Question

MCQ
Q.9. A guillotine was ____

(a) A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded

(b) A fine sword with which heads were cut off

(c) A special noose to hang people (d) none of the above

Q.10. When did the French Revolution begin?

(a) July 14, 1789 (b) January 10, 1780 (c) August 12, 1782 (d) None of the above

Q.11.The word livres stands for:

(a) unit of currency in France (b) tax levied by the Church

(c) Tax to be paid directly to the state (d) none of these

Q.12.What was the effect of the rise of population of France from about 23 million in 1715 to28

million in 1789?

(a) Education became difficult (b) Rapid increase in the demand for food grains

(c) Housing problem occurred (d) All the above

Q.13.What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?

(a) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood (b) Subsidy in food grains

(c) Large-scale production of food grains (d) None of the above

Q.14.What was the name of tax which was directly paid to the state by the Third Estate?

(a) Tithes (b) livres (c) taille (d) all of these

Q.15.What was ‘Estates General’?

(a) Post of Army General (b) A political body (c) Head of all landed property (d) Advisor of the king

Q.16Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?

(a) Lawyers (b) Administrative officials (c) Middle class (d) All the above

Q.17. The term ‘Old Regime' is usually used to describe

(a) France before 1000 B.C. (b) Society of France after 1789 A.D.

(c) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D. (d) None of the above

Q.18. In which of these countries was the model of government as advocated by Montesquieu

put into effect?

(a) USA (b) China (c) USSR (d) All the above

Q.19.Which of these books was written by John Locke?

(a) The Spirit of the Laws (b) Two Treatises on Government(c) The Social Contract (d) All the above

Q.20.When did Louis XVI call an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?

(a) 2 January, 1775 (b) 10 March, 1780 (c) 5 May, 1789 (d) 14 July, 1789

Q.21. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that

(a) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether(c) Each Estate should have one vote

(b) Each member of the three Estates should have one vote (d) None of the above​

Answer 1

We are required to choose the correct answer from the options which are given after the sentence.

• The first sentence is  A guillotine was _ and the correct answer is (a).
• The second sentence is 'When did the French Revolution begin?' and the correct answer is (d).
• The third sentence is 'The word livres stands for' and the correct answer is (a).
• The fourth answer to the question asked is (b).
• The fifth sentence is 'What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?' and the correct answer is (a).
• The sixth answer to the question asked is (c).
• The seventh sentence is 'What was ‘Estates General'  and the correct answer is (c).

• The eighth sentence is 'Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?' and the correct answer is (c).

• The ninth sentence is 'The term ‘Old Regime' is usually used to describe' and the correct answer is (a).
• The tenth sentence is ' In which of these countries was the model of government as advocated by Montesquieu put into effect?' and the correct answer is (b).
• The eleventh sentence is ' Which of these books was written by John Locke?' and the correct answer is (c).
• The twelfth sentence is 'When did Louis XVI call an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?' and the correct answer is (c).
• The thirteenth sentence is '  In the meeting of the Estates-General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that' and the correct answer is B

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Answer 2

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