Nelson Mandela Chapter Class 10 Objective Questions | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - Nelson Mandela - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the author of 'Long Walk to Freedom'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Nelson Mandela

C) Barack Obama

D) Martin Luther King

Question 2 / 40When was the inauguration day?

A) 10 March 1994

B) 20 May 1994

C) 10 May 1994

D) 10 April 1994

Question 3 / 40Where did the ceremonies take place?

A) Rockstone amphitheatre

B) Sandstone amphitheatre (Union Buildings)

C) Glass stone amphitheatre

D) White House

Question 4 / 40Who accompanied Nelson Mandela on the inauguration day?

A) His wife

B) His son

C) His daughter Zenani

D) His sister

Question 5 / 40Who was sworn in as the Second Deputy President?

A) Thabo Mbeki

B) Nelson Mandela

C) Zenani

D) Mr. de Klerk

Question 6 / 40Who was sworn in as the First Deputy President?

A) Thabo Mbeki

B) Oliver Tambo

C) Mr. de Klerk

D) Walter Sisulu

Question 7 / 40What change came over the impala jets and smoke trails?

A) They formed a V-shape

B) They left a trail of the new South African flag colors

C) They disappeared

B) They left a trail of the new South African flag colors

Question 8 / 40The colors of the new South African flag were:

A) Black, red, green, blue and gold

B) Black, red, yellow, blue and gold

A) Black, red, green, blue and gold

C) Orange, white and green

D) Red, blue and white

Question 9 / 40What system of government was overturned in South Africa?

A) Democracy

B) Monarchy

C) Apartheid

D) Communism

Question 10 / 40What unintended effect did the decades of oppression have?

A) It made people weak

B) It destroyed the country

C) It produced men of extraordinary courage, wisdom, and generosity

D) It made people rich

Question 11 / 40According to Mandela, what is a country's greatest wealth?

A) Its minerals

B) Its gems

C) Its people

D) Its army

Question 12 / 40What does 'Courage' mean to Mandela?

A) Absence of fear

B) Triumph over fear

C) Being physically strong

D) Not crying

Question 13 / 40Which party did Mandela join?

A) Indian National Congress

B) African National Congress (ANC)

C) National African Party

D) Democratic Party

Question 14 / 40Mandela mentions 'Twin Obligations'. What are they?

A) To god and country

B) To work and rest

C) To family and to his people/country

D) To friends and enemies

Question 15 / 40What happened to a man of color who attempted to live as a human being in old South Africa?

A) He was rewarded

B) He was elected

C) He was isolated and punished

D) He was made king

Question 16 / 40How many national anthems were sung?

A) One

B) Three

C) Two

D) None

Question 17 / 40Why were two national anthems sung?

A) To imply unity

B) To mark the end of racial discrimination

C) One for whites and one for blacks

D) All of the above

Question 18 / 40What does Mandela say about the oppressor?

A) He is free

B) He is a prisoner of hatred

C) He is powerful

D) He is brave

Question 19 / 40According to Mandela, is the oppressor free?

A) Yes

B) No

C) Maybe

D) Only sometimes

Question 20 / 40What comes more naturally to the human heart according to Mandela?

A) Hate

B) Jealousy

C) Love

D) Anger

Question 21 / 40The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of:

A) Military's loyalty to democracy

B) Military power

C) Pinpoint precision

D) All of the above

Question 22 / 40What realization did Mandela have about his boyhood freedom?

A) It was real

B) It was an illusion

C) It was permanent

D) It was boring

Question 23 / 40What began Mandela's hunger for freedom?

A) When he was born

B) When he got married

C) When he realized his freedom had already been taken from him

D) When he went to jail

Question 24 / 40Which anthem was sung by the whites?

A) Nkosi Sikelel -iAfrika

B) Die Stem

C) God Save the Queen

D) Star Spangled Banner

Question 25 / 40Which anthem was sung by the blacks?

A) Die Stem

B) Nkosi Sikelel -iAfrika

C) Republic Anthem

D) None

Question 26 / 40The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting ______ in the country.

A) Love

B) Wound

C) Joy

D) Building

Question 27 / 40How long was Mandela in prison?

A) 20 years

B) 27 years

C) 30 years

D) 10 years

Question 28 / 40What transformed the 'frightened young man' into a 'bold one'?

A) Power

B) Money

C) The desire for the freedom of his people

D) Anger

Question 29 / 40Who is a 'prisoner of hatred'?

A) The oppressed

B) The oppressor (Man who takes away another's freedom)

C) The police

D) The government

Question 30 / 40What does 'Apartheid' mean?

A) Unity

B) A political system that separates people according to their race

C) Freedom

D) War

Question 31 / 40The inauguration ceremony was attended by:

A) Only South Africans

B) Politicians and dignitaries from more than 140 countries

C) Only blacks

D) Only whites

Question 32 / 40"I was not born with a hunger to be free." What does this mean?

A) He didn't want freedom

B) He was born free (as a child, he felt free)

C) He was hungry

D) He was a slave

Question 33 / 40Mandela dedicated the day to:

A) Himself

B) His family

C) All the African patriots who had gone before him

D) The white rulers

Question 34 / 40What were the 'transitory freedoms' Mandela wanted as a student?

A) To marry

B) To stay out at night, read what he pleased

C) To be president

D) To have a car

Question 35 / 40"Resilience" means:

A) Weakness

B) The ability to deal with any kind of hardship and recover

C) Happiness

D) Fear

Question 36 / 40What did the white generals do on inauguration day?

A) Arrested Mandela

B) Fought him

C) Saluted him

D) Ignored him

Question 37 / 40Why did the generals salute Mandela?

A) Because of fear

B) Because a new non-racial government was established

C) Because he was old

D) They didn't salute

Question 38 / 40The phrase "Rainbow gathering" refers to:

A) The colorful jets

B) People of all races and nations gathering together

C) A rainy day

D) The flag

Question 39 / 40What does Mandela say about hate?

A) It is natural

B) No one is born hating another person; it is taught

C) It is good

D) It is permanent

Question 40 / 40The "First Decade" of the 20th century was marked by:

A) Freedom

B) The Anglo-Boer war and start of white supremacy

C) Mandela's birth

D) Democracy

B) The Anglo-Boer war and start of white supremacy