Question

Socially and politically, a landed aristocracy was the dominant class on the
continent. The members of this class were united by a common way of life that
cut across regional divisions. They owned estates in the countryside and also
town-houses. They spoke French for purposes of diplomacy and in high society.
Their families were often connected by ties of marriage. This powerful aristocracy
was, however, numerically a small group. The majority of the population was
made up of the peasantry. To the west, the bulk of the land was farmed by
tenants and small owners, while in Eastern and Central Europe the pattern of
landholding was characterised by vast estates which were cultivated by serfs.
In Western and parts of Central Europe the growth of industrial production and
trade meant the growth of towns and the emergence of commercial classes whose
existence was based on production for the market. Industrialisation began in
England in the second half of the eighteenth century, but in France and parts of
the German states it occurred only during the nineteenth century. In its wake,
new social groups came into being: a working-class population, and middle
classes made up of industrialists, businessmen, professionals. In Central and
Eastern Europe these groups were smaller in number till late nineteenth century.
It was among the educated, liberal middle classes that ideas of national unity
following the abolition of aristocratic privileges gained popularity.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option
23.1) Which of the following statements correctly describes about aristocracy?
a) Owned landholding Eastern and Central Europe
b) Owned estates in the countryside and also town-houses.
c) a working-class population, and middle classes made up of
industrialists, businessmen, professionals
d) People with educated, liberal ideology
23.2) Why French was spoken among the aristocrats?
a) To get connected by ties of marriage
b) To show that they are literate
c) for purposes of diplomacy and in high society
d) To rule the working class easily
23.3) What led to the emergence of a middle class?
a) To develop as a working-class population
b) the growth of industrial production and trade
c) Wanted to be aristocrats
d) Owned the bulk of the land and developed as huge farms.
23.4) What ideology demarcated liberals from other groups?
a) Wanted to remain as the dominant class on the continent.
b) Believed ideas of national unity and the abolition of aristocratic
privileges.
c) The majority of the population that was surviving on peasantry
d) Followed diplomatic and high society life

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

23.1) ans.

b) Owned estates in the countryside and also town-houses.

23.2) ans.

c) for purposes of diplomacy and in high society

23.3) ans.

b) the growth of industrial production and trade

23.4) ans.

b) Believed ideas of national unity and the abolition of aristocratic

privileges.