Facts About World- South Africa
196. The second-largest economy in Africa:
(a) Egypt (b) Nigeria
(c) Sudan (d) South Africa
Answer: (d)
197. South Africa is known as:
(a) Rainbow Land (b) Rainbow Nation
(c) Heart of Africa (d) Horn of Africa
Answer: (b)
198. The legislative capital of South Africa:
(a) Pretoria (b) Johannesburg
(c) Cape Town (d) Bloemfontein
Answer: (c)
199. The administrative capital of South Africa:
(a) Durban (b) Cape Town
(c) Bloemfontein (d) Pretoria
Answer: (d)
200. The judicial capital of South Africa:
(a) Bloemfontein (b) Durban
(c) Pretoria (d) Cape Town
Answer: (a)
201. The new name of Pretoria:
(a) Tshwane (b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg (d) Natal
Answer: (a)
202. South Africa is known as the “Land of Gold and .........’.
(a) Milk (b) Diamond
(c) Honey (d) Silver
Answer: (b)
203. Kimberley mines in South Africa is famous for:
(a) Petroleum (b) Copper
(c) Gold (d) Coal
Answer: (c)
204. The former name of Cape of Good Hope:
(a) Cape Horn (b) Cape Agulhas
(c) Cape of Storms (d) Cape Kennedy
Answer: (c)
205.Which is known as the ‘Tavern of the seas’?
(a) Durban (b) Cape Town
(c) Pretoria (d) Pretoria
Answer: (b)
206. 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
Answer: (a)
207. In which place Gandhiji founded Phoenix settlement in 1904?
(a) Johannesburg (b) Petermaritesberg
(c) Durban (d) Pretoria
Answer: (c)
208. In which place Gandhiji founded Tolstoy Farm in 1910?
(a) Durban (b) Cape Town
(c) Pretoria (d) Johannesburg
Answer: (d)
209. South African leader Nelson Mandela spent ...... years in prison.
(a) 21 (b) 27
(c) 30 (d) 24
Answer: (b)
210.Nelson Mandela was released from jail in:
(a) 1988 (b) 1989
(c) 1990 (d) 1991
Answer: (c)
211.The first black to become the president of South Africa:
211.The first black to become the president of South Africa:
(a) FW De Clarke (b) Tabo Mbeki
(c) Nelson Mandela (d) Jacob Zuma
Answer: (c)
212. Which is known as Golden City?
(a) Johannesburg (b) Durban
(c) Pretoria (d) Cape Town
Answer: (a)
213. In which year Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa?
(a) 1991 (b) 1992
(c) 1993 (d) 1994
Answer: (d)
214. 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
Answer: (a)
215. ....... obtained from South Africa is the largest diamond in the world.
(a) Kohinoor (b) Cullinan
(c) Hope (d) Star
Answer: (b)
216. The independent country wholly surrounded by South African territory
(a) Swaziland (b) Namibia
(c) Lesotho (d) Botswana
Answer: (c)
217. The largest city in South Africa:
(a) Pretoria (b) Johannesburg
(c) Cape Town (d) Bloemfontein
Answer: (b)
218. The number of official languages in South Africa:
(a) 10 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) 13
Answer: (b)
219. In which Island Nelson Mandela was imprisoned?
(a) Ruben Island (b) Robben Island
(c) St.Helena (d) Corsica
Answer: (b)
220. Where is Soccer City Stadium, the venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup ?
(a) Pretoria (b) Cape Town
(c) Durban (d) Johannesburg
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