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The French Revolution

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Q. 1
Which of the following were national colours of France?
A
Red-blue-yellow
B
Blue-white-red
C
Red-yellow-white
D
Red-white-black
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Q. 2
When Louis XVI ascended the throne of France?
A
1773
B
1776
C
1775
D
1774
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Q. 3
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
Directory - Seven member executive body
B
Louis XVI - Executed on 21 January 1793
C
Pain d'égalité - White flour bread
D
Robespierre - Guillotine inventor
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Q. 4
The Bastille symbolized:
A
Despotic power of the king
B
Armed might of France
C
Benevolence of the king
D
Prestige and power
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Q. 5
French society in the 18th century was divided into three estates, and only members of the ______ paid taxes.
A
Nobility and clergy
B
Second estate
C
First estate
D
Third estate
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Q. 6
Political body of France
A
Lok Sabha
B
Duma
C
Estates General
D
Reichstag
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Q. 7
Members of the Third Estate were led by:
A
Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
B
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
C
Lenin and Kerensky
D
Rousseau and Voltaire
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Q. 8
Who was King in France at the time of the Revolution?
A
Louis XVI
B
Louis XIV
C
Nicholas II
D
Marie Antoinette
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Q. 9
A broken chain symbolizes:
A
Strength lies in unity
B
Chains used to fetter slaves
C
Royal power
D
Act of becoming free
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Q. 10
When was slavery abolished in French Colonies?
A
1851
B
1848
C
1849
D
1850
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Q. 11
Main aim of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
A
To establish the right to bear arms
B
To guarantee freedom of religion
C
To protect natural and inalienable rights
D
To promote the right to private property
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Q. 12
Louis XVI was sentenced to death on the charge of ___________.
A
Heresy
B
Sedition
C
Blasphemy
D
Treason
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Q. 13
National anthem of France sung by Marseilles volunteers?
A
The Star-Spangled Banner
B
God Save the Queen
C
La Marseillaise
D
Ode to Joy
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Q. 14
Storming of the Bastille
A
14th July, 1798
B
14th July, 1789
C
14th June, 1789
D
14th June, 1798
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Q. 15
Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?
A
Nobility
B
Peasants
C
Middle class
D
Workers
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Q. 16
Which of the following constituted the privileged class?
A
Peasants and nobility
B
Clergy and nobility
C
First and Third Estate
D
Clergy and peasants
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Q. 17
18th century French society was divided into:
A
Four Estates
B
Castes
C
Three Estates
D
Two Estates
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Q. 18
A broken chain stands for the act of becoming free.
A
False
B
True
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Q. 19
What is feudalism?
A
A classless system.
B
Peasants owned the land.
C
To be a crowned king.
D
A social system in medieval Europe.
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Q. 20
Who wrote ‘The social contract’?
A
Rousseau
B
Montesquieu
C
Voltaire
D
John Locke
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Q. 21
Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of?
A
Each member one vote
B
Each Estate one vote
C
Universal adult franchise
D
Male adult franchise
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Q. 22
Marseillaise composed by poet Roget de L'Isle was sung for the first time by volunteers from Marseilles as they marched into Paris and so got its name.
A
False
B
True
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Q. 23
Term for extreme situation where basic livelihood is endangered?
A
Tithes
B
Subsistence crisis
C
Estate privileges
D
Feudal dues
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Q. 24
On what pretext was Louis XVI sentenced to death?
A
Revolt
B
Treason
C
Helping Austria
D
None of the above
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Q. 25
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
The Law Tablet - Symbol of ignorance
B
Red Phrygian cap - Symbol of unity
C
The bundle of rods or fasces - Symbol of freedom
D
Sceptre - Symbol of royal power
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Q. 26
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
Clergy - Group in the Church
B
Livre - Tax on agricultural produce
C
Taille - Tax levied by the Church
D
Tithe - Tax paid directly to the state
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Q. 27
The burden of financing activities of the state through taxes was borne by the _____ alone.
