What was the chief aim of Mandela's struggle?

Read the passage given below and then answer the questions given below the passage. Some words may be highlighted for your attention. Pay careful attention. 

July 18,1918, born to Hendry Mphakanyiswa, a Thembu chief, and Nosekeni Qunu in the Umtata district of the Transkei, at a time when virtually all of Africa was under European colonial rule. Charged with sabotage, Mandela delivered a statement during his trial in Pretoria that revealed the depth of his resolve in the fight against apartheid and his willingness to lay down his life in an effort to end white racist rule.“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people,” Mandela said. “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Two months later, he and seven other defendants were sentenced to life in prison.  



Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa after democratic elections, taking the oath of office at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the South African capital. Leaders and other dignitaries from around the world attended the historic occasion, which offered many South Africans another chance to celebrate in the streets. At the close of his inauguration speech, Mandela said: “Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world". He said, “Let freedom reign. The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement! God bless Africa! Thank you.” On June 24, 1995: Mandela strode onto the field at the Rugby World Cup final in Johannesburg, wearing South African colors and bringing the overwhelmingly white crowd of more than 60,000 to its feet. They chanted “Nelson! Nelson! Nelson!” as the president congratulated the victorious home team in a moment that symbolized racial reconciliation. Mandela’s decision to wear the Springbok emblem, the symbol once hated by blacks, conveyed the message that rugby, for so long shunned by the black population, was now for all South Africans. His assistant mentioned the following story which gives an insight into the greatness of this personality. He always made his own bed, no matter where we traveled. I remember we were in Shanghai, in a very fancy hotel, and the Chinese hospitality requires that the person who cleans your room and provides you with your food, must do that. If you do it for yourself, it could even be regarded as an insult. So in Shanghai I tried to say to him, ‘Please don’t make your own bed, because there’s this custom here.’ And he said, ‘Call them, bring them to me. ’So I did. I asked the hotel manager to bring the ladies who would be cleaning the room, so that he could explain why he himself has to make his own bed, and that they need not feel insulted. He didn’t ever want to hurt people’s feelings. He never really cared about what "big" people think of him, but he did care about what small people thought of him.”

Which of the following has a similar meaning to 'overwhelmingly' as used in the passage?

• [A] Extremely large in number
• [B] Very excited
• [C] Strongly opposed
• [D] Mad with anger

In the question four words are given out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word. 

• [A] Morace
• [B] Morase
• [C] Morass
• [D] Morrass

What signified that racial reconciliation had been restored?

• [A] Mandela's promotion of the game rugby that was considered as a game of the whites and the blacks hated it.
• [B] The white people cheering for Mandela in the rugby match when he awarded the winning team which comprised white people.
• [C] The speech that Mandela gave after his becoming the President.
• [D] His speech that he wanted to support both black and white people and wanted to ensure equal rights for everyone.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word out of the four alternatives suggested below each question.

Taking the bus can be ___________ taking a car from here.

• [A] as costly 
• [B] costly in 
• [C] costlier
• [D] as costly as

Some parts of the sentence have errors and some are correct. Find out which part has an error and mark that part as your answer. If there are no errors, mark  'No error'  as your answer.

Considering the heated argument of the workers the previous day, I don't know how the managers as well as the staff is going to decide how to vote their representative.

• [A] Considering the heated argument of the workers
• [B] the previous day, I don't know how the staff 
• [C] is going to decide how to vote their representative.
• [D] No error