Class 10 English Lesson 2 Nelson Mandela Alternative Questions Answer


  Nelson Mandela  




1. Who wrote the lesson “Long walk to freedom?”
Ans:Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela worte the lesson “Long walk to freedom”.

2. What was the full form Mandela?
Ans: The full form Mandela was Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela.

3. What is Aparthied?
Ans: Aparthied is a political system that separates people according to their race.

4. How many years did Mandela spend in prison?
Ans: Mandela had to spend thirty years in prison.

5. When did democratic election was held in south africa?
Ans: Democratic election was held in south africa on 10 May 1994.

6. Where did the inauguration ceremony take place?
Ans:The inauguration ceremony took place in the union buildings amphitheatre in pretoria.

7. How many seats are found By ANC?
Ans:ANC party won 252 of the 400 seats.

8. What is the name of political party that Mandela join?
Ans: African National Congress(ANC) the name of political party that Mandela join.

9. Who accompanied Mandela on autumn day?
Ans: Daughter zenani accompanied Mandela on autumn day.

10. Who was the first sworn of second deputy president?
Ans: Mr. De klerk was the first sworn of second deputy president.

11. Who was the first deputy president?
Ans:Thabo Mbeki was the first deputy president.

12. What did last too long?
Ans:Out of the experince of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long.

13. Why did the people of south africa fight?
Ans: The people of south africa faught for a common victory for freedom, justice for peace and human dignity.

14. What are the problems faced by south African people?
Ans: The problems are bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

15. What roared on the union building?
Ans:The south african jets, helicopters and troop carriers roared in perfect formation over the union buildings.

16. What are the colours of south african flag?
Ans: Black, red, green, blue and gold are the colours of south african flag.

17. What are the two national anthems of south africa?
Ans: The two National anthems of south africa are whites singing 'Nkosi sikelel' - - 'iAfrica' and blacks singing 'Die stem'.

18. What created deep and lasting?
Ans: The policy of Aparthied created a deep and lasting.

19. Who are the international leaders?
And:Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Chief luthuli, Yusuf Dadoo, Bram fischer, Robert Sobukwe.

20. How are they?
Ans: They are Man of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again.

21. What was the greatest wealth of south africa?
Ans: The greatest wealth of south africa was its people.

22. According to Mandela what do you mean by courage?
Ans: According to Mandela the courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

23. According to Mandela what do you mean by brave?
Ans: According to Mandela the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

24. According to Mandela what do you mean by love?
Ans: Love is a heaventual thing which comes more naturally to human heart for the opposite sex.



i) Correct tense.
25. What are the twin obligations every man in life?
Ans: In life every man has twin obligations - - - - i) obligations to his family to his parents to his wif and children.
ii) Obligations to his people, his community, his country.

26. What did Mandela want as a Student?
Ans: As a student he wanted freedom only for himself.

27. What dud Mandela yearn as a young man?
Ans: As a young man he yearned for the basic and honourable freedoms of achieving his potentiel of earning his keep, of marroging and having a family. The freedom not to be obstructed in a lawful life.

28. Where did Mandela live?
Ans: Mandela live in a johannesburg in south africa.

29. Where did Mandela join?
Ans: Mandela joined African National Congress.

30. What is freedom?
Ans: Freedom is indivisible.

31.Who are reffered here as oppressor and oppressed?
Ans : Oppressor reffered the white people and oppressed reffered the black people.

32. What do you mean by amphitheatre?
Ans: A buliding without a roof, with many rows of seats rising in steps.


Use the following phrases to compete the sentences given below.
1. It requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character.

2. Courage was not the sbsence of fear but the triumph over it.

3. The brave man is not he who does not  feel afraid but he who conquers that fear.

4. If people can learn to have they can be taught to love.

5.I was not born with a hunger to be free i was born free.

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1. Why did the international leaders present there?
Ans: The international leaders presented there because that day was inauguration ceremony was held in south Africa.

1. What does Nelson Mandela say about courage, love and hate?
Ans: Nelson Mandela says that he learned the meaning of courage from comrades . They were the freedom struggle. They showed strength, he means courage not as the absence of fear but the victory over it. He says that no man was born hating another people due to colour. Loved comes more naturally to the human heart for the opposite sex, love is heaventual things, everyone feels it. They take away each others freedom.