“Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”
Here are 25 MCQs from this chapter:
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MCQs from "Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" – CBSE Class 10 English
1. Who is the author of "Long Walk to Freedom"?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Barack Obama
d) Martin Luther King Jr.
Answer: b) Nelson Mandela
2. What is the name of the autobiography?
a) A Free Man
b) Long Road to Freedom
c) Long Walk to Freedom
d) My Struggle
Answer: c) Long Walk to Freedom
3. Which country is described in this chapter?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) Kenya
d) Nigeria
Answer: b) South Africa
4. What did the inauguration ceremony celebrate?
a) End of World War
b) Mandela’s birthday
c) Installation of South Africa's first democratic government
d) End of slavery
Answer: c) Installation of South Africa's first democratic government
5. Where did the inauguration take place?
a) Union Building Amphitheatre
b) Nelson Mandela Hall
c) Pretoria Stadium
d) Freedom Ground
Answer: a) Union Building Amphitheatre
6. Who was sworn in as the first black President of South Africa?
a) Desmond Tutu
b) Oliver Tambo
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Jacob Zuma
Answer: c) Nelson Mandela
7. Which date marks the democratic election in South Africa?
a) 26 January 1995
b) 10 May 1994
c) 15 August 1992
d) 4 July 1993
Answer: b) 10 May 1994
8. How did Mandela describe the system of apartheid?
a) Humanitarian
b) Temporary
c) Inhumane and unjust
d) Democratic
Answer: c) Inhumane and unjust
9. What was the colour of the South African flag during the inauguration?
a) Blue and white
b) Red, green, blue, black, yellow, white
c) Red and black
d) Only black and white
Answer: b) Red, green, blue, black, yellow, white
10. Which two national anthems were sung?
a) One in Zulu and one in Afrikaans
b) Both in English
c) Indian and African
d) American and South African
Answer: a) One in Zulu and one in Afrikaans
11. What did Mandela pledge to do?
a) Fight all enemies
b) Uphold the Constitution and the dignity of the Republic
c) Start a revolution
d) Leave the country
Answer: b) Uphold the Constitution and the dignity of the Republic
12. According to Mandela, who were his greatest role models?
a) International leaders
b) White politicians
c) His family
d) Courageous South Africans
Answer: d) Courageous South Africans
13. What does Mandela say about courage?
a) It’s natural
b) It’s the absence of fear
c) It is the triumph over fear
d) It is a gift
Answer: c) It is the triumph over fear
14. What did Mandela say about the oppressor and the oppressed?
a) Both lose their humanity
b) Only the oppressed suffer
c) Only the oppressor is evil
d) Neither is affected
Answer: a) Both lose their humanity
15. What does Mandela refer to as “an extraordinary human disaster”?
a) Colonization
b) Slavery
c) Apartheid
d) War
Answer: c) Apartheid
16. What does Mandela believe every man has two obligations to?
a) Family and society
b) Country and community
c) Family and nation
d) Personal and professional
Answer: c) Family and nation
17. Why couldn’t Mandela fulfill both obligations in his youth?
a) He was not interested
b) He lacked resources
c) He was born into a society that prevented it
d) He was imprisoned
Answer: c) He was born into a society that prevented it
18. What did Mandela think about freedom in childhood?
a) It was necessary
b) It was an illusion
c) He never thought about it
d) He thought he was free
Answer: d) He thought he was free
19. What changed Mandela’s understanding of freedom?
a) His friends
b) His education
c) Realization of societal restrictions
d) Travel
Answer: c) Realization of societal restrictions
20. What did Mandela say about the oppressor’s freedom?
a) He is freer than the oppressed
b) He is equally imprisoned
c) He is unaffected
d) He can’t be forgiven
Answer: b) He is equally imprisoned
21. What type of government did Mandela establish?
a) Military rule
b) Oligarchy
c) Democratic
d) Monarchy
Answer: c) Democratic
22. What do the depths of oppression produce, according to Mandela?
a) Hate
b) Courage
c) Freedom
d) Patience
Answer: b) Courage
23. What does Mandela’s speech highlight most?
a) Love for nature
b) Political rivalry
c) Struggle and hope for equality
d) Religion
Answer: c) Struggle and hope for equality
24. What does Mandela mean by “the greatest wealth of a nation”?
a) Minerals
b) Industries
c) Its people
d) Nature
Answer: c) Its people
25. How does the story inspire read
ers?
a) To travel
b) To value freedom and equality
c) To fight with weapons
d) To ignore politics
Answer: b) To value freedom and equality
