Which of the following is true about apartheid in British South Africa?
A. Black protesters were routinely jailed, murdered and tortured.
B. While landownership was denied to the blacks, mixed marriages were allowed.
C. Blacks earned only one-fourth of what the whites did.
D. Black people were relocated to poor districts called ‘Bantustans’ or homelands.
Choose the correct answer from the options below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
A. Black protesters were routinely jailed, murdered and tortured. Correct. The White minority kept its power through military repression of Black protest.
B. While landownership was denied to the blacks, mixed marriages were allowed. Incorrect. Land ownership was denied, but mixed marriages were prohibited, not allowed.
C. Blacks earned only one-fourth of what the whites did. Correct. As a racial caste, Blacks held low-paying jobs.
D. Black people were relocated to poor districts called ‘Bantustans’ or homelands. Correct. Millions were forcibly relocated to these dirt-poor districts.
NCERT: Indian Society — Chapter 5: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion (2025-26)
Box 5.1b Race and Caste – A Cross-Cultural Comparison (page 76)
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