NCERT Solutions For Class 12 Flamingo English Lost Spring

                          Lost Spring

                                   Chapter-2

Think As You Read》》》

  1. What was Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where was he and where had he come from?

Ans- Sabeb was seeking out gold inside the garbage dumps. The dumps are in the his neighbourhood. He lives in seemapuri. His native area is bangladesh from where his dad and mom came in 1971 as refugees.

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

Ans- The writer has seen many kids in villages as well as cities in india taking walks barefoot. The overall clarification is that it isn't always loss of cash however a culture to live barefoot. The author, however, isn't sure. She thinks from where his parents got here in 1971 as refugees. That during many instances, it can be an excuse to give an explanation for away a perpetual country

Of poverty.

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

Ans-  No. Saheb is not glad operating at the tea-stall. As a rag-picker, he became his own grasp however now he is a servant of the tea-shop owner.

4. For what  the city of Firozabad famous ?

Ans-The town of firozabad is famous for its bangles. It is also knownas bangle city of India. Here are households who have spent generations working around furnaces, welding glass, and making bangles for all of the women of the united states of America.

5. Write the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

 Ans- The dangers of working in the glass industry are many. People have to work in dingy cells without air or light. There are furnaces with high temperature. This atmosphere is particularly harmful for the eyes. It is illegal for the children to work in this industry but they do and consequently lose the brightness of their eyes. The dust from polishing the glass of bangles affects the eyes even more badly and often causes blindness.

3. How is Mukesh's attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

Ans-Mukesh's mind-set to his situation is different from his own family due to the fact he is daring. Whilst others suppose that they have got no choice but to retain within the paternal alternate of bangle making, mukesh is decided to turn out to be a motor mechanic. Thus he has some imaginative and prescient which others in the circle of relatives do not own. He needs in the long run to force a vehicle. Therefore mukesh's mindset isn't like others inside the own family.

UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT >>>

1. Give some  reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities.

Ans- Poverty and unemployment are two most important reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities. Many people in the villages do not have enough to live somehow. That is why people travel from as far as Bangladesh to Seemapuri in Delhi. Though the life in the slums of Seemapuri is very bad but they are able to feed themselves working as rag-pickers. The blaze of the city life also attracts many villagers. They are able to sell their land at a hefty prize and them buy a house in the city. The young love the city life for its crowds, activity and the various types of entertainments which it offers.

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

Ans-It is in reality true that the guarantees made to the poor kids are hardly ever stored. In the story this happens due to the fact the writer changed into now not surely extreme while he made the promise to saheb. He had not imagined that saheb could genuinely be extreme about going to highschool. Even when he made the promise, the writer says he become half of-joking. So how can one preserve a promise made as a shaggy dog story? In reality he in no way meant to keep the promise.

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

Ans-Many forces conspire to keep the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty. They are of two types. One is the caste of the people who make bangles. They have the stigma of caste which has been making bangles for many generations. Second factor is the vicious circle of the sahukars, the middlemen, the policemen, the keepers of law, the bureaucrates and the politicians. The poor need a leader to guide them. Otherwise, the circumstances have imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down. It needs a lot of courage to go against one's caste and also to fight that vicious circle as well.

TALKING ABOUT THE TEXT >>

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

Ans- Mukesh can realise his dream only if he is determined to do what he wants. It is not impossible to find the work in a garage. Of course, he will have to face the opposition from his family and he will have to work very hard at least at initial stages. To learn to repair a car, he will have to work as a labour in the garage. Only after years of hard labour, he will become a good motor mechanic and ultimately be able to drive a car.

2. Write the dangers of working in the glass bangles industry.

Ans-Following are the hazards of working in a glass bangle's industry

(a) Exposure to extreme heat.

(b) Working in dingy cells which have no light and oxygen 

(c) Welding of glass damages the eyes.

(d) Dust from polishing the glass of bangles causes blindness.

(e) Weak eye sight before adulthood.

3. Why should child labour be eliminated and how ?

Ans -Child labour must be removed for 2 crucial reasons. First, a toddler should be sent to high school due to the fact if he receives no training, there are no possibilities of his development in existence. He could be a burden on his family. Second reason is that he's deprived of the childhood this means that a time of playing and enjoying. It's miles necessary for the fitness of a toddler. If, however, on this age they may be despatched to paintings, they paintings in unhealthy situations at low wages. In any case, they work no longer due to the fact adults aren't available but due to the fact the children are prepared to paintings for extremely small wages. Their mother and father send them to paintings because even a bit money is better than no-money. So child labour need to be removed. For this unfastened training on my own isn't always sufficient. The poor youngsters need to be saved in hostels and the society should bear all their prices.