The Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 History CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which organisation, founded in 1968-69, became a key vehicle for the Black Consciousness Movement among students?
The South African Students' Organisation (SASO)
The African National Congress (ANC)
The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
Answer: The South African Students' Organisation (SASO) — The South African Students' Organisation (SASO), founded in 1968-69 under Steve Biko's leadership, became a key vehicle for the Black Consciousness Movement among students.
Easy
2. From which multiracial but, in practice, white-dominated student organisation did Steve Biko break away to form SASO?
The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
The African National Congress (ANC)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
The United Democratic Front (UDF)
Answer: The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) — Biko broke away from NUSAS, which was multiracial in principle but in practice dominated by white students, to form an organisation run by and for Black students.
Medium
3. In which year were the ANC and PAC banned by the apartheid government, following the Sharpeville massacre?
Answer: 1960 — The ANC and PAC were banned in 1960, following the Sharpeville massacre, contributing to the political vacuum into which Black Consciousness later emerged.
