CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

NELSON MANDELA LONG WALK TO FREEDOM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the correct definition of ‘Apartheid’?
A
Hostility against people that are physically different
B
A system or practice that separates people according to race or color
C
Discrimination on the basis of gender
D
The deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
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: -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.

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