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
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
“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
Which of the objects below best serves as a symbol of an Indian woman’s `suhag’?
  • bindi
  • sindoor
  • bangles
  • henna-dyed hands
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
What was the profession of Mukesh’s father before he became a bangle-maker?
  • tailor
  • carpenter
  • plumber
  • Mason
The frail woman in Mukesh’s house is his
  • mother
  • elder brother’s wife
  • wife
  • niece
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
Bangle industry flourishes in the town of
  • Ferozepur
  • Firozabad
  • Ferozgarh
  • Farukhabad
Mukesh belonged to a family of
  • farmers
  • rag-pickers
  • bangle makers
  • motor mechanics
One day, Saheb was seen by the author, watching some young men playing
  • cricket
  • tennis
  • hockey
  • soccer
According to the author, rag picking has become, over the years, a
  • profession
  • fine art
  • tradition
  • culture
The rag pickers have no identity, but they have
  • permits
  • passports
  • ration cards
  • licenses
The colony of ragpickers is situated in
  • the south of Delhi
  • Mongolpuri
  • Jehangirpuri
  • Seemapuri
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
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
‘Is your school ready? Who asked this question?
  • Saheb’s mother
  • Saheb’s friends
  • the author
  • Saheb
What were Saheb and his family looking for in Delhi?
  • dollars
  • rupees
  • pounds
  • gold
Saheb’s home, before Delhi, was in
  • Bengal
  • Orissa
  • Dhaka
  • Bihar
’Why do you do this?’ This question was asked by the author to
  • the bangle sellers
  • Mahesh
  • Saheb
  • Saheb’s mother
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