Question

1. When Louis XVI ascended the throne of France?
(i) 1773
(ii) 1774
(iii) 1775
(iv) 1776

2. The word livres stands for :
(i) unit of currency in France
(ii) A tax to be paid directly to state
(iii) A tax levied by the Church
(iv) none of these

3.What was ‘Estates General’?
(i) Head of the Army
(ii) A political body
(iii) Persons of high rank in state administration
(iv) Head of Chruch

4. Name of the book written by John Locke.
(i) Two Treatises on Government
(ii) The Spirit of the Laws
(iii) The Social Contract
(iv) None of the Above

5. Political body of France
(a) Duma
(b) Reichstag
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Estates General

6.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

7.The Estates General was last convened in
(a) 1604
(b) 1614
(c) 1416
(d) 1641

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. A broken chain symbolized
(a) Chains used to fetter slaves
(b) Strength lies in unity
(c) Royal power
(d) Act of becoming free

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?
(a) Blue-green-yellow
(b) Red-green-blue
(c) Blue-white-red
(d) Yellow-red-white

23. National Anthem of France
(a) Vande Matram
(b) Roget de L Isle
(c) Le Moniteur Universal
(d) Marseilles

24. Members of the Jacobin Club were known as
(a) Conservatives
(b) Revolutionaries
(c) Terrorists
(d) San-culottes

25. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a
(a) Socialist State
(b) Democracy
(c) Communist State
(d) Republic

26. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?
(a) Fall of the Jacobin government
(b) Robespiere’s Reign of Terror
(c) Political instability of the Directory
(d) Nationalist forces

27. French legacy to the world
(a) Democracy
(b) Socialism and nationalism
(c) Republicanism
(d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality

28. In the context of France the volunteers from Marseilles sang the Marseillaise, a patriotic song when they marched into Paris. Who composed this song?
(a) Maximilian Robespierre
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Roget de L’Isle
(d) Mirabeau

29. What did the Red Cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?
(a) Liberty
(b) Brotherhood
(c) Love
(d) Equality

30. Which of the following refers to the political body representing the three estates of pre-revolutionary France?
(a) Parliament of France
(b) National Assembly
(c) Estates General
(d) Estates Committee

31. 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

32. The French Revolution took place on…..
(a) July 14, 1789
(b) July 14, 1788
(c) July 14, 1786
(d) July 14, 1785

33. On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?
(a) Cruelty
(b) Treason
(c) Absolute Role
(d) Misgovernance

34. The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by
(a) The Church
(b) The emperor
(c) The Nobles
(d) Chief of the Army​

Answer 1

Answer:

1)b)1774

2)a)unit of curreency. in france

3)Head of the Army

4)Two Treatises on Government

5)Estates General

6)Estates General

7)1614

15)Indoor Tennis Court

16)Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes

17)Establish a constitutional monarchy

18)Act of becoming free

19)Personification of Law

20)Equality before law

21)Snake biting its tail to form a ring

22)Blue-white-red

23)Marseilles

24)San-culottes

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