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Given below is a paragraph related to the colonisation of South Africa by the English. Identify the incorrect statements within the paragraph and choose the appropriate option indicating the incorrect statements:
Given below is a paragraph related to the colonisation of South Africa by the English. Identify the incorrect statements within the paragraph and choose the appropriate option indicating the incorrect statements:
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The correct option is B (i), (v)
The actual paragragph with the changes highlighted is:
- In the Union of South Africa,European whites were a minority. But the English introduced several laws in favour of their own people. Non-whites were denied civic rights like voting, they were not allowed to acquire land in areas reserved for whites. As a result of this, 90% of the land was owned by about 20% of the population which was white. Non-whites were forced to work in mines and farms by law.
The paragraph is talking about the start of the Apartheid system and how discrimination of non-white people was legalised. The non-white people were not allowed to move freely in the country. The laws ensured that they had no right to form associations. This system of Apartheid, continued even after South Africa gained independence. It faced worldwide criticism and came to an end in 1994.
The actual paragragph with the changes highlighted is:
- In the Union of South Africa,European whites were a minority. But the English introduced several laws in favour of their own people. Non-whites were denied civic rights like voting, they were not allowed to acquire land in areas reserved for whites. As a result of this, 90% of the land was owned by about 20% of the population which was white. Non-whites were forced to work in mines and farms by law.
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