CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is ‘Apartheid’?
A
a political system that separates people according to their race
B
Making differentiation among people on the basis of their gender
C
a traditional system that separates people according to their nationality
D
All of the given options are correct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -apartheid, (Afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between South Africa’s white minority and nonwhite majority for much of the latter half of the 20th century, sanctioning racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

Detailed explanation-2: -Discrimination based on the colour of skin and race is known as apartheid. It was practised in South Africa between 1948-1994 by the white minority government over the native population.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: Apartheid was a system of legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa. After the National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Direct Answer. It is a system of colour and racial discrimination, which the white supremacy in South Africa practised against the black people. EXplanation. South Africa was the country where the harsh system imposed by the white supremacy known as Apartheid was practiced.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apartheid was conceptualized in South Africa in the 20th century. Based on racial segregation, the South African Apartheid aimed to separate the minoritarian white population from the Black population, by designating areas prohibited to Black people.

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