Nelson Mandela Long walk to Freedom MCQs with Summary English Class:10th for Board Exam

Nelson Mandela:Long Walk to Freedom MCQs  with Summary 

By:- R.K.Verma 

 

        Nelson Mandela:    Long Walk to Freedom

            By: N. Mandela

This story is written by Nelson Mandela. ( 1st Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999). After 27 years in prison, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Tenth May 1994 dawned. It was bright and clear. After more than three centuries of white rule, the ceremony of the first democratic non-racial government was celebrated by all in Pretoria. Mr De Klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president. Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as first deputy president. It was Mandela's turn then.   Being sworn in, Mandela said that "Never never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another". He pledged to liberate his people from poverty, suffering and discrimination.       He pays homage to the freedom fighters like Oliver Tambo, Luthuli, Yusuf Dadoo. They were men of uncommon courage, wisdom and generosity. He regards the death of thousands of people who sacrificed their lives for the cause of courage. He was pained that he couldn't thank them.  After a few moments, colourful South African jets and helicopters flew over the Union Building there. It was for the military's loyalty to democracy, to a new government. Finally a Chevron of Impala jets left a smoke trail of the black, red, green, blue and gold of the new south African flag.

 Courage is not the absence of fear but the victory over it. No man is born with harassment rather love which comes naturally to the human heart. He says every man has twin duties:1. Duty to his family, parents, wife and children. 2. Duties to his people, community and country. 

Mandela was born free. He was not born with a hunger to be free. But soon he realized that his freedom was an illusion. He saw that he and his people were not free. Then he joined the African National Congress. Then his hunger for freedom became great for the freedom of his people. The desire for freedom of his people gave him power. It made him bold. It made him live like a monk.

  

Mandela knew that the oppressor must be liberated like the oppressed. Both the oppressor and the oppressed are robbed of humanity.

10th मई 1994 की शुरुआत हुई। यह उज्ज्वल और स्पष्ट था। श्वेत शासन के तीन शताब्दियों से अधिक समय के बाद, प्रिटोरिया में सभी के द्वारा पहली लोकतांत्रिक गैर-नस्लीय सरकार का समारोह मनाया गया। श्री डी क्लार्क ने पहले दूसरे उप राष्ट्रपति के रूप में शपथ ली। तब थाबो मबेकी ने पहले उप राष्ट्रपति के रूप में शपथ ली। तब मंडेला की बारी थी। शपथ ग्रहण करते हुए, मंडेला ने कहा कि "ऐसा फिर कभी नहीं होगा कि यह खूबसूरत भूमि फिर से एक दूसरे के उत्पीड़न का अनुभव करेगी"। उन्होंने अपने लोगों को गरीबी, पीड़ा और भेदभाव से मुक्त करने का संकल्प लिया। वह ओलिवर टैम्बो, लुथुली, युसूफ दादू जैसे स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को श्रद्धांजलि देते हैं। वे असाधारण साहस, ज्ञान और उदारता के व्यक्ति थे। वह उन हजारों लोगों की मृत्यु का सम्मान करते हैं जिन्होंने साहस के लिए अपने प्राणों की आहुति दे दी। उन्हें दुख हुआ कि वह उन्हें धन्यवाद नहीं दे सके। कुछ ही क्षणों के बाद, रंग-बिरंगे दक्षिण अफ्रीकी जेट और हेलीकॉप्टर वहां की यूनियन बिल्डिंग के ऊपर से उड़े। यह लोकतंत्र के प्रति सेना की वफादारी के लिए, एक नई सरकार के लिए था। अंत में इम्पाला जेट के एक शेवरॉन ने नए दक्षिण अफ्रीकी ध्वज के काले, लाल, हरे, नीले और सोने के धुएं के निशान छोड़े।

 साहस भय का अभाव नहीं बल्कि उस पर विजय है। कोई भी आदमी उत्पीड़न के साथ पैदा नहीं होता बल्कि प्यार जो इंसान के दिल में स्वाभाविक रूप से आता है। वे कहते हैं कि प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के दोहरे कर्तव्य होते हैं: 1. अपने परिवार, माता-पिता, पत्नी और बच्चों के प्रति कर्तव्य। 2. अपने लोगों, समुदाय और देश के प्रति कर्तव्य।

प्रारम्भ में मंडेला को ऐसा लगता था कि वे स्वतंत्र  पैदा हुए थे। वह स्वतंत्र होने की भूख के साथ पैदा नहीं हुआ थे। लेकिन जल्द ही उन्होंने महसूस किया कि उनकी स्वतंत्रता एक भ्रम है। उसने देखा कि वह और उसके लोग स्वतंत्र नहीं थे। फिर वे अफ्रीकन नेशनल कांग्रेस में शामिल हो गए। तब उसकी आजादी की भूख अपने लोगों की आजादी के लिए बड़ी हो गई। अपने लोगों की स्वतंत्रता की इच्छा ने उन्हें शक्ति प्रदान की। इसने उसे निडर बना दिया। इसने उन्हें एक साधु की तरह जीवित कर दिया।

