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Nelson Mandela Question Answer Class 10 English || SEBA Class 10 English ||

 Nelson Mandela Question Answer Class 10 English || SEBA Class 10 English ||


In this article, we discuss Class 10 English Chapter 2 "Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" all important questions and answers and also asked in previous HSLC Examinations.

Nelson Mandela Question Answer Class 10 English || SEBA Class 10 English ||


MCQ: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers


1. Where did ceremonies take place ?

(ii) New amphitheater
(iii) Opera house
(iv) None of the above

Ans: (i) 

2. When was the inauguration day ?

(i) 10th May

(ii) 10th March 

(iii) 20th May

(iv) 20th March

Ans: (i) 

3. Full name of Nelson Mandela was ___

(i) Nelson Morken Mandela
(ii) Nelson Rolihalla Mandela
(iv) Nelson Butcher Mandela

Ans : (iii) 

4. How many national anthem were sung in South Africa?

(i) Two
(ii) Three
(iii) Four
(iv) None of these

Ans: (i)

5. How many years Mandela spent in Prison ?

(i) Twenty Years
(ii) Twenty-five years
(iv) Thirty years

Ans: (iv) 

6. South-Africa became independent in the year____

(i) 1947
(ii) 1964
(iii) 1994
(iv) 1995

Ans. (iii)

7. ANC stands for____

(i) Afganistan National Congress
(ii) Azarbeizan National Congress
(iii) American National Congress

Ans. (iv)

8. Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as___

(ii) Second deputy president.
(iii) Third deputy president.
(iv) Fourth deputy president.

Ans. (i)

9. How many Deputy Presidents were selected ?

(i) One
(ii) Two 
(iii) Three 
(iv) Four

Ans. (ii)

10. Long Walk to Freedom is _____

(i) A novel
(iii) a cinema
(iv) a story book

Ans. (ii)

11. How many National Song(s) were sung during the oath ceremony ?

(i) One
(ii) Two
(iii) Three
(iv) Four

Ans: (iii) Two


12. Which party did Mandela join ?

(i) Indian National Congress 
(ii) African National Congress
(iii) National African Party
(iv) He did not join any party

Ans: (ii) 

13. Amphitheatre is made of_____

(i) Glasstone
(iii) Blackstone’s
(iv) All of these

Ans. (ii)


14. South Africa is rich in____

(i) Coffee
(ii) Tourism
(iv) All of above

Ans: (iii)


Very Short answer Type Questions and Answers


1. In which season was the inauguration ceremony held ?

Ans: The inauguration ceremony was held in autumn.

2. Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence:[HSLC 2019]

In life, every man has_____ (Three obligations/twin obligations/many obligations)

Ans: twin obligations.

3. Who is Zenani ?

Ans: Zenani is Mandela’s daughter.

4. Who accompanied Mandela? [HSLC- 2016]

Ans: Mandela’s daughter Zenani accompanied him.

5. Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence given below: [HSLC 2020]

Mandela’s country is rich___

(i) in forests and lakes
(ii) in minerals and gems
(iii) in agriculture

Ans: Mandela’s country is rich in minerals and gems.

6. Who was sworn as the first Deputy President? [HSLC 2016]

Ans: Mr. Thabo Mbeki was sworn as the first Deputy President.

7. What national anthem was sung by the whites ?

Ans: The whites sang,"Nikosi Seikelel-Africa."

8. What was the national anthem sung by the blacks?

Ans: The blacks sang 'Die stem.'

9. What does Mandela mean by courage? [HSLC 2015, 2017, 2022]

Ans: By courage Mandela means not absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

10. Who, according to Mandela, is a brave man? [HSLC 2022]

Ans: According to Mandela, a brave man is not one who does not feel afraid, but one who conquers that fear.

11. According to Mandela, between love and hate which comes more naturally to human heart ? [HSLC 2016]

Ans: According to Mandela between Love and hate, love comes more naturally to human heart.

12. How many obligations does a man have in life? [HSLC 2019]

Ans: Every man has twin obligation in life.

13. Say whether the following are true or false. [HSLC-2015]

(i) Nelson Mandela spent twenty years in prison.

(ii) On the day of the inauguration, two national anthems were sung.

Ans. (i) False, (ii) True.

14. What does Mandela say about the wealth of his country ?
[HSLC 2019]

Ans: South Africa is rich in mineral and gems but these are not the greatest wealth of a nation. According to Mandela, the greatest wealth of a nation is its people. They are purer and truer than any diamond or jewel.

15. "In life, everyman has twin obligations"- What are the two
obligations ? [HSLC 2019]

Ans: The two obligations are- the first one is to his family- parents, wife, and children. The second obligation is to his people- his community and his country. 

16. What does Mandela say about inauguration gathering ?
[HSLC 2022]

Ans: Mandela says that the inauguration gathering would be the largest ever gathering of international leaders on the African soil. It was a rainbow gathering of color and nations.

17. When did Mandela begin to hunger for freedom? [HSLC 2020]

Ans: It was only when Mandela began to learn that his boyhood freedom was an illusion, and as a young man when he discovered that his freedom had already been taken away from him, he began to hunger for it.

18. Freedom is indivisible’ how does Mandela explain this?
[HSLC 2022]

Ans: Freedom, according to Mandela is a united whole and indivisible. He explains that chains on any one of his people were the chains on all of them, and the chains on all his people were the chains on him.

19. Where did the ceremonies take place?

Ans: The ceremonies took place in the beautiful amphitheater formed

20. How does Mandela describe the system of government in his country

(i) in the first decade and

(ii) in the final decade of twentieth century? [HSLC-2015,2017]

Ans: 

(i) In the first decade of the twentieth century the white- skinned people of South Africa patched up their differences and erected a system of racial domination against the dark-skinned people of their own country.

(ii) In the final decade of the twentieth century the earlier system has been overturned for ever. It is replaced by a system that recognized the rights and freedom of all peoples regardless of the color of their skins.

21. What does courage mean to Mandela?

Ans: To Mandela courage means not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

22. "The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity." What makes Mandela say this?  [HSLC-2018]

Ans: Mandela says that both the oppressed and the oppressor are to
be liberated. A man who takes away another's freedom is a prisoner of
hatred. He had sold his freedom to hatred and prejudice and narrow mindedness. The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity. The oppressor does not have a broad mind to treat fellow human beings a equals. The oppressed are not allowed to raise their heads.