A
Second estate
B
Fourth estate
C
First estate
D
Third estate
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Q. 28
Term for sudden overthrow of a government by a small group?
A
Reformation
B
Revolution
C
Insurrection
D
Coup d'état
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Q. 29
The greatest achievement of the National Assembly convened in France in 1789 was:
A
Issuing of Declaration of Rights.
B
The passing of laws checking the power of the monarch.
C
Establishment of a new judiciary.
D
Establishment of a new legislature.
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Q. 30
How many members constituted a Directory?
A
Six
B
Seven
C
Eight
D
Five
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Q. 31
Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?
A
Increase in population led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains.
B
The government imposed various taxes.
C
The wages of the people were low.
D
There was widespread unemployment.
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Q. 32
Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?
A
Fall of the Jacobin government
B
Robespierre's Reign of Terror
C
Political instability of the Directory
D
Nationalist forces
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Q. 33
The Bastille was hated by all in France because:
A
It housed some dreaded criminals
B
Its commander tortured the inmates
C
It stood for the despotic power of the King.
D
It was a fortress prison
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Q. 34
The third estate enjoyed:
A
Privileges by birth
B
Feuded privileges
C
Both (a) and (b)
D
No Privilege
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Q. 35
In Paris, most people were protesting against the high price of bread.
A
True
B
False
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Q. 36
What was the convention in the context of revolutionary France?
A
A French school
B
The newly elected assembly
C
A women organisation
D
The club
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Q. 37
The winged woman personified?
A
National colours of France
B
Act of becoming free
C
Personification of Law
D
Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance
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Q. 38
The tax paid to the church by 3rd estate was-
A
Tithe
B
Religion
C
Taille
D
Income
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Q. 39
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
2nd estate - Clergy
B
3rd estate - Big businessmen, merchants, etc.
C
3rd estate - Nobility
D
1st estate - Nobility
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Q. 40
Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?
A
Indoor Tennis Court
B
Hall of Mirrors
C
Firoz Shah Ground
D
Winter Palace
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Q. 41
The term Old Regime (France) refers to:
A
The society and institution of France under the Jacobins.
B
Society and institution of France before 1789.
C
The society and institution under an old Emperor.
D
The society and institution of France after 1789.
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Q. 42
The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility
A
Exemption from taxes to the state
B
Right to collect dues
C
Participate in wars
D
Ownership of land
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Q. 43
Bundle of rods or fasces symbolize?
A
Royal power
B
Equality before law
C
Law is the same for all
D
Strength lies in unity
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Q. 44
Which estates enjoyed privileges by birth?
A
Clergy
B
Nobility
C
The third estate
D
Both Clergy and Nobility
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Q. 45
Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
A
Montesquieu
B
Louis XVI
C
Voltaire
D
John Locke
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Q. 46
What did the red cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?
A
Equality
B
Liberty
C
Love
D
Brotherhood
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Q. 47
French legacy to the world?
A
Liberty, Freedom and Equality
B
Democracy
C
Republicanism
D
Socialism and nationalism
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Q. 48
The society of estates was part of the:
A
Ryotwari system
B
Zamindari system
C
New Revenue system
D
Feudal system
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Q. 49
Event leading to declaration of war against Prussia and Austria?
A
The election of the Convention
B
The storming of the Tuileries Palace
C
The Marseillaise becoming the national anthem
D
The signing of the Constitution by Louis XVI
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Q. 50
Group founded in 1783 opposing planters' interests?
A
The Convention
B
The Society of the Friends of the Blacks
C
The National Assembly
D
The Mosaic Club
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Q. 51
Choose the correctly matched pair.
A
Arthur Young - French revolutionary leader
B
Louis XVI - Called the Estates General in 1789
C
Mirabeau - President of the National Assembly
D
Abbé Sieyès - Leader of the peasant revolts
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Q. 52
Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by:
A
Thomas Hobbes and Voltaire
B
John Locke and Rousseau
C
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
D
Montesquieu and Adam Smith
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