  

मंडेला जानते थे कि उत्पीड़कों को भी उत्पीड़ितों की तरह मुक्त किया जाना चाहिए।  यदि कोई व्यक्ति दूसरे व्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता छीन लेता है, वह घृणा का कैदी है। वह पूर्वाग्रह और संकीर्णता में बंद है। इस प्रकार उत्पीड़क और उत्पीड़ित दोनों ही मानवता को लूट लेते हैं।

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom  MCQs from First Flight

*Must attempt these MCQs before looking at the answer key

Q1. When was the inauguration day?

1. 10 March

2. 12 May

3. 11 March

4. 10 May

Q2. It was a celebration of South Africa's first………..government.

1. Autocratic, racial

2. Democratic, non-racial

3. Democratic, racial

4. Monarch, non-racial

Q3. Where did ceremonies take place?

1. Rockstone amphitheatre

2. Sandstone amphitheatre

3. Glasstone amphitheatre

4. None of the above

Q4. How many deputy presidents were elected?

1. Two

2. Three

3. One

4. None

Q5. A man who takes away another man's freedom is…..

1. White

2. A prisoner of hatred

3. Criminal

4. Rude

Q6. Which party did Mandela join?

1. Indian National Congress

2. African National Congress

3. National African party

4. He did not join any party

Q7. What is a country's greatest wealth?

1. Its minerals

2. Its people

3. Its technology

4. None of the above

Q8. Which flame can be hidden but never extinguish?

1. Man's love

2. Man's natural way

3. Man's goodness

4. None of the above

Q9. What do depths of oppression create?

1. Oppressed

2. Heights of character

3. Poverty

4. Lack of freedom

Q10. Who, according to Mandela is not free?

1. Oppressor

2. Oppressed

3. Both a. And b.

4. None of the above

Q11. Why did other countries break off diplomatic relations with South Africa?

1. White rulers

2. Other countries are racial

3. It is a poor country 

4. Apartheid policy

Q12. What change brought the international leader to South Africa?

1. End of apartheid

2. Humanity

3. Peace 

4. Trade negotiation

Q13. What was it that the nation needed to be liberated from?

1. Poverty

2. Gender discrimination

3. Deprivation

4. All of the above

Q14. The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of -

1. Military's precision

2. Military's loyalty to democracy

3. Both a. And b.

4. None of the above

Q15. What realisation did Mandela have of his boyhood freedom?

1. It is just an illusion

2. He was born free

3. Freedom was meant for kids

4. He had no realisation

Q16. "We have achieved our political emancipation". What is the meaning of emancipation? 

1. Freedom from restriction

2. Enslavement

3. Slavery

4. Both b. And c.

Q17. Find a word similar in meaning to 'victory'.

1. Forfeited

2. Triumph

3. Defeat

4. Freedom

Q18. What colours does the new South African flag possess?

1. Black, red, green, blue and gold

2. Black, red, yellow, blue and gold

3. Orange, black, yellow, blue and silver

4. Black, blue, violet, saffron and green

Q19.whom did Mandela wanted to thank but couldn't?

1. His family

2. White rulers

3. African patriots who no longer existed

4. Military

Q20. What did Mandela learn about courage?

1. It is absence of fear

2. It is the triumph over it

3. Both a. And b 

4. None of the above

Q21. What comes more naturally to the o heart according to Mandela?

1. Hatred

2. Unity

3. Love 

4. Racial discrimination

Q22. Where a man's obligation in life?

1. Obligation to people

2. Obligation to family

3. Obligation to God

4. Both a. And b.

Q23. Why were two National Anthems sung?

1. To imply unity

2. To mark the end of racial discrimination

3. To mark the end of gender discrimination

4. Both a. And b.

Q24. How did Mandela's hunger for freedom change his life?

1. Turn from frightened to bold

2. Turn from m law-abiding attorney to a criminal

3. Turned a life-loving man to live like a monk

4. All of the above

Answer key

Q.1-- d

Q.2-- b

Q.3-- b

Q.4-- a

Q.5-- b

Q.6-- b

Q.7-- b

Q.8-- c

Q.9-- b

Q.10- c

Q.11- d

Q.12- a

Q.13- d

Q.14- c

Q.15- a

Q.16- a

Q.17- b

Q.18- a

Q.19- c

Q.20- b

Q.21- c

Q.22- d

Q.23- d

Q.24- d