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HIS : The French Revolution.

Objective Type Questions :

1. A broken chain symbolized

a) Chains used to fetter slaves b) Strength lies in unity c) Royal power d) Act of becoming free

2. Which of the following was the main objective of the constitution of 1791?
a) To limit the power of the King alone
b) Do away with feudal privileges
c) Give equal rights to women
d) established a constitutional monarchy.

3. Identify the statement which is wrong with reference to Robespierre.

a) He banned the use of white flour
b) He rationed meat and bread
c) He exempted his party men from punishment
d) He converted churches into barracks or offices.

4. The reason of increased demand for food grains in France during 1715 to 1789.
a) Rapid industrialization of agriculture land
b) Big famines for many years
c) Heavy export of food grains from France to England
d) High rise in population during these years.

5. What did Bastille symbolize?

a)Benevolence of the king b) Despotic power of the king
c) Armed might of France d) Prestige and power.

6. The population of France in 1789.

a) 123 million b) 225 million c) 28 million d) 30 million

7. What is Bastille?
a) Fort b) palace c) jail d) none of these
8. Basic right set forth in Olympe de Gouges declaration.
a) Women is born free and remains equal to main in rights.
b) The goal of all political association is the preservation of the natural rights of man and woman.
c) The sources of all sovereignty reside in the nation, which is nothing but the union of woman and
man.
d) All of the above

9) What was Tithe?

a) Farmer b) Tax c) Artist d) None of these

10. ‘Two treatises of government” was written by…….

a) Rousseau b) John Lock c) Montesquieu d) None of these

11. Which of the following refer 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.

12. The National Assembly of France voted in April 1792, to declare war against.
a) Britain b) Prussia and Austria c) Italy and Germany d) Russia and Prussia

13. Reason for the Subsistence Crisis caused in France.

a) The wages of people were low
b) There was widespread unemployment
c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains.
d) The government imposed various taxes.

14. The Bastille was hated by all in France because.

a) It stood for the despotic power of the King
b) It was a fortress prison
c) Prison in charge tortured the inmates
d) It housed dreaded criminal.

15. On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?

a) Cruelty b) Treason c) Absolute rule d) Misgovernance.