NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 2 | Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom | MCQs |

1. Where did Nelson Mandela’s oath-taking ceremony take place?

A. Pretoria

B. Johannesburg

C. Cape Town

D. None of the above

... Answer: "A"


2. Nelson Mandela was overwhelmed with a sense of ________ on the day he was sworn into office.

A. unity

B. affection

C. history

D. pride

... Answer: "C"


3. When did the white-skinned peoples of South Africa start discriminating against the Blacks?

A. In the first decade of the twentieth century

B. In the last decade of the nineteenth century

C. In the first decade of the eighteenth century

D. In the last decade of the eighteenth century

... Answer: "A"


4. The phrase ‘concrete cell’ used in the poem ‘A Tiger in the Zoo’ refers to

A. a strange prison

B. an iron cage

C. a fenced courtyard

D. a wildlife park 

... Answer: "B"


5. Which policy, according to Nelson Mandela, created a deep and lasting wound in the people of South Africa?

A. Casteism

B. Communalism

C. Communism

D. Apartheid

... Answer: "D"


6. Which word below is the antonym of ‘transitory’?

A. Transcendent

B. Eternal

C. Temporary

D. Ambiguous

... Answer: "B"


7. Nelson Mandela termed his win as a common victory for _______

A. equality, love, and justice

B. justice, peace, and human dignity

C. fairness, equality, and liberty

D. love, peace, and justice

... Answer: "B"


8. What, according to Nelson Mandela, had the people finally achieved on the day of his swearing-in ceremony?

A. Social equality

B. Political emancipation

C. Justice

D. Economic power 

... Answer: "B"


9. What do you understand by the word ‘lurking’?

A. growling

B. Roaring

C. Roaming furtively

D. Searching for prey

... Answer: "C"


10. What are the twin obligations that a man has according to Nelson Mandela?

A. Obligations towards his community and an obligation to the world at large

B. Obligations towards his country and an obligation towards his community

C. Obligations towards his family and an obligation towards his people and country

D. Obligations towards his friends and an obligation towards his family

... Answer: "C"


11. Man’s __________ is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished.

A. goodness

B. love

C. courage

D. generosity

... Answer: "A"


12. When did Nelson Mandela start to hunger for freedom?

A. When he was jailed

B. When he realised that his brothers and sisters were not free

C. When he started fighting for his rights

D. When he learned his boyhood freedom was an illusion

... Answer: "D"


13. By what was the day of inauguration symbolised for Nelson Mandela?

A. By a dance recital showcasing South Africa’s rich culture

B. By the South African defence force and police pledging their loyalty

C. By the playing of the two national anthems

D. By the trail of smoke left by a chevron of Impala jets

... Answer: "C"


14. What, according to Nelson Mandela, was the unintended effect of oppression that the blacks in South Africa faced?

A. It gave rise to a sense of unity amongst the black peoples

B. It produced men of extraordinary courage and wisdom

C. It made the black much stronger emotionally

D. It paved the way for his becoming the president of South Africa

... Answer: "B"


15. What do you understand by the word ‘bedecked’?

A. adorned

B. broken

C. strong

D. strewn

... Answer: "A"


16. When did Nelson Mandela join the African National Congress?

A. As soon as he was released from jail

B. When he saw that freedom of everyone who looked like him was curtailed

C. When he was pushed to his limits by being discriminated against

D. When a strong urge to lead a dignified life crossed his mind

... Answer: "D"


17. ‘On pads of velvet quiet, In his quiet rage.’ Name the literary device used in this verse.

A. Alliteration

B. Tautology

C. Repetition

D. Assonance

... Answer: "C"


18. A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of ________

A. conscience

B. injustice

C. self-possession

D. hatred

... Answer: "D"

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