Question

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Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows:
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Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of
conservatism. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society
- like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family-should be preserved.
Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return to the society of pre-revolutionary days.
Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that modernisation could in fact
strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy.It could make state power more effective and
stronger. A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a dynamic economy, the abolition of feudalism
and serfdom could strengthen the autocratic monarchies of Europe. In 1815, representatives of the
European powers who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met at Vienna to draw up a settlement
for Europe. The Congress was hosted by the Austrian Chancellor Duke Metternich. The delegates
drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the object of undoing most of the changes that had come
about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed
during the French Revolution, was restored to power, and France lost the territories it had and
under Napoleon. A series of states were set up on the boundaries of France to prevent French
expansion in future,
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
23.1 Which of the following statements correctly describes about European conservative
ideology?
A Preservation of believes introduced by Napoleon
B. Preservation of two sects of Christianity
C Preservation of socialist ideology in economic sphere
D. Preservation of traditionalist beliefs in state and society
23.2 Identify the purpose to convene the Vienna of Congress in 1815 from the following options
A To declare competition of German unication
B. To restore conservative regime in Europe
C. To declare war against France
D. To start the process of Italian Ualication
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