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on June 9, 2023, 11:18 AM
Class 10 English Chapter 2 MCQ topic Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and poem given in the chapter for term 1 exams academic session 2023-24. There are a lots of questions given for practice in CBSE first term exams. There are separate multiple choice questions as well as case based MCQs. Answers of each MCQ is also given just below the questions to help the students.
“The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheatre formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. For decades this had been the seat of white supremacy, and it was the site of a rainbow gathering of different colours and nations for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic non-racial government. On that lovely autumn day, I was accompanied by my daughter Zenani. On the podium, Mr. de Klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president. Then Thalia Mheki was sworn in as first deputy president. When it was my turn I pledged to obey and uphold the Constitution and to devote myself to the well-being of the Republic and its people. To the assembled guests and the watching world.
Q22
Name the place of white supremacy where the ceremony took place?
We who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We thank all of our country distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity. We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.
Q26
In line one the word ‘we’ refers to
[A]. The south African people who suffered due to racial discrimination.
[B]. The Whites who were the ones to exploit.
[C]. The farmers who tilled the soil.
[D]. The international guests present on Autumn Day
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The south African people who suffered due to racial discrimination.
My country is rich in the minerals and gems that lie beneath its soil, but I have always known that its greatest wealth is its people, finer and truer than the purest diamonds It is from these comrades in the struggle that I learned the meaning of courage. Time and again, I have seen men stand up to attack and torture without breaking, showing a strength and resilience. That defies the imagination. I learned that courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
Q30
What according to the passage is the real wealth of a nation
[A]. The diamonds buried under the layers of soil.
The speaker uses the phrase “time and again’ when he talks about how his countrymen risked their lives. Which of the following is NOT the correct meaning of this phrase?
It was almost impossible for a man of my birth and colour to fulfill both of these obligations. In South Africa, a man of colour who attempted to live as a human being was punished and isolated. In South Africa, a man who tried to fulfill his duty to his people was inevitably ripped from his family and his home and was forced to live a life apart, a twilight existence of secrecy and rebellion. I did not in the beginning choose to place my people above my family, but in attempting to serve my people, I found that I was pervented from fulfilling my obligations as a son, a brother, a father and a husband.
Q34
When the writer says he could not fulfill both of these obligations, he means that
[A]. He could not look after his family and his countrymen at the same time.
[B]. He could not travel because of family responsibilities.
[C]. He had to lead a secret life.
[D]. He felt greatly obliged.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
He could not look after his family and his countrymen at the same time.
Class 10 English Chapter 2 Fire and Ice MCQ Stanza 1
FIRE AND ICE Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to say that for destruction ice Is also great and would suffice.
