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SHORTQUESTI
ONSANDANSWERS:

Question1.
WhowasLencho?Whatwer ehismai npr
oblems?    
[CBSE2015]
Answer :
Lenchowasahar dworki
ngfarmer,wholi
vedonthecrestofalowhil
l
.Duet ot
he
hai
lstorm hi
scropswer edest
royed,soheneededmoneyt osowhisfi
eldagai
nand
supporthisfamil
y.Thesewerethemai nprobl
emsofLencho.

Question2.
Giveabr i
efdescr
ipt
ionofthevi
ewf r
om Lencho’shouse?
Answer :
Lencho’shousewassituat
edont hecrestofalowhil
landitwastheonlyonei
nthe
val
ley.Onecouldeasil
yseetheri
verandt hef
iel
dofripecornf
rom her
e.

Question3.
Whatdi dLenchocomparether ai
ndropstoandwhy ?      
[CBSE2011]
Answer :
Lenchocompar edtherai
ndropst onewcoinsbecauset hecropneededtherain
badlyanditwasthesignofgoodhar v
est.Goodharv
estmeantpr osperi
tyforLencho
asheneededt hemoneyt ofulf
ilhisbasi
cneeds.

Quest
ion4.
WhydidLenchowr i
teal
ettertoGod?
Answer:
When.Lencho’
scropswerecompletel
ydest
roy
edbyt hehail
stor
m,hewr
oteal
ett
er
toGodbecausehewast heonlyhopeinhi
sdespair
.Lenchoaskedhi
mtosend
hundr
edpesost osowhisfiel
dagai
nandsupporthisfamil
y.

Questi
on5.
Whyandhowdi dthepost
mast erhelpLencho?
Answer:
Thepostmast
erwasdeterminedt ohel
pLencho.Hedi dnotwantLencho’
sfai
thi
n
Godtobeshakensoheaskedhi sempl oyeesandfr
iendstohel
pLencho.Healso
cont
ri
butedapartofhi
ssalaryforthi
sactofchari
ty.

Questi
on6.
Howmuchmoneydi dLenchoneed?How.muchdi dheget?
Answer:
Lenchogotsev
entypesos.Hewasangryatthedi
ffer
enceasheneededhundr
ed
pesostosowthecropsagainandtosuppor
thisf
amilyti
l
lthenexthar
vest
.

Quest
ion7.
WhydidLenchonotwantthemoneyt obesentthroughmail?CBSE2016
Answer:
Lenchowrotei
nhissecondlet
terthatherecei
vedonl ysev
entypesosbutheneeded
ahundredpesos.
HerequestedGodnottosendrestofthemoneybypostsi ncethepostoff
ice
employeeswereabunchofcrooksandwoul dstealthemoney.

Question8.
Doy outhinkthatLenchowasri
ghttocall
thepostof
ficeemployeesabunchof
crooks?Whyorwhynot ?
Answer :
Lenchocal l
edthepostoffi
ceemployeesabunchofcrooksashedidnotgetful
l
moneyt hathehaddemanded.Hecoul dnotbeli
evet
hatGodhadsenthi m anyl
ess
moneysohedoubt edthesepeopl
e.Buthewasnotrighttocal
lthem abunchof
crooks.

Questi
on9.
Whatpromi sedoesMandel amakei nthebegi
nni
ngofopeningofhisoath-
taki
ng
speech?
Answer:
Mandelat hanksallt
heinternati
onalleader
sandguest
sashecallsitanoccasionof
j
oyandv ictoryforJust
ice.Hepr omisesthatt
hecount
ryshall
notagainexperi
ence
theoppressionofonebyanot her.

Questi
on10.
Whatfreedom meanttoMandelainchil
dhood? 
[CBSE2015]
Answer:
Duri
ngchildhoodthemeani
ngoff r
eedom forMandelawasquit
elimi
tedhe
consi
deredittobefreet
oruninthefi
elds,t
oswimi nthecl
earst
ream,fr
eetor
oast
meali
esandr idet
heboardbacksofslowmov i
ngbulls.

Quest i
on11.
Whydi dinaugur ationcer
emonyt akeplaceintheamphit
eatr
eformedbytheUnion
Buil
dingi nPr et
oria?
Answer :
Itwast hef i
rstdemocr at
ic,non-r
acialgovernmentt
akingoat
hinSouthAfri
ca.The
ceremonywasat tendedbydi gni
tari
esfrom morethan140countri
esar
oundthe
wor l
dandt housandsoft hepeopl eofSouthAfri
caofallt
heracestomaketheday
memor able.So,ittookplacein,t
heamphi teatr
eformedbytheUnionBui
ldi
ngin
Pretori
a.

Quest
ion12
Whataret
heideal
swhi
chMandel
asetf
ort
hef
utur
eofSout
hAf
ri
cai
nhi
sswear
ing-
i
nceremony?
Answer:
Mandelaemphasi
sedt
oli
ber
ateal
lthepeopl
efrom pover
ty,
depr
ivat
ion,
suf
fer
ing,
genderandot
herdi
scr
imi
nat
ionsi
nhissweari
ng-i
nceremony.

