Political Science and International Affairs: GK Q&A

The second-largest economy in Africa:
(a) Egypt
(b) Nigeria
(c) Sudan
(d) South Africa
Answer: (d)

South Africa is known as the:
(a) Rainbow Land
(b) Rainbow Nation
(c) Heart of Africa
(d) Horn of Africa
Answer: (b)

The legislative capital of South Africa:
(a) Pretoria
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Cape Town
(d) Bloemfontein
Answer: (c)

The administrative capital of South Africa:
(a) Durban
(b) Cape Town
(c) Bloemfontein
(d) Pretoria
Answer: (d)

The judicial capital of South Africa:
(a) Bloemfontein
(b) Durban
(c) Pretoria
(d) Cape Town
Answer: (a)

The new name of Pretoria:
(a) Tshwane
(b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg
(d) Natal
Answer: (a)

South Africa is known as the “Land of Gold and ______.”
(a) Milk
(b) Diamond
(c) Honey
(d) Silver
Answer: (b)

Kimberley mines in South Africa are famous for:
(a) Petroleum
(b) Copper
(c) Gold
(d) Coal
Answer: (c)

The former name of the Cape of Good Hope:
(a) Cape Horn
(b) Cape Agulhas
(c) Cape of Storms
(d) Cape Kennedy
Answer: (c)

Which is known as the “Tavern of the Seas”?
(a) Durban
(b) Cape Town
(c) Pretoria
(d) Port Elizabeth
Answer: (b)

The policy of racial discrimination adopted during 1948–1991:
(a) Apartheid
(b) Ghetto
(c) Holocaust
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)

Mahatma Gandhi founded the Phoenix Settlement in 1904 at:
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Pietermaritzburg
(c) Durban
(d) Pretoria
Answer: (c)

Mahatma Gandhi founded Tolstoy Farm in 1910 at:
(a) Durban
(b) Cape Town
(c) Pretoria
(d) Johannesburg
Answer: (d)

Nelson Mandela spent ______ years in prison:
(a) 21
(b) 27
(c) 30
(d) 24
Answer: (b)

Nelson Mandela was released from prison in:
(a) 1988
(b) 1989
(c) 1990
(d) 1991
Answer: (c)

The first Black President of South Africa:
(a) F. W. de Klerk
(b) Thabo Mbeki
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) Jacob Zuma
Answer: (c)

Which city is known as the Golden City?
(a) Johannesburg
(b) Durban
(c) Pretoria
(d) Cape Town
Answer: (a)

Nelson Mandela became President of South Africa in:
(a) 1991
(b) 1992
(c) 1993
(d) 1994
Answer: (d)

The world’s first heart transplant was performed in 1967 at:
(a) Cape Town
(b) Pretoria
(c) Johannesburg
(d) Durban
Answer: (a)

The largest diamond in the world obtained from South Africa:
(a) Kohinoor
(b) Cullinan
(c) Hope
(d) Star
Answer: (b)

The independent country completely surrounded by South Africa:
(a) Eswatini
(b) Namibia
(c) Lesotho
(d) Botswana
Answer: (c)

The largest city in South Africa:
(a) Pretoria
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Cape Town
(d) Bloemfontein
Answer: (b)

The number of official languages in South Africa:
(a) 10
(b) 11
(c) 12
(d) 13
Answer: (b)

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on:
(a) Ruben Island
(b) Robben Island
(c) St. Helena
(d) Corsica
Answer: (b)

Soccer City Stadium, venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is located at:
(a) Pretoria
(b) Cape Town
(c) Durban
(d) Johannesburg
Answer: (d)