Nelson Mandela : A Long Walk to Freedom (MCQs)

 

Multiple Choice Questions

Here are some MCQs on the lesson. You can find the answers below.

Q. No	Question	Choice 1	Choice 2	Choice 3	Choice 4
1	Apartheid is	a political system which divides people as per their race	a military government run by white people	a democratic government	a government of black people
2	Nelson Mandela was	a white man who fought for blacks	a black man who fought for blacks	a black man who fought with blacks	a white man who was a negro
3	Nelson Mandela belongs to	the rebels against white people	a revolutionary gang	belongs to the African National Congress	a leader of opposition party
4	The importance of 10-05-1994 is	It is the birthday of Nelson Mandela	It is the day on which Nelson Mandela was released from jail	On this day white people left the country	It is the inaugural day of the new government
5	Where were the ceremonies took place?	In the open ground near Union Buildings	a big playground in Pretoria	in the amphitheater formed by the Union Buildings	in the parliament building in Pretoria
6	Nelson Mandela pledged to obey and uphold ……………	the military power	the white people's government	the black people's government	the Constitution
7	What do you mean by 'outlaws' in the lesson?	having no formal relationships with other countries	having not followed the law	people having power above the law	none of the above
8	Emancipation' is……	freedom to talk	freedom from restriction	freedom to vote	freedom to equality
9	The display of South African Military Power is to ……………	to show the pinpoint precision and military force	to demonstrate the loyalty of military to democracy	both 1 and 2	none of the above
10	The word 'deprivation' is a	state of not having one's rightful benefits	state of not having food	state of having no housing	state of having everything
11	If a section of people are being treated differently or unfavourably, it is called	injustice	unlawful	discrimination	deprivation
12	The colours of the new South African flag are	black, yellow, green, blue and gold	black, red, green, blue and gold	white, green, yellow, gold and silver	purple, black, red, green and red
13	What was the old anthem of the Republic?	Nkosi Sikelel	Stars and stipes	God save the king	Die Stem
14	Which anthem reflected the vision of whiles?	Die Stem	We will overcome	Nikosi Sikelel	My heart goes with you
15	What was the bitter war that took place before the birth of Nelson Mandela?	WW-1	Anglo-Boer War	WW-2	Indo China
16	Nelson Mandela remembered ……….. On the day of the inauguration.	his country's history	white people's cruelty	black people's helplessness	his country's future
17	South Africa got its freedom …..	very easily	with much difficulty	though sacrifices	by force
18	What was the outcome of that war?	All white people were united	All black people were united	All white and Black people were united	Nothing happened
19	After the war a system of racial domination was created by	the black people	native people	outsiders	white people
20	The land belonged to the	outside people	Christian missionaries	white people	black people
21	The negative effect of the apartheid is that	it created rebels	it created poverty	it created a long lasting wound in his country and his people	it created wealth to white people
22	The positive and unintended effect of the apartheid is that	it made South Africa a developed country	it made all black people rich	it produced men of extraordinary courage	it produced industrial goods
23	What riches lie beneath the soil of South Africa?	granite and rocks	minerals and gems	oil and water	none of the above
24	According to Mandela the greatest wealth of South of Africa is	its underground wealth	its agriculture and farming	its mining	its people
25	Mandela says that courage is……	absence of fear	not the absence of fear	both 1 and 2	none of the above
26	Courage, as per Mandela is	fighting with fear	living with fear	conquering fear	overwhelmed by fear
27	Resilience is	the ability to deal with hardships	to keep calm	to keep honest and loyal	to revolt
28	The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. It means that ……	Brave men are timid	Brave men are afraid	Brave men are fearless	none of the above
29	People are born hating another person. This statement is …..	right	wrong	partly right	partly wrong
30	What is the flame that can be never hidden or extinguished?	Man's hatred	Man's envy	Man's goodness	Man's greed
31	What are the twin obligations according to Nelson Mandela in every man's life?	to family, to parents	to parents, to children	to country, to constitution	to family, to country
32	We can fulfil these twin obligations	in a democracy	in a monarchy	in a civil and humane society	in a black government
33	Nelson Mandela chose to place his people above his family. So, he was	made a leader	prevented to his obligations to his family	made president	elected as the party chief
34	What were the symbols of Nelson Mandela's boyhood freedom	to run in fields	to swim in streams	to ride on bulls	all of these
35	What is the meaning of illusion	one that is not real	one that is real	one that is almost real	one that is a fact
36	When did Nelson Mandela had realized that his childhood freedom was an illusion?	when he was a student	when he was a child	when he was a man	when he was a leader
37	What did he mean by transitory freedom?	a freedom that was for everybody	a temporary freedom	a permeant freedom	a freedom that was for blacks only
38	Here is an example of a freedom which is not transitory	freedom to read	freedom to write	freedom to vote	freedom to stay at night
39	Nelson Mandela had joined in ANC because	he wanted freedom for himself	he wanted freedom for everyone	he wanted independence from white people	he wanted to form a black government
40	ANC means	African National Committee	Asian National Corporation	African National Congress	Anti National Congress
41	What transformed a frightened young man into a bold one?	the desire to excel in life	the desire to lead people	the desire for freedom and self-respect	the desire to send back white people
42	Nelson Mandela was a _________ by profession.	a teacher	an engineer	a carpenter	an advocate
43	According to Nelson Mandela freedom is _________	divisible	indivisible	an illusion	a reality
44	A 'prejudice' is a _______	positive quality	a negative quality	a legal term	a morality
45	Mandela says that the oppressor is a prisoner of	the oppressed	the government	the people	hatred
46	As per Nelson Mandela both the	the oppressor and the oppressed must be liberated	the oppressed must be liberated	the oppressor must be liberated	none should be liberated
47	If you are taking the freedom of another person, you	are victorious	are great	are free	are not free
48	Both the oppressor and the oppressed are	enemies	friends	robbed of their humanity	none of the above
49	The desire for freedom to his people had made Nelson Mandela	as a family man	a fun loving man	an attorney	a self-sacrificing man
50	Mandela fought against	white people	oppression	back people	independence

 

Answers:

Q. No	Ans	Q. No	Ans	Q. No	Ans	Q. No	Ans	Q. No	Ans
1	1	11	3	21	3	31	4	41	3
2	2	12	2	22	3	32	3	42	4
3	3	13	4	23	2	33	2	43	2
4	4	14	3	24	4	34	4	44	2
5	3	15	2	25	2	35	1	45	4
6	4	16	1	26	3	36	1	46	1
7	1	17	3	27	1	37	2	47	4
8	2	18	1	28	4	38	3	48	3
9	3	19	4	29	2	39	2	49	4
10	1	20	4	30	3	40	3	50	2