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Question 1.
Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Jean-Paul Marat
(c) Rousseau
(d) Georges Denton

Answer
Answer: (b) Jean-Paul Marat

Question 2.
The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
(a) monarch
(b) wealthy man
(c) businessmen
(d) press

Answer
Answer: (a) monarch

Question 3.
Who wrote an influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Abbe Sieyes
(c) Jean-Paul Marat
(d) Olympe de Gouges.

Answer
Answer: (b) Abbe Sieyes

Question 4.
Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
(a) Artisans
(b) Shopkeepers
(c) Daily-wage workers
(d) Men with property

Answer
Answer: (d) Men with property
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Question 5.
French women demanded the right:
(a) to vote
(b) to be elected to the assembly
(c) to hold political office
(d) all of the above

Answer
Answer: (d) all of the above

Question 6.
A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Australia
(d) none of the above

Answer
Answer: (a) Africa

Question 7.
Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
(a) blue cap
(b) white cap
(c) red cap
(d) green cap

Answer
Answer: (c) red cap

Question 8.
Who were not considered ‘passive citizens’?
(a) Women
(b) children
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(c) Non-propertied men

(d) wealthy people

Answer
Answer: (d) wealthy people

Question 9.
The Third Estate comprised
(a) Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
(b) Peasants and artisan
(c) Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc.
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above

Question 10.
Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
(a) Declared France a constitutional monarchy
(b) Abolished the monarchy
(c) All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
(d) Declared France a Republic

Answer
Answer: (d) Declared France a Republic

Question 11.
How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
(a) Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
(b) Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
(c) Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above
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Question 12.
Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate
(a) The Third Estate was made of the poor only
(b) Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
(c) Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
(d) Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads

Answer
Answer: (a) The Third Estate was made of the poor only

Question 13.
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

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

Question 14.
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

Answer
Answer: (a) unit of currency in France

Question 15.
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

Answer
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Answer: (a) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood

Question 16.
What was ‘Estates General’?
(a) Post of Army General
(b) A political body
(c) Head of all landed property
(d) Advisor of the king

Answer
Answer: (b) A political body

Question 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

Answer
Answer: (c) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.

Question 18.
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

Answer
Answer: (b) Two Treatises on Government

Question 19.
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
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Answer
Answer: (a) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether

Question 20.
Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Abbe Sieyes
(c) Louis XVI
(d) Both a and b

Answer
Answer: (d) Both a and b

Question 21.
Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 August,
1789?
(a) Abolition of feudal system of obligations
(b) Clergy had to give up its privileges
(c) Tithes were abolished
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above

Question 22.
According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
(a) Elected directly
(b) appointed by the king
(c) elected indirectly
(d) a hereditary body

Answer
Answer: (c) elected indirectly

Question 23.
Which of these rights were not established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights by the
constitution of 1791?
(a) Right to life
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(b) Freedom of speech and opinion

(c) Equality before the law
(d) All the above

Answer
Answer: (d) All the above

Q1. On ………………. the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded
troops to move into the city. 
A. 15 July 1779
B. 14 July 1779
C. 15 July 1789
D. 14 July 1789
 
Q2. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a
…………?
A. Peoples party
B. Peoples’ militia
C. Peoples democracy
D. Peoples presence
Q3. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the …………….. part of the
city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where they hoped to find hoarded
ammunition?
A. Eastern
B. Northern
C. Western
D. Southern
 
Q4. Why was the fortress-prison, the Bastille, hated by all? 
A. It stood for the despotic power of the king.
B. Because of dictatorship
C. Aristocracy
D. None of these
 
Q5. What was the main protest by the people?
A. Price of bread
B. Behavior of the king
C. Poverty of the people
D. High taxes
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Q6. Who said “ the task of representing the people has to be given to the rich”?
A. Mirabeau
B. Jean Paul Marat
C. Rousseau
D. Georges Denton
 
Q7. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the …….?
A. Wealthy men
B. Businessmen
C. Monarch
D. Press
 
Q8. Who wrote the influential pamphlet- ‘What is the Third Estate”? 
A. Mirabeau
B. Jean Paul Marat
C. Abbe Sieyes
D. Georges Denton
 