Quest
ion13.
WhatdidMandelathi
nkforoppressorandoppressed?
   [CBSE2011]
Answer:
Mandelaal
waysthoughtthatbothoppressorandoppr
essedar edepr
ivedofthei
r
humanit
y.Oppr
essorisaprisonerofhatr
edwhi l
eoppressedhasnoconfidencei
n
humanit
ysobothofthem needt obeli
berated.

Question14
Whatdoy ouunderst
andbyApar thei
d’?
Answer :
‘
Apar t
heid’isapol
iti
cal
sy st
em thatdi
videspeopleaccordi
ngtothei
rrace.I
nthis
system black-
col
ouredpeopleinSouthAf r
icawerenotfreeev
ent odi
schargethei
r
personalandsocialobl
igati
onsofbeingpar ent
s,sonsandhusbands,et
c.

Question15.
Descri
bet heef f
ectoft hepoli
cyofapartheidont hepeopleofSouthAfrica.
Answer :
Thepol i
cyofapar theidcouldnotbeconsideredf or
tunatefort
hepeopleofSout h
Afri
ca.Itcreateddistanceandadeepwoundi nthecountryandthepeopl e.Many
greatmenl ikeOliverTambo, Walt
trSi
sulu,YusufDadoo, Bram Fi
scher,etcwere
producedduet othebr ut
ali
tyandoppression.Theywer emenofgr eatcharact
er

Questi
on16.
Howiscour agerel
atedtothebrav
emanaccordi
ngtotheauthorofthel
esson?
Answer:
Theauthorbeli
evesthatcouragei
snott
heabsenceoffear
,butiti
sthet
riumphover
i
t.Thebravemani snottheonewhodoesnotfeelf
earofanykindbutheistheone
whohast hecouragetoconquerit
.

Quest i
on17.
Coul devery
oneful
fi
ltheobligat
ionspersonalorsoci
alinSout
hAf r
ica?
Answer :
No, every
onewasnotf r
eet oful
filt
hei
robligat
ionsbecauseofcol
ouroftheskin.I
fa
persotitr
iedtof
ulf
ilt
heirobli
gati
ons,t
heywer epunishedandisol
atedforbei
nga
rebelli
on.

Questi
on18.
WhatdidMandel areal
iseabouthisbrother
sandsister
s? 
[CBSE2012]
Answer:
Mandelareali
sedthathisbrot
hersandsi st
erswerenotfr
eeint
heirowncountr
ydue
tot
heircolour.Thefr
eedom ofeveryoneinhissoci
etywascurt
ail
ed.Hej
oinedthe
Afr
icanNat i
onalCongressandfoughtforthefr
eedom.
Quest
ion19.
WhywasNel sonMandel achangedint
oaboldman?
Answer:
Nel
sonMandel awaschangedi ntoaboldmanduet
ohis.desi
reoft
hefreedom f
or
hi
scountryandhiscountrymen.Hewantedtol
iv
eali
fewit
hdigni
tyashecouldnot
enj
oytheli
mitedfreedom.

MCQ:
(Q20-Q30)

(a)Whowerecomi ngandforwhatbeforet
heinaugur
ati
on?
(b)Whathappenedontheinaugurat
ion?
(c)Fi
ndoutthewor dt
hatmeanst hesame‘commencement’fr
om thepassage.
(d)Fi
ndthewordfrom thepassagewhichmeans‘anopenspacesurr
oundby
slopi
ngl
and’.

Answer :
(a)Dignit
ariesandwor l
dleaderswerecomingtopaytheirr
espectsbefor
ethe
i
naugur at
ion.
(b)Ont heinaugur at
ionthefir
steverdemocracy
,anon-raci
algovernmentwas
i
nstalledasav i
ctoryofgoodorev i
l.
(c)Thewor di s‘
inaugurati
on’.
(d)Thewor di s‘ampitheater
’.

(a)Whoaccompani edNel sonMandelaont heinaugurati

on?
(b)Whot ooktheoat hbef or
eMandela?Forwhat ?
(c)Fi
ndoutt hewor dfrom thepassagethathast hesamemeaningas‘maint
ain’.
(d)…….meansasmal lplatf
ormthatapersonst andsonwhengivi
ngaspeechet c.
Answer:
(a)Zenani,t
hedaught erofNelsonMandel aaccompani edhi
m onthei
naugur
ation.
(b)MrDeklerkandMrThaboMbeki t
ookoat hbeforeNelsonMandel
aasthesecondand
fi
rstdeputypresidentrespecti
vel
y.
(c)Thewor dis‘uphold’
.
(d)Thewor dis‘podium’.

(
a)HowdoesMandeladef
inet
hebrav
e?
(
b)Fi
ndawordsi
milari
nmeaningt
o‘vi
ctor
y’.

Answer:
(a)Mandel
adef
inest
hebr
aveast
heonewhohast
hecour
aget
oconquerf
ear
.
(b)Tr
iumph.