Question

Q7. "During the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its
ghastly work.... Every aristocrat was a traitor. ... For two hundred years now
the people had sweated, and toiled, and starved to keep a lustful court in lavish
extravagance; now the descendants of those who had helped to make these
courts brilliant had to hide for their lives."
Read the content given above and answer the following question-
i) Which generalization best summarizes the views of the author of this passage?​

Answer 1

Answer:

India, our country is a huge and beautiful land full of wonders. From the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean, Desert of Thar in the snowy mountains of Sikkim, it is a country full of beautiful landscapes and beautiful people. India is a unique country with diversity. "Unity is diversity" is the main slogan of the country.

Answer 2

Answer:

The right response is: In response to prior injustices by the clergy and nobles, the ordinary people mounted a bloody revolution. This generalisation best captures the author's viewpoints.

Explanation :

• Together, the clergy and nobility possessed 60% of the land in France.
• They were corrupt and immoral, and they lived a life of luxury.
• They used high taxes to take advantage of the average person.
• The government, the nobles, and the Church all demanded taxes from the peasants.
• The nobility was being penalised for helping the country.

• Farmers were made to perform forced labour.
• Their revenue was split at 81 percent between the aristocracy, the state, and the church.
• Less than 20% of the income went to the peasants. Thousands of people perished from starvation.
• The common people launched a bloody revolution against their oppressors as a result of this tremendous level of oppression.

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