Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Lost Spring NCERT Solutions | What forces conspire to keep the workers

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?

How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

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?

Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?

Who was the English visitor to the studios?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned? Describe the details that have made the description vivid.

How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?

Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

Why do you think Gandhi considered the Champaran episode to be a turning-point in his life?

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?