Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Lost Spring NCERT Solutions | How is Mukesh’s attitude to his si

Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?

Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?

How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

Why should child labour be eliminated and how?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

Why was he amused by this idea?

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

What does The God that Failed refer to?

Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios?

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?

Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.