History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2012 History
Passage
The most vicious system of racial oppression was set up in South Africa. The system of racial segregation, called apartheid, was enforced in the country by the Government of the White minority led by Daniel Malan, who came to power in 1948, and by the successive governments. The non-Whites, over eighty percent of the population, were denied the right to vote, strikes were banned, Africans were deported from some specified areas, education was segregated, mixed marriages were declared illegal and immoral, and all dissent was banned under what was called the Suppression of Communism Act. Some of the greatest works of world literature, and not just political writings, were banned under the Suppression of Communism Act. Strict restrictions were imposed on the movement of Africans, and they were required to carry a pass permitting them to do so. South Africa left the Commonwealth when the policy of apartheid came under attack at the conference of the Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth countries.
What was not the aim of the 'Suppression of Communism Act' passed by the racist regime of South Africa?
ATo curb all dissent
BTo placate the capitalist countries to support the apartheid regime of South Africa ✓ Correct
CTo segregate the 'Black' and the 'White' population
DTo put social restrictions on the 'Black' population
Correct answer: (B) To placate the capitalist countries to support the apartheid regime of South Africa — Placating the capitalist countries was not an aim of the Act, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Placating the capitalist countries was not an aim of the Act, so that is the answer.
★The Suppression of Communism Act was a tool of the apartheid state to crush opposition.
★It banned all dissent and even outlawed great works of world literature.
★It supported the segregation of the Black and White populations.
★It imposed harsh social and movement restrictions on Africans through the pass system.
★It was not designed to win over foreign capitalist countries, as the passage shows.
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