(a) Egypt (b) Nigeria (c) Sudan (d) South Africa
Ans: d
2. South Africa is known as:
(a) Rainbow Land (b) Rainbow Nation
(c) Heart of Africa (d) Horn of Africa
Ans: b
3. The legislative capital of South Africa:
(a) Pretoria (b) Johannesburg
(c) Cape Town (d) Bloemfontein
Ans: c
4. The administrative capital of South Africa:
(a) Durban (b) Cape Town (c) Bloemfontein (d) Pretoria
Ans: d
5. The judicial capital of South Africa:
(a) Bloemfontein (b) Durban (c) Pretoria (d) Cape Town
Ans: a
6. The new name of Pretoria:
(a) Tshwane (b) Durban (c) Johannesburg (d) Natal
Ans: a
7. South Africa is known as the "Land of Gold and ______”.
(a) Milk (b) Diamond. (c) Honey (d) Silver
Ans: b
8. Kimberley mines in South Attica is famous for:
(a) Petroleum (b) Copper (c) Gold (d) Coal
Ans: c
9. Former name of Cape of Good Hope:
(a) Cape Horn (b) Cape Agulhas
(c) Cape of Storms (d) Cape Kennedy
Ans: c
10. Which is known as the Tavern of the seas'?
(a) Durban (b) Cape Town (c) Pretoria (d) Pretoria
Ans: b
11. The policy of racial discrimination that was adopted by the White government during the period 1948-1991.
(a) Apartheid (b) Ghetto (c) Holocaust (d) None of these
Ans: a
12. In which place Gandhiji founded Phoenix settlement in 1904?
(a) Johannesburg (b) Petermaritesberg
(c) Durban (d) Pretoria
Ans: c
13. In which place Gandhiji founded Tolstoy Farm in 1910?
a) Durban (b) Cape Town (c) Pretoria (d) Johannesburg
Ans: d
14. South African leader Nelson Mandela spent _____ years in prison.
(a) 21 (b) 27 (c) 30 (d) 24
Ans: b
15. Nelson Mandela was released from jail in:
(a) 1988 (b) 1989 (c) 1990 (d) 1991
Ans: c
16. The first black to become the president of South Africa:
(a) FW De Clarke (b) Tabo Mbeki
(c) Nelson Mandela (d) Jacob Zuma
Ans: c
17. Which is known as Golden City?
(a) Johannesburg (b) Durban (c) Pretoria (d) Cape Town
Ans: a
18. In which year Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa?
(a) 1991 (b) 1992 (c) 1993 (d) 1994
Ans: d
19. The first heart transplant surgery in the world was done by Dr. Christian Bernard in _____ on December 3, 1967.
(a) Cape Town (b) Pretoria (c) Johannesburg (d) Durban
Ans: a
20. _____ obtained from South Africa is the largest diamond in the world.
(a) Kohinoor (b) Cullinan (c) Hope (d) Star
Ans: b
21. The independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory
(a) Swaziland (b) Namibia (c) Lesotho (d) Botswana
Ans: c
22. The largest city in South Africa:
(a) Pretoria (b) Johannesburg
(c) Cape Town (d) Bloemfontein
Ans: b
23. The number of official languages in South Africa:
(a) 10 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 13
Ans: b
24. In which Island Nelson Mandela was imprisoned?
(a) Ruben Island (b) Robben Island
(c) St. Helena (d) Corsica
Ans: b
25. Where is Soccer City Stadium, the venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
(a) Pretoria (b) Cape Town (c) Durban (d) Johannesburg
Ans: d
