TARGET :01
1 Mark
1. Who is Savita ? [HS 2024]
2. Write a short note on the significance of of the title "Lost Spring". [HS 2024]
3. What does Mukesh wan to become? [HS 2020, 2012, 2015]
4. Where was the original home of Saheb's family? [HS 2020]
5. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? [HS 2022, 2016]
6. Whom does Saheb observe standing at the fanced? [HS 2023]
7. Where dose Mukesh live? [HS 2022]
8. Who is the author of 'Lost Spring'? [HS 2012, 2014]
9. What is 'Lost Spring' about? [HS 2013]
10. What does the author of 'Lost Spring' find Saheb doing every morning? [HS 2014, 2015]
11. What does 'garbage' mean for the elders of Seemapuri? [HS 2017]
12. Why have Saheb and his familly migrated to Seemapurl? (HS 2018)
13. What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
14. What was mukesh's dream?
2 Marks :
1. What is the significance of bangles in an Indian society? [HS 2012; 2017]
2. Is/was Saheb happy working in the tea stall? Why? [HS 2022]
3. What was the promise made by Anees Jung to Saheb? [HS 2018]
OR
What was the promise made by writer/Anees Jung to Saheb?
4. What are the two different worlds in Firozabad?[HS 2018]
5. What is Firozabad famous for and why? [HS 2015]
6. Why do the young Inhabitants of Firozabad end up losing their eye-sight? aheng [HS 2016]
7. What explanation does the author of 'Lost Spring' offer for the children not wearing footwear? [HS 2015]
8. What is the actual name of Saheb? What does it signify? [HS 2019]
9. What is the irony inherent in Saheb's full name? [HS 2013, 2016; 2025]
10. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from? (HS 2014)
11. 'Garbage to them is gold'. Why does the author say so about the ragpickers? (HS 2013)
Or
How do ragpuckers of seemapuri survive? [HS 2025]
12. Why according to the writer the advice she gave to Saheb seems hollow? [HS 2023]
Or Why does the advice sound hollow?
13. What Explanation does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear? [HS 2023]
14. Why isn't Saheb wearing Chappals?
15. Why do the young inhabitants of Firozabad end up losing their eye-sight?
5 Marks
1. Describe the Bengal makers of Firozabad. How does the vicious circle of Sahukars, the middleman never allow them to come out of their poverty?
2. Describe the condition of seemapuri. [HS 2024]
3. Describe the miserable plight of the people of Firozabad.
4. Write briefly on the hazard of working in the glass bangles industry.
TARGET : 02
1. What is the original book from which this prose piece is an excerpt?
2. Who is Saheb?
3. Where has Saheb come from?
4. Whom does the author encounter everyday in the street?
5. What does Saheb do everyday?
6. What is Saheb's full name?
7. What is the meaning of Saheb's full name?
8. What is Saheb wearing?
9. Where is Seemapuri?
10. How much does Saheb earn from his new job in the Tea stall?
11. Where is Seemapuri?
12. Who are the imamates of Seemapuri?
13. How does one survive in Seemapuri?
14. Who is Mukesh?
15. Why is Mukes's dream mirage?
16. What is Firozabad famous for andwhy?
17. What kinds of bangles are made in Firozabad?
18. Why is Mukesh proud to take the author to his home?
19. Who is in charge of Mukesh's household?
2 MARKS
1. What hinders the young men from organizing themselves into a co-operative?
2. What does Saheb do everyday?
3. Why doesn't Mukesh ever dream of flying plane?
5 Marks
1. What are the dreams of the poor like 'Saheb-e Alam' and Mukesh?
2. Could these be realized? What is the reality of the situation?
3. Give a brief account of life and activities of the people like Saheb-e-Alam settled in Seemapuri.
4. 'Lost Spring' explains the grinding poverty and traditions that condemn thousands of people to a life of abject poverty. Do you agree? Why/Why not?
5. Who was Saheb and what was irony about his name? Describe Saheb's life and the life of barefoot army of ragpuckers in Seemapuri.
