Lost Spring Important Questions Class 12 English

                                 2. Lost Spring

 Q1. Who was Saheb? What was his full name? What was the irony about his name?

  Ans. Saheb was a rag-picker. His full name was Saheb-e-Alam. It meant ‘the lord of the Universe’. But he did not know the meaning of his name. He was just a poor boy born of poor parents. He had to struggle for his livelihood. This was the irony of his name.

Q2. What promise had the writer made with Saheb one day? Why did she feel small in front of him?    

Ans. One day, the writer gave Saheb the offer to join her school when she opened it. She did not promise him seriously about opening a school.   But Saheb took it seriously. That’s why she felt belittled when he asked her if she had opened a school.

Q3. What was Saheb wearing one morning? Where did he get it one morning?

  Ans. One morning, Saheb was wearing tennis shoes. These shoes were discarded (thrown) by a rich parents’ son because one of them had a hole in it These shoes also show Saheb’s love for playing tennis.

 Q4.What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industries of Firozabad?

  Ans. The glass bangles have to work in small rooms which have no ventilation for fresh air and light to come there. Their eyes are in danger while working in these dark places with the light of furnaces only.

  Q5.Why did the steel canister seem burdensome than the load of rags to Sahib, when he worked at a tea stall?

   Ans. Saheb had to work in a tea stall as a servant. He did not feel good while working there. He had to work under a boss. Previously he was the master of his work. Saheb lost all the previous joy and carefree manner. So fetching a canister seemed more burdensome than the load of rags on his shoulders. 

Q5.Why did the steel canister seem burdensome than the load of rags to Sahib, when he worked at a tea stall?

   Ans. Saheb had to work in a tea stall as a servant. He did not feel good while working there. Although he got Rs. 800/ for his work, he was not happy. He had to work under a boss. Previously he was the master of his work. Saheb lost all the previous joy and carefree manner. So fetching a canister seemed more burdensome than the load of rags on his shoulders. 

 

   Q6. Who is Savita? What is she doing? What does the writer wonder about her?

   Ans. Savita is a young girl, who is sitting near an elderly woman. She is in a pink dress and soldering pieces of glass.

   The writer wonders if she knows about the sanctity of bangles that she is helping in soldering them.

Q7. How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realize his dream? How is his attitude different from his parents?

                               Or

   Is it possible for Mukesh to realize his dream? Justify your answer. 

Ans. The author Anees Jung notices a flicker of hope in the eyes of Mukesh. He talks of his dream to become a garage mechanic. He would walk a long distance on foot to fulfill his dream. He dares to break the lineage of the occupation of his father and forefathers.

Long answer Type Qs

   Q.2./11       How does Anees Jung describe the life of Seemapuri rag-pickers?

   Ans.     Seemapuri ragpickers live a life of hell. They cannot dream of living a normal life. They came from Bangladesh in 1971. Since then, they are living in Seemapuri. Their houses are of mud, with roofs of tin or tarpaulin. They have no basic facilities for sewage, drainage, and running water. They are about 10,000. They are all rag pickers. Garbage is a gold mine for them. Their children help them with rag-pickers. They are unable to go to school because of poverty. Food is more important to them than anything else. Garbage is the only source of their livelihood. As identity cards, they have only ration cards. They can buy grains with the help of them

  

Q.3/11   Describe the life of families engaged in making bangles in Ferozabad.

  Ans. Many families in Ferozabad are engaged in making bangles. These families have been doing this job for many years. They work near furnaces. They weld glass and make bangles. Women from different parts of India wear them. About 20,000 children work near these hot furnaces. They endanger their eyes while doing their work. The bangle-makers of Ferozabad are very poor. They are living as if they were living in hell. They live in inhuman conditions. The streets are very narrow and full of garbage. The walls and doors of their houses are in crumbling (about to fall) condition. Mukesh’s family also lives in the same area. They are the victims of middlemen, police, and politicians. They dare not break the line of their profession.