Quiz on Lost Spring by Anees Jung

“Is your school ready”, Sahib asks the writer. Why did Anees Jung feel embarrassed at this question?

• She suggested Saheb to get admitted in a school earlier.

• She has assured Saheb to get him admitted in a school earlier.

• Anees Jung was the Principal of a School herself.

• Anees Jung’s school was closed since long.

What did Saheb and the other children like him do the whole day long?

• They engage in petty shoplifting.

• They scrounge through garbage in the streets.

• They search for school to get admission in.

• They move about in search of work.

Which proof of official identity people living in Seemapuri generally possess?

• Ration Card

• Aadhar Card

• Jandhan Yojana Card

• Bank Passbook

When did people living in Seemapuri come from Bangladesh?

• 1971

• 1947

• 1980

• 1970

What was the former name of Bangladesh?

• West Bengal

• 36 Paragana

• North Bangladesh

• East Pakistan

For others rag picking was means for survival, but not for Saheb and other children. What did these children call scrounging through garbage

• looking for 'Diamond'

• looking for 'Reward'

• looking for 'Gold'

• looking for 'Silver'

Firozabad is famous for bangle making. Choose the incorrect pair of cities they are famous for.

• Kanpur – Leather work

• Ludhiana – Sports goods

• Varanasi – Silk saris

• Kolkata – Brass pots

Why could the bangle makers in Firozabad NOT organise themselves in cooperative and lead a better life?

• The police, middlemen and politicians were in nexus

• It was against their religion

• Their families do not support in doing so

• They do not have desire to get organised

Which disease occurs due to years of working in the bangle factories?

• Loss of vision at an early age

• Superficial abrasions

• Hypertension and Diabetes

• Skin Cancer

Who speaks the following line in this story? “Can a God-given lineage ever be broken”.

• Mukesh’s wife

• Anees Jung

• Mukesh’s grandmother

• Saheb’s mother