NCERT Class 12 MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what?
work on mills
go fishing
water the plants
collect birds eggs

2. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late?
M.Hamel’s teaching on the blackboard
commotion in the class
Hauser helping him sneak in
to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles

3. M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that:
he is concerned.
he is adamant.
he is unfeeling.
he is a hard taskmaster.

4. Franz thinks- will they make them sing in German- even the pigeons? What could this mean?
German would use brutal force over everyone
harsh orders will be passed
when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected.
the Germans will rob France of its language.

5. What does M. Hamel’s motionless posture reflect?
the school is dismissed
sense of finality
changing order of life
feeling of nostalgia

6. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out?
not to put off things that one can do that day
old order changed to new
one should accept everything that happens
teachers should be respected

7. Why did Hamel blame himself?
not having taught them enough French
not being strict
giving students a holiday at times
not being responsible

8. Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson?
Franz
Prussians
the village people
The new teacher

9. What was M. Hamel going to question Franz about?
participles
adjectives
old primer
Ba be bi bo bu

10. For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from?
the Bulletin Board
Town Hall
school
M. Hamel’s House

11. Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time means ___
getting late
very early
not early
early enough

12. `Who is the author of The Last Lesson?
Jane Austen
Rabindra Nath Tagore
None
Alphonse Daudet

13. Mukesh wants to learn to become a motor mechanic by
finding a tutor
going to a garage to learn
by reading books
by joining a school

14. What bothers the author most about the bangle makers?
the stigma of poverty and caste
the affluence of the landlords
the behaviour of the factory owners
the labour laws

15. One wonders if he has achieved what many have failed to achieve in their lifetime. He has a roof over his head”; these lines were said in reference to the condition of
the elderly woman’s old husband
Mukesh’s father
the bangle factory owner
Mukesh’s elder brother

16. Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman’s `suhag’?
bindi
sindoor
bangles
henna-dyed hands

17. Sunny-gold, paddy green, royal blue, pink, purple, every colour born out of the seven colours of the rainbow. What is this a reference to?
clothes
birds
bangles
bindis

18. What was the profession of Mukesh’s father before he became a bangle-maker?
tailor
carpenter
plumber
Mason

19. The frail woman in Mukesh’s house is his
mother
elder brother’s wife
wife
niece

20. If laws were to be enforced, it would bring about change and relief in the lives of about
ten thousand children
twenty thousand children
hundred children
a thousand children

21. Bangle industry flourishes in the town of
Ferozepur
Firozabad
Ferozgarh
Farukhabad

22. Mukesh belonged to a family of
farmers
rag-pickers
bangle makers
motor mechanics

23. One day, Saheb was seen by the author, watching some young men playing
cricket
tennis
hockey
soccer

24. According to the author, rag picking has become, over the years, a
profession
fine art
tradition
culture

25. The rag pickers have no identity, but they have
permits
passports
ration cards
licenses

26. The colony of ragpickers is situated in
the south of Delhi
Mongolpuri
Jehangirpuri
Seemapuri

27. What did the man from Udipi pray for, when he was young?
a pair of trousers
a pair of shoes
a few friends
an opportunity to study in a school

28. One explanation which the author gets about children choosing to remain barefoot is
they have no money
tradition
no matching pairs
like to wear only chappals

29. Is your school ready? Who asked this question?
(a) Saheb’s mother
Saheb’s friends
the author
Saheb

30. What were Saheb and his family looking for in Delhi?
dollars
rupees
pounds
gold

31. Saheb’s home, before Delhi, was in
Bengal
Orissa
Dhaka
bihar

32. Why do you do this?’ This question was asked by the author to
the bangle sellers
Mahesh
Saheb
Saheb’s mother

33. What is Mukesh’s dream?
To be a doctor
To be a merchant
To be a rogue
To be a motor- mechanic

34. What efforts can help Mukesh materialise his dream of becoming a car driver?
Hard work
Going to garage
Guidance of his owner
All these

35. What does the title ‘Lost Spring’ symbolise?
Lost blooming childhood
Autumn season
Lost money
Lost age

36. How is Mukesh’s attitude different from that of his family?
Being daring, firm and clear
Being a fighter
Being a coward
Not clear