Q9. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin Club?
A. Artisans
B. Shopkeepers
C. Daily wage workers
D. Men with property
Q10. French women demanded the right to…..?
A. Vote
B. To be elected in the assembly
C. To hold political office
D. All
Q11. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and…..?
A. Asia
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. None
 
Q12. What did the slaves wear after becoming free?
A. Blue cap
B. Red cap
C. White cap
D. Green cap
 
Q13. Who were not considered passive citizens?
A. Women
B. Children
C. Non property men
D. Wealthy people
Q14. The third estate comprised……?
A. Poor and small peasants
B. Land less labour
C. Peasants and artisans
D. All
Q15. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?
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A. It declared France a constitutional Monarchy

B. Abolished the Monarchy
C. All men and women above 21 got the right to vote
D. Declared France a Republic
Q16. How does a subsistence crisis happen?
A. Bad harvest leads of scarcity of grains
B. Food prices rise and the poor cannot buy bread
C. Leads to disease and death
D. All
Q17. Which of the following statements is false about the Third Estate?
A. It comprised of poor only
B. Some were rich some were poor
C. Rich members owned land
D. Peasant were obliged to serve in the army
 
Q18. What was a guillotine?
A. A device consisted of two poles and a blade to behead people
B. A fine sword to behead people
C. A special noose to hang people
D. None 0f these
Q19. What does the word livres stand for?
A. Unit of currency in France
B. Tax levied by the state
C. Tax levied by the Church
D. Tax to the Landlord
 
Q20. What was Estates General?
A. Post of army general
B. A political body
C. Head of all landed property
D. Advisor of the king
 
Q21. The term old regime is used to describe……?
A. France before 1000 BC
B. Society of France after 1789
C. Society of France before 1789
D. None
 
Q22. 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
 
Q23. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded
that………
A. All the estates have one vote together
B. Each estate should have one vote
C. Each member of all three estates should have one vote each
D. None
 
Q24. Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
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A. Mirabeau
B. Abbe Sieyes
C. Louis XVI
D. A & B
 
Q25. Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on night of 4th August 1789? 
A. Abolition of feudal system
B. Clergy had to give up its privileges
C. Tithes was abolished
D. All
Q26. According to the new constitution 1791, the National Assembly was to be …… ?
A. Elected directly
B. Appointed by the king
C. Elected indirectly
D. A hereditary body
 
Q27. Which of the following is true is about Bastille Storming?
A. It was a fortress prison in France
B. It represented despotic powers
C. French common man hated Bastille
D. All
Q28. When did the fall of Bastille take place?
A. 14 July 1789
B. 20 June 1789
C. 4 August 1789
D. 5 May 1789
Q29. Which estates in France were exempted from paying taxes?
A. The first Estate
B. The second Estate
C. First and Second estate both
D. The Third estate
 
Q30. What was Tithes?
A. A tax levied by the Church
B. Tax by the state
C. Tax by the Monarch
D. None
 
Q.31. Which unit of currency was discontinued in the year 1794?  
(a) Dollar
(b) Livre
(c) Rupee
(d) Taille
Q.32. What was the tax to be paid directly to the state by all the members of the Third Estate
Known as? 
(a) tithes
(b) taille
(c) feudal dues
(d) manorial dues
 
Q.33. Who was the king of France during the French Revolution? 
(a) Louis XVIII
(b) Louis XVII
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(c) Louis XVI

(d) Louis XV
 
Q.34. An Englishman who travelled through France during the years 1787-1789 and wrote the
descriptions of his journeys was __________.
(a) George Danton
(b) Arthur Young
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
 
Q.35. Which was the political body where the three estates used to send their
representatives? 
(a) Estates General
(b) Assembly
(c) First Estate
(d) Chateau
 
Q.36. What was an estate consisting of the lord’s lands and his mansion known as? 
(a) chateau
(b) manor
(c) bastille
(d) castle
 
Q.37. When did the National Assembly of France complete the drafting of the Constitution? 
(a) 1792
(b) 1789
(c) 1774
(d) 1791
 
Q.38. For a member of the Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers
to qualify as an ____.
(a) clergy
(b) taille
(c) elector
(d) tithes
 
Q.39. Which symbol expressed the personification of law in France? 
(a) winged women
(b) sceptre
(c) eye within a triangle
(d) law table
 
