Afrikaners indicate the people:

Question

Afrikaners indicate the people:

1. A. Of Indo-African descent in the U.S.
2. B. Indigenous tribal communities in Africa
3. C. The white minority group in South Africa (Correct answer)
4. D. More than one of the above

Correct Answer

Option C — The white minority group in South Africa

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is The white minority group in South Africa.

Key Points

• Afrikaners are the white minority community of South Africa, descended largely from Dutch, German and French Huguenot settlers who arrived at the Cape from the 17th century onwards.
• They speak Afrikaans, a language derived principally from Dutch and now one of South Africa's official languages.
• Historically the Afrikaners — earlier called Boers, meaning 'farmers' — fought the Anglo-Boer Wars against the British.
• The National Party they dominated introduced apartheid, the policy of institutionalised racial segregation, which lasted from 1948 until 1994, when Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first democratically elected President.
• The community returned to global headlines in 2025 over the question of refugee status offered by the United States.

Exam Tip

• connect this to static History — apartheid, Mandela, and Mahatma Gandhi's formative years in South Africa, where he first developed Satyagraha.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

अफ्रीकानर्स से अभिप्राय किन लोगों से है?

1. A. अमेरिका में इंडो-अफ्रीकी मूल के लोग
2. B. अफ्रीका में आदिवासी समुदाय
3. C. दक्षिण अफ्रीका में श्वेत अल्पसंख्यक समूह
4. D. उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक