- Chapter: Lost Spring
- Topic: Sometimes I find Rupee in the garbage
- Author: Anees Jung
- Number of Questions: 15
- Target: Class 12th Board Exam
Let’s Start
1. How did the Author encounter Saheb every morning?
- sweeping streets
- scrounging gold in garbage dump
- scrounging food in garbage dump
- scrounging toys in garbage dump
See Answer
Answer: 2. scrounging gold in garbage dump
Explanation: None
2. Where was Saheb’s home?
- Kathmandu
- Kolkata
- Dhaka
- Cumilia
See Answer
Answer: 3. Dhaka
Explanation: None
3. Why did Saheb left his home?
- in search of gold
- in search of job and home
- his parents died in a storm
- storms swept away his field and home
See Answer
Answer: 4. storms swept away his field and home
Explanation: None
4. The author felt embarassed when Saheb asked “Is your school ready?” beacuse-
- she made a promise that was not meant
- she didn’t have the money
- school was not ready yet
- she forgot her promise
See Answer
Answer: 1. she made a promise that was not meant
Explanation: The author was embarrassed at having made a promise that was not meant.
5. What was Saheb’s full name?
- Saheb-e-Gulzar
- Saheb Alam
- Saheb-e-Alam
- Saheb-e-Ansari
See Answer
Answer: 3. Saheb-e-Alam
Explanation: None
6. What kind of job did Saheb do?
- Driving
- Ragpicking
- Was a mechanic
- None of these
See Answer
Answer: 2. Ragpicking
Explanation: Saheb was a Ragpicker.
7. Seemapuri was home to how many rag-pickers?
- 20.000
- 1000
- 10,000
- 1,00,000
See Answer
Answer: 3. 10,000
Explanation: None
8. From where and when did the ragpickers of Seemapuri came?
- Bangladesh & Nepal,1971
- Bangladesh,1971
- Bangladesh, 1972
- Bangladesh & Myanmar, 1971
See Answer
Answer: 2. Bangladesh,1971
Explanation: They came from Bangladesh as many storms swept away their home.
9. Where did Saheb worked after he left ragpicking?
- Garage
- Bangle shop
- Tea-stall
- None of the above
See Answer
Answer: 3. Tea-stall
Explanation: None
10. How much was Saheb getting paid at the tea-stall?
- 800 and all his meals
- 800 only
- 800 and his studies
- 800 and his house rent
See Answer
Answer: 1. 800 and all his meals
Explanation: None
11. Why do the steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he used to carry?
- Saheb was doing hardwork
- Saheb was weak
- Saheb was not able to do that job
- Saheb was no longer his own master
See Answer
Answer: 4. Saheb was no longer his own master
Explanation: Before he was working as a ragpicker and was a master of his own, but now he works at tea stall where he had his master, the owner of the tea stall.
12. Which game do Saheb like, but was out of his reach?
- Swing
- Tennis
- Cricket
- Badminton
See Answer
Answer: 2. Tennis
Explanation: He likes to watch the game of Tennis standing behind the fence as he cannot play that game.
13. Where did Shaeb get the tennis shoes that he was wearing?
- Author gave him the shoes
- He found them in garbage
- Some rich boy discarded his shoes
- He bought them with the money he earned
See Answer
Answer: 3. Some rich boy discarded his shoes
Explanation: None
14. What do “Gold” refers to for ragpickers of Seemapuri?
- Money
- Garbage
- Food
- None of these
See Answer
Answer: 2. Garbage
Explanation: None
15. For Parents, garbage was a means of survival. What does it mean for children?
- Wrapped in wonder
- Wrapped in gift
- Wrapped in happines
- None of the above
See Answer
Answer: 1. Wrapped in wonder
Explanation: None