Q.40. The National Anthem of France which was sung for the first time by volunteers as they
marched into Paris was ____________
(a) Marseillaise
(b) Versailles
(c) Bastille
(d) Chateaux
 
Q.41. On 21st September 1792, the monarchy was abolished and France was declared a
________.
(a) autocratic
(b) democratic
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(c) communist
(d) republic
 
Q.42. The period from _____________ was referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’.
(a) 1793-1794
(b) 1794-1795
(c) 1795-1796
(d) 1792-1793
 
Q.43. Women of France were disappointed that the Constitution of 1791 reduced them to
_________.
(a) active citizens
(b) passive citizens
(c) executive
(d) electors
 
Q.44. The women in France win the right to vote in ______. 
(a) 1946
(b) 1942
(c) 1945
(d) 1947
 
Q.45. In which century the slave trade began? 
(a) sixteenth-century
(b) fifteenth century
(c) seventeenth century
(d) eighteenth century
 
Q.46. When was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned as the Emperor of France?
(a) 1801
(b) 1802
(c) 1803
(d) 1804
 
Q.47. ______________ was regarded as the moderniser of Europe in 1804.
(a) Napoleon
(b) Olympe de Gouges
(c) Robespierre
(d) Robespierre
 
Q.48. In the year ________ Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
(a) 1814
(b) 1813
(c) 1815
(d) 1816
 
Q.49. One important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in the
summer of 1789 was the abolition of _____________.
(a) leadership
(b) censorship
(c) invading force
(d) slavery
 
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Q.50. Name the two individuals from India who responded to the ideas coming from
revolutionary France
(a) Tantia Tope and Raja Rammohun Roy
(b) Tipu Sultan and Laxmi Bai
(c) Tipu Sultan and Rammohun Roy
d) Chandrasekhar Azad and Raja Rammohun Roy
 

Answer key for Class 9 History Chapter 1 – The French

Revolution MCQs
Question No. Answer Question No. Answer
1 B 26 C
2 B 27 D
3 A 28 A
4 A 29 C
5 A 30 A
6 B 31 B
7 C 32 B
8 C 33 C
9 D 34 B
10 D 35 A
11 C 36 B
12 B 37 D
13 D 38 C
14 D 39 A
15 D 40 A
16 D 41 D
17 A 42 A
18 A 43 B
19 A 44 A
20 B 45 C
21 C 46 D
22 B 47 A
23 A 48 C
24 D 49 B
25 D 50 C
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1. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur?

(a) 14th July, 1789
(b) 14th July, 1798
(c) 14th June, 1789
(d) 14th June, 1798

2. What did Bastille symbolize?

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

3. 18th century French society was divided into

(a) Castes
(b) Four Estates
(c) Three Estates
(d) Two Estates

4. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?

(a) Clergy and peasants
(b) Peasants and nobility
(c) First and Third Estate
(d) Clergy and nobility

5. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility
(a) Right to collect dues
(b) Ownership of land
(c) Participate in wars
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(d) Exemption from taxes to the state

6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?

(a) Middle class
(b) Nobility
(c) Workers
(d) Peasants

7. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by

(a) Middle class and people of the Third Estate
(b) Clergy and nobility
(c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
(d) Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

8. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
(a) John Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Voltaire

9. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?

(a) Darwin
(b) Spencer
(c) Rousseau
(d) Montesquieu

10. Division of power within the government was put forth in

(a) 'Two Treaties of Government'
(b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'
(c) 'Le Moniteur Universal'
(d) 'The Social Contract'

11. Who was the King of France at the time of the Revolution?
(a) Louis XIV
(b) Louis XVI
(c) Marie Antoinette
(d) Nicholas II

12. Political body of France

(a) Duma
(b) Reichstag
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Estates General

13. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of

(a) Each member one vote
(b) Male adult franchise
(c) Universal adult franchise
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(d) Estates General

14. The Estates General was last convened in

(a) 1604
(b) 1614
(c) 1416
(d) 1641

15. Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?
(a) Indoor Tennis Court
(b) Hall of Mirrors
(c) Firoz Shah Ground
(d) Winter Palace

16. Members of the Third Estate were led by

(a) Louis XVI and Marie Antionette
(b) Lenin and Kerensky
(c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
(d) Rousseau and Voltaire

17. Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?
(a) To limit the powers of the king alone
(b) Do away with feudal privileges
(c) Give equal rights to women
(d) Establish a constitutional monarchy

18. A broken chain symbolized

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

19. The winged woman personified

(а) National colours of France
(b) Act of becoming free
(c) Personification of Law
(d) Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

20. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolized

(a) Royal power
(b) Equality before law
(c) Law is the same for all
(d) Strength lies in unity

21. Which of the following symbolized Eternity?

(a) Sceptre
(b) Eye within a triangle radiating light
(c) The Law Tablet
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(d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring

22. Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?
(a) Blue-green-yellow
(b) Red-green-blue
(c) Blue-white-red
(d) Yellow-red-white

23. National Anthem of France

(a) Vande Matram
(b) Roget de L Isle
(c) Le Moniteur Universal
(d) Marseilles

24. Members of the Jacobin Club were known as

(a) Conservatives
(b) Revolutionaries
(c) Terrorists
(d) San-culottes

25. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a

(a) Socialist State
(b) Democracy
(c) Communist State
(d) Republic

26. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?

(a) Fall of the Jacobin government
(b) Robespiere’s Reign of Terror
(c) Political instability of the Directory
(d) Nationalist forces

27. French legacy to the world

(a) Democracy
(b) Socialism and nationalism
(c) Republicanism
(d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality

28. In the context of France the volunteers from Marseilles sang the
Marseillaise, a patriotic song when they marched into Paris. Who composed
this song?
(a) Maximilian Robespierre
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Roget de L’Isle
(d) Mirabeau

29. What did the Red Cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?
(a) Liberty
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(b) Brotherhood
(c) Love
(d) Equality

30. Which of the following refers 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

31. The word ‘Guillotine’ during French Revolution era refers to

(a) Beheading a person
(b) Awarding a person
(c) Taxing a person
(d) Threatening a person

32. The French Revolution took place on…..

(a) July 14, 1789
(b) July 14, 1788
(c) July 14, 1786
(d) July 14, 1785

33. On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?

(a) Cruelty
(b) Treason
(c) Absolute Role
(d) Misgovernance

34. The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by
(a) The Church
(b) The emperor
(c) The Nobles
(d) Chief of the Army

35. Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?

(a) The wages of the 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

36. 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 criminals
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Answers | French Revolution | Class IX | CBSE | History

1. (a) 14th July, 1789
2. (b) Despotic power of the king
3. (c) Three Estates
4. (d) Clergy and nobility
5. (d) Exemption from taxes to the state
6. (a) Middle class
7. (c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
8. (a) John Locke
9. (c) Rousseau
10. (b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'
11. (b) Louis XVI
12. (d) Estates General
13. (d) Estates General
14. (b) 1614
15. (a) Indoor Tennis Court
16. (c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
17. (d) Establish a constitutional monarchy
18. (d) Act of becoming free
19. (c) Personification of Law
20. (d) Strength lies in unity
21. (d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring
22. (c) Blue-white-red
23. (d) Marseilles
24. (d) San-culottes
25. (d) Republic
26. (c) Political instability of the Directory
27. (d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality
28. (c) Roget de L’Isle
29. (a) Liberty
30. (c) Estates General
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31. (a) Beheading a person

32. (a) July 14, 1789
33. (b) Treason
34. (a) The Church
35. (c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains
36. (a) It stood for the despotic power of the king

Q1. The tax that was charged by the church from the peasants :
(i) Tithes
(ii) Taille
(iii) Indirect tax
(iv) Irrigation tax
Show Answer
(i) Tithes

Q2. The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
(i) monarch
(ii) wealthy man
(iii) businessmen
(iv) press
Show Answer
Q3. According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be

(i) elected indirectly

(ii) appointed by the king
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(iii) a hereditary body

(iv) Elected directly

Show Answer
(i) elected indirectly

Q4. What did Montesquieu propose?

(i) He purposed the division of separation of power.

(ii) He opposed the theory of separation of power.
(iii) He argued that legislature, legislative and judiciary should be depended on each other.
(iv) He purposed a division of power between judiciary, executive and legislature.

Show Answer
(iv) He purposed a division of power between judiciary, executive and legislature.

