CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the definition of Apartheid?
A
Discrimination of a religion
B
A system or practice that separates people according to race or color
C
The deliberate extermination of a national, racial, political or cultutal group
D
Hostility against people that are physicaly different
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Apartheid was a system of racial discrimination/segregation that was unique to South Africa and was imposed by the white Europeans settled in South Africa. This system divided the people and labelled them as whites and non-whites on the basis of their skin colour.

Detailed explanation-2: -: racial segregation. specifically : a former policy of segregation and political, social, and economic discrimination against the nonwhite majority in the Republic of South Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Apartheid means separation on the basis of race. South African people were divided into white, black, Indian and coloured races. According to the law, these races were not allowed to mingle with each other, to live near each other or even to use common facilities.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apartheid is typically defined as a social and. political policy of segregation and discrimination against a minority.2 It. was a racial discrimination policy against non-Europeans in South Africa. The black majority was discriminated against, segregated, and denied rights. of political participation.

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