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1· MCQ Based Questions-

Q1. What did Bastille symbolize?

(a) Benevolence of the king

(b) Despotic power of the king

(c) Armed might of France

(d) Prestige and power

Q2. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?

(a) Clergy and peasants

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(b) Peasants and nobility

(c) First and Third Estate

(d) Clergy and nobility

Q3. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?

(a) Middle class

(b) Nobility

(c) Workers

(d) Peasants

Q4. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility-

(a) Right to collect dues

(b) Ownership of land

(c) Participate in wars

(d) Exemption from taxes to the state

Q5. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by-

(a) Middle class and people of the Third Estate

(b) Clergy and nobility

(c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau

(d) Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

Q6. Political body of France-

(a) Duma

(b) Reichstag

(c) Lok Sabha

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(d) Estates General

Q7. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of-

(a) Each member one vote

(b) Male adult franchise

(c) Universal adult franchise

(d) Estates General

Q8. 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

Q9. Members of the Third Estate were led by

(a) Louis XVI and Marie Antionette

(b) Lenin and Kerensky

(c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes

(d) Rousseau and Voltaire

Q10. Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?

(a) To limit the powers of the king alone

(b) Do away with feudal privileges

(c) Give equal rights to women

(d) Establish a constitutional monarchy

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Q11. A broken chain symbolized-

(a) Chains used to fetter slaves

(b) Strength lies in unity

(c) Royal power

(d) Act of becoming free

Q12. The winged woman personified-

(а) 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

Q13. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolized-

(a) Royal power

(b) Equality before law

(c) Law is the same for all

(d) Strength lies in unity

Q184. Which of the following symbolized Eternity?

(a) Sceptre

(b) Eye within a triangle radiating light

(c) The Law Tablet

(d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring

Q15. National Anthem of France-

(a) Vande Matram

(b) Roget de L Isle

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(c) Le Moniteur Universal

(d) Marseilles

Q16. Members of the Jacobin Club were known as-

(a) Conservatives

(b) Revolutionaries

(c) Terrorists

(d) San-culottes  

Q17. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a

(a) Socialist State

(b) Democracy

(c) Communist State

(d) Republic

Q18. What did the Red Cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?

(a) Liberty

(b) Brotherhood

(c) Love

(d) Equality

Q19. The word ‘Guillotine’ during French Revolution era refers to-

(a) Beheading a person

(b) Awarding a person

(c) Taxing a person

(d) Threatening a person

Q20. The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by-

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(a) The Church

(b) The emperor

(c) The Nobles

(d) Chief of the Army

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Answer 1

Answer:

MCQ

1). OPTION. B 2). OPTION D

3). 4)

5) 6) OPTION D

7). 8)

9). 10)

11) 12) OPTION C

13) OPTION D 14) OPTION D

15)

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

1. (b) Despotic power of the king
2. (d) Clergy and nobility
3. (a) Middle class
4. (d) Exemption from taxes to the state
5. (c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
6. (d) Estates General
7. (a) Each member one vote
8. (a) Indoor Tennis Court
9. (c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
10. (d) Establish a constitutional monarchy
11. (d) Act of becoming free
12. (c) Personification of Law
13. (d) Strength lies in unity
14. (d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring
15. (d) Marseilles
16. (d) San-culottes
17. (d) Republic
18. (a) Liberty
19. (a) Beheading a person
20. (a) The Church

Explanation:

1. The Bastille reflected the King's despotic power because it housed many inmates who were imprisoned without trial.
2. Clergy and Nobility were members of a privileged social stratum. In addition to feudal rights, they held certain specific privileges.
3. The educated Middle Class thought that no one in society should be favoured by birth. Rather, a person's social standing must be determined by his abilities.
4. In the 18th century, the most important privilege enjoyed by clergy and nobles in France was exemption from governmental taxes. The third estate was the only one that had to pay taxes.
5. Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau are the correct answers because they were political thinkers who advocated for a society based on freedom, equal laws, and opportunities, as they promoted the vision of a society where privileges are earned and equal opportunities for all, regardless of class.
6. France's political body is the Estates-General. In 1789, the clergy (First Estate), nobility (Second Estate), and commoners (Third Estate) met in a national assembly to represent the French estates of the kingdom.
7. Members of the Third Estate demanded that the entire assembly have elections now, with each member having one vote.
8. The representatives of the Third Estate announced themselves to be the National Assembly on the Indoor Tennis Court.
9. On the 20th of June, Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes led the members of the 3rd estate who gathered in the hall of an indoor tennis court in Versailles' grounds.
10. The purpose of the 1791 Constitution was to establish constitutional monarchy and sovereignty.
11. The emancipation from slavery was symbolised by a broken chain.
12. During the French Revolution, the winged woman was used as a political symbol to represent the embodiment of the law. This sign has been used to educate illiterate citizens about the French Revolution and to inspire them to participate in it.
13. Rods in a bundle, fasces: the symbol of strength in unity. A single rod can readily be broken, but a complete bundle cannot.
14. The ouroboros is an old symbol of a snake or serpent devouring its own tail, which represents infinity and the birth and death cycle, among other things.
15. The national anthem of France is "La Marseillaise." The song was written in 1792 at Strasbourg by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle when France declared war on Austria. It was originally named "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin."
16. San Culottes were the members of this society who wore long striped pants worn by dockworkers as a statement of equality.
17. The proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy (French: Proclamation de l'abolition de la royauté) was a proclamation issued by the National Convention of France on September 21, 1792, declaring the abolishment of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic.
18. The San-culottes' red caps are a symbol of liberty.
19. During the French Revolution, the term 'guillotine' meant to behead someone.
20. The Church was in charge of collecting a levy known as 'Tithes.'