Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE English · Chapter 2
60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE English questions from Chapter 2, "Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom". You get 6 timed quizzes made from 60 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that set top scorers in CBSE Board exams apart.
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Key concepts: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Class 10 English)
An extract from Mandela's autobiography, opening at his inauguration on 10 May 1994 and looking back at apartheid, at his own changing idea of freedom, and at the comrades he says he is the sum of. Literature carries 40 of the 80 marks in Class 10, and this is one of its most quotable chapters.
- The inauguration
- 10 May 1994, with dignitaries from 140 countries present. Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected Black President.
- Who was sworn in
- Thabo Mbeki as first deputy president and Mr de Klerk — the outgoing president — as second deputy president.
- The two anthems
- Both the old and the new anthem were sung: the whites sang 'Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika' and the blacks sang 'Die Stem'. Each community singing the other's anthem was the meaning of the day.
- Apartheid
- A legal system of racial segregation which, Mandela writes, left 'a deep and lasting wound' in his country and his people — an image chosen because a wound outlasts the weapon.
Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 English)
12 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 48 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
Mandela became the first ___ President of South Africa.
A.WhiteB.Foreign-bornC.AsianD.Black✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Black
Explanation: First democratically elected Black President in 1994.
- Q2Easy
Apartheid was a system of:
A.Racial segregation✓ CorrectB.EqualityC.FederalismD.CommunismAnswer: A. Racial segregation
Explanation: Legal racial separation in South Africa.
- Q3Easy
What was Mandela's boyhood freedom, as he first understood it?
A.Freedom to travel abroadB.Freedom to study lawC.Freedom to run in the fields near his mother's hut✓ CorrectD.Freedom to vote in electionsAnswer: C. Freedom to run in the fields near his mother's hut
Explanation: He begins with the freedoms of a child in the countryside.
- Q4Easy
Whom does Mandela say he was 'the sum of'?
A.The African patriots who had gone before him✓ CorrectB.The world leaders who attended his inaugurationC.The lawyers who defended him at his trialD.The prison warders who guarded himAnswer: A. The African patriots who had gone before him
Explanation: He places himself in a line of predecessors.
- Q5Easy
On what date did the inauguration take place?
A.16 June 1976B.10 May 1994✓ CorrectC.27 April 1990D.11 February 1990Answer: B. 10 May 1994
Explanation: The ceremony was held on 10 May 1994.
- Q6Medium
The inauguration ceremony was held at:
A.DurbanB.Cape TownC.JohannesburgD.Pretoria — Union Buildings✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Pretoria — Union Buildings
Explanation: Held on 10 May 1994 in Pretoria.
- Q7Medium
Mandela spent ___ years in prison.
A.10B.27✓ CorrectC.40D.5Answer: B. 27
Explanation: Imprisoned 1962–1990.
- Q8Medium
Why could Mandela not meet his obligations to his own family?
A.His family had emigrated from South AfricaB.He chose politics because he disliked family lifeC.His family refused to see himD.Apartheid made it impossible to honour both sets of obligations at once✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Apartheid made it impossible to honour both sets of obligations at once
Explanation: He describes the twin obligations as irreconcilable under that system.
- Q9Medium
Why does Mandela list Tambo, Sisulu, Luthuli, Dadoo, Fischer and Sobukwe?
A.To show how many leaders the movement had lostB.To identify the men who wrote the new ConstitutionC.To place his achievement in a line of sacrifice rather than claim it alone✓ CorrectD.To criticise those who did not join the struggleAnswer: C. To place his achievement in a line of sacrifice rather than claim it alone
Explanation: The list supports his claim to be their sum.
- Q10Hard
What is the effect of the detail that generals who could once have arrested him now saluted?
A.It shows that the generals had always supported himB.It suggests the army had seized controlC.It proves the ceremony was stagedD.It measures the scale of the change in a single image✓ CorrectAnswer: D. It measures the scale of the change in a single image
Explanation: One concrete reversal carries the whole transformation.
- Q11Hard
Why is 'a deep and lasting wound' more effective than a statistic would be?
A.It makes the damage sound smaller than it wasB.Statistics were not available to MandelaC.It names a harm that outlives the system that caused it✓ CorrectD.It avoids having to give any evidenceAnswer: C. It names a harm that outlives the system that caused it
Explanation: A wound persists after the weapon is gone — which is his point about apartheid.
- Q12Hard
Mandela defines courage as:
A.The absence of fearB.The triumph over fear✓ CorrectC.AngerD.StrengthAnswer: B. The triumph over fear
Explanation: Brave men are not those without fear, but who conquer it.
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An extract from Mandela's autobiography, opening at his inauguration on 10 May 1994 and looking back at apartheid, at his own changing idea of freedom, and at the comrades he says he is the sum of. Literature carries 40 of the 80 marks in Class 10, and this is one of its most quotable chapters. Key ideas include The inauguration, Who was sworn in, The two anthems, Apartheid.
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