka and migrate to India? (2014) 2
14. What job did Saheb take up? Was he happy? (2014) 2
15. In what sense is garbage gold to the ragpickers? (2014) 2
16. What is Mukesh’s dream? Do you think he will be able to fulfil his dream? Why? 2
Why not? (2014)
17. Whom does Anees Jung blame for the sorry plight of the bangle makers? (2014) 2
18. To which country did Saheb’s parents originally belong? Why did they come to 2
India? (2014)
19. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? (2015) 2
20. What did garbage mean to the children of Seemapuri and to their parents? (2015) 2
21. “It is his karam, his destiny.” What is Mukesh’s family’s attitude towards their 2
situation? (2015)
22. What does the reference to chappals in ‘Lost Spring’ tell us about the economic 2
condition of the rag pickers? (2016)
23. Describe the irony in Saheb’s name. (2016) 2
24. How was Mukesh different from other bangle makers? (2016) 2
25. Why was Saheb unhappy while working at the tea-stall? (2016) 2
26. Which industry was a boon and also bane for the people of Firozabad? How? 2
(2017)
27. How are Saheb and Mukesh different from each other? (2017) 2
28. ‘Listening to them, I see two distinct worlds.’ In the context of Mukesh, the bangle 2
maker’s son, which two worlds is Anees Jung referring to? (2018)
29. What change occurs in Saheb’s life? Is it a change for the better or worse? (2020) 2
30. 'Lost Spring' explains the grinding poverty and traditions that condemn thousands 5
of people to a life of abject poverty. Do you agree? Why / Why not? (2011)
31. Give a brief account of the life and activities of the people like Saheb-e-Alam 5
settled in Seemapuri. (2011 )
32. What circumstances forced Mukesh not to pursue his family business of bangle 5
making? Instead, what did he decide to do? (2012)
33. In 1971 Bangladeshi migrants came to Delhi ‘looking for gold in the big city’. What 5
kind of life are they living in Seemapuri now? (2012)
34. Describe the difficulties the bangle1 makers of Firozabad have to face in their lives.
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(2015, 2012)
35. Describe the circumstances which keep the workers in the bangle industry in 5
poverty. (2015, 2016)
36. How is Mukesh’s attitude towards his situation different from that of Saheb? Why? 5
(2015)
37. “It is his karam, his destiny” that made Mukesh’s grandfather go blind. How did 5

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