Q5. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
(i) Artisans
(ii) Shopkeepers
(iii) Daily-wage workers
(iv) Men with property
Show Answer
(iv) Men with property

Q6. What did Louis XVI do, seeing the power of his revolting subjects?

(i) He accorded recognition to the National Assembly and Accepted checks on his powers
(ii) Ordered his army to crush the revolt
(iii) Accepted checks on his powers
(iv) He accorded recognition to the National Assembly

Show Answer
(i) He accorded recognition to the National Assembly and Accepted checks on his powers

Q7. Which of the following were the two leaders of National Assembly of France?
(i) Mirabeau and Voltaire
(ii) Mirabeau and Rousseau
(iii) Mirabeau and Montesquieu
(iv) Mirabeau and Abbesieyes
Show Answer
(iv) Mirabeau and Abbesieyes
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Q8. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
(i) Africa
(ii) Asia
(iii) Australia
(iv) none of the above
Show Answer
(i) Africa

Q9. In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
(i) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
(ii) None of the options
(iii) Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
(iv) Each Estate should have one vote
Show Answer
(i) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether

Q10. Which period is referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror?

(i) The period from 1793 to 1794
(ii) The period from 1789 to 1794
(iii) The period from 1789 to 1785
(iv) The period from 1789 to 1799
Show Answer
(i) The period from 1793 to 1794

Q11. Upon becoming free, the slave wore:

(i) blue cap
(ii) white cap
(iii) red cap
(iv) green cap
Show Answer
(iii) red cap

Q12. Which of these books was written by John Locke?

(i) Two Treatises on Government
(ii) The Social Contract
(iii) All the options
(iv) The Spirit of the Laws
Show Answer
(i) Two Treatises on Government

Q13. When was a legislative, to free all the slaves in the French overseas possession passed?
(i) In 1783
(ii) In 1793
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(iii) In 1795
(iv) In 1794
Show Answer
(iv) In 1794

Q14. The Third Estate comprised

(i) Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
(ii) Peasants and artisan
(iii) Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc.
(iv) All the above
Show Answer
(iv) All the above

Q15. The term Old Regime is usually used to describe

(i) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.

(ii) None of the options
(iii) Society of France after 1789 A.D.
(iv) France before 1000 B.C.

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(i) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.

Q16. The French Revolution started in:

(i) 1789
(ii) 1688
(iii) 1709
(iv) 1749

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(i) 1789

Q17. How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?

(i) Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains

(ii) Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
(iii) Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
(iv) All the above

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(iv) All the above
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Q18. What was Estates General?

(i) A political body

(ii) Head of all landed property
(iii) Advisor of the king
(iv) Post of Army General

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(i) A political body

Q19. The spirit of laws was written by:

(i) Montesquieu
(ii) Rousseau
(iii) Voltaire
(iv) Locke

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(i) Montesquieu

Q20. Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate

(i) The Third Estate was made of the poor only

(ii) Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
(iii) Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
(iv) Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads

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(i) The Third Estate was made of the poor only

Q21. What was the Subsistence Crisis which occurred frequently in France?

(i) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood

(ii) Subsidy in food grains
(iii) Large-scale production of food grains
(iv) None of the options

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(i) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
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Q22. Name the French philosopher who said that the people are real masters of the rule and
king rules with their consent.

(i) Voltaire
(ii) Rousseau
(iii) Locke
(iv) Montesquieu

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(ii) Rousseau

Q23. The word livres stands for:

(i) unit of currency in France

(ii) tax levied by the Church
(iii) Tax to be paid directly to the state
(iv) none of these

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(i) unit of currency in France

Q24. When did the French Revolution begin?

(i) July 14, 1789

(ii) January 10, 1780
(iii) August 12, 1782
(iv) None of the options

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(i) July 14, 1789

Q25. The fortress-prison in France is known as:

(i) Central Jail of France

(ii) Revolutionary Jail of France
(iii) Central Jail of Revolutionary
(iv) Bastille

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(iv) Bastille
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Q26. Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?

(i) Mirabeau
(ii) Abbe Sieyes
(iii) Louis XVI
(iv) Both (i) and (ii)

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(iv) Both (i) and (ii)

Q27. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention

(i) Declared France a Republic

(ii) All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
(iii) Declared France a constitutional monarchy
(iv) Abolished the monarchy

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(i) Declared France a Republic