CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What transformation was Mandela hoping for?
A
And end to apartheid in South Africa.
B
A new occupation.
C
Women’s right to vote in South Africa.
D
Free education for all in South Africa.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Over time, Mandela came to believe that armed resistance was the only way to end apartheid. In 1962, he briefly left the country to receive military training and gain support for the cause but was arrested and convicted soon after his return for leaving the country without a permit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mandela gave a speech urging South Africans to rise against apartheid. Meanwhile, a political coalition of African, Indian, mixed-race, and white groups under the ANC umbrella, called the Congress Alliance, issued a document called the Freedom Charter, which advocated for universal suffrage and rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 and negotiated with State President F. W. de Klerk the end of apartheid in South Africa, bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Racial segregation existed in South Africa in the form of the Apartheid. It existed in South Africa till the 1990s. This discriminatory system in South Africa ended due to a campaign by Nelson Mandela.

Detailed explanation-5: -How, according to Mandela, had apartheid policy affected South Africa? Answer: Apartheid policy had affected South Africa deeply. It had created a deep and lasting wound in the country and its people. It will take a long time to heal this wound.

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