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question_answer1)
The Bastille was hated by all because
A)
it stood for the despotic power of the King done
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B)
it situated on a top of a hill done
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C)
prisoners belonged only to the poor section of society done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer2)
When did Luis XVI become the King of France?
A)
In 1770 done
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B)
In 1772 done
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C)
In 1774 done
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D)
In 1787 done
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question_answer3)
Austrian Princess Marie Antoniette was married to.............
A)
Louis (XIII) done
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B)
Louis (XIV) done
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C)
Louis (XV) done
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D)
Louis (XVI) done
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question_answer4)
The word lives stand for..............
A)
Unit of currency in France done
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B)
Tax levied by the Church done
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C)
Tax levied by the State done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer5)
France helped......... American colonies to gain their independence from Britain under the leadership of Louis (XVI).
A)
10 done
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B)
11 done
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C)
12 done
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D)
13 done
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question_answer6)
Which of the following statements is are incorrect about the Third Estate?
A)
Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands. done
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B)
Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor. done
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C)
The Third Estate was made of the poor only. done
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D)
Peasants were obliged to serve in the army or build roads. done
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question_answer7)
Group of persons invested with special functions in the church is known as
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Priest done
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B)
Father done
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C)
Clergy done
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D)
AII of these done
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question_answer8)
Peasants were obliged to serve the lords by
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working in his house and fields done
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B)
serving in the army done
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C)
participating in building roads done
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D)
AII of the above done
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question_answer9)
A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce is known as............
A)
Tithe done
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B)
Livre done
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C)
Taille done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer10)
In the French society, the tax to be paid directly to the state is known as ..........................
A)
Taxim done
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B)
Taille done
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C)
Tithe done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer11)
The population of France rose from 23 million in 1715 to ......... million in ................
A)
28, 1789 done
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B)
30, 1750 done
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C)
35, 1760 done
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D)
40, 1789 done
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question_answer12)
What was the reason of increased demand for food grains in France during 1715 to 1789?
A)
Rapid industrialisation of agriculture land. done
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B)
Famines for many years. done
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C)
Heavy export of food grains from France to England. done
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D)
High rise in population during these years. done
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question_answer13)
What was the Subsistence Crisis which occurred frequently in France?
A)
Large-scale production of food grains. done
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B)
An extreme situation endangering the means of livelihood. done
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C)
Financial crises in the form of inflation. done
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D)
Subsidy in food grains. done
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question_answer14)
The term 'Old Regime' usually used to describe............
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France before 1000 B.C. done
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B)
Society of France after 1889 done
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C)
Society and Institutions of France after 1789 A.D. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer15)
The eighteenth century witnessed the emergence of which new social group in France?
A)
Working Class done
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B)
Nobility done
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C)
Middle Class done
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D)
Tribal Class done
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question_answer16)
Division of power within the government was put forth in
A)
Two Treaties of Government done
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B)
'The Spirit of the Laws' done
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C)
'Le Moniteur Universal' done
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D)
'The Social Contract' done
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question_answer17)
Name the philosopher who refuted the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch?
A)
John Locke done
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B)
Descartes done
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C)
David Hume done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer18)
............proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.
A)
Montesquieu done
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B)
Descartes done
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C)
Rousseau done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer19)
The......... Constitution and its guarantee of individual rights inspired the political thinkers of France.
A)
British done
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B)
Greek done
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C)
American done
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D)
German done
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question_answer20)
'The Spirit of Laws' was written by .................
A)
John Locke done
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B)
Montesquieu done
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C)
Rousseau done
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D)
Arthur Young done
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question_answer21)
Which of the following model has been proposed in 'The Spirit of Laws'?
A)
Constitutional Monarchy system. done
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B)
Division of power within the government between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. done
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C)
Communist system. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer22)
The members of National Assembly were led by............
A)
Mirabeau done
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B)
Abbe Sieyes done
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C)
Both (a) and (b) done
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D)
Jean-Paul Marat done
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question_answer23)
......... believed in the necessity of feudal privileges in society and brought out a journal and delivered powerful speeches.
A)
Mantesquieu done
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B)
Rousseau done
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C)
Mirabeau done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer24)
'What is the Third Estate'? was written by
A)
Mirabeau done
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B)
Abbe Sieyes done
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C)
Montesquieu done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer25)
When did Louis XVI called an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?
A)
5th May, 1789 done
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B)
5th May, 1790 done
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C)
5th May, 1791 done
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D)
5th May, 1792 done
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question_answer26)
Which of the following books is written by John Locke?
A)
The Social Contract done
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B)
The Spirit of the Laws done
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C)
Two Treatises of Government done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer27)
Which of the following statement defines Chateau?
A)
Castle belongs to a King. done
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B)
Stately residence belongs to noblemen. done
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C)
Castle belongs to the Army Chief. done
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D)
Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer28)
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that...............
A)
each member of the Three Estates should have one vote. done
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B)
each Estate should have one vote. done
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C)
all the Three Estates should have one vote altogether. done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer29)
Which of the following provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4th August, 1789?
A)
Abolition of Feudal system of obligations done
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B)
Clergy had to give up its privileges done
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C)
Tithes were abolished done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer30)
On ......... the agitated crowd of France stormed and destroyed the Bastille.
A)
14th July, 1789 done
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B)
10th June, 1788 done
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C)
15th July, 1780 done
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D)
20th July, 1789 done
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question_answer31)
......... is an estate consisting of the lard's londs and his mansion.
A)
Chateau done
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B)
Mason done
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C)
Manor done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer32)
The representatives of the Third Estate assembled in the indoor tennis court of Versailles for................
A)
Declaring a report. done
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B)
Drafting a Constitution for France which limited the Kings power. done
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C)
Making an appeal to support the King in times of need. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer33)
Which of the following forms a part of the Declaration of Rights of Man and citizen?
A)
Men are born free. done
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B)
They are equal in rights before the law. done
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C)
Liberty means power to do what is not injurious to others. done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer34)
According to the new Constitution 1791, the National Assembly was to be .................
A)
Elected directly done
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B)
Appointed by the king done
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C)
Elected indirectly done
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D)
A hereditary body done
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question_answer35)
The National Assembly of France completed the draft of the Constitution in.........
A)
1789 done
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B)
1790 done
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C)
1791 done
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D)
1792 done
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question_answer36)
The citizens who voted the members of the National Assembly should be
A)
citizen of France done
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B)
only men above 25 years of age done
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C)
men who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourers wage done
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D)
All of the above done
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question_answer37)
Louis XVI had signed the Constitution and he entered into secret negotiations with the King of.............
A)
Austria done
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B)
Prussia done
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C)
Spain done
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D)
Greece done
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question_answer38)
Which of the following is incorrect about Marseillaise?
A)
The Marseillaise is the National Anthem of France. done
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B)
The Marseillaise is a patriotic song. done
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C)
This song is composed by Poet Roget de L'lsle. done
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D)
The song was first sung by the Jacobians. done
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question_answer39)
Which among the following statement defines convent?
A)
Building belonging to a community devoted to an economic life. done
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B)
Building belonging to a community devoted to a religious life. done
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C)
Building belonging to a community devoted to a social life. done
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D)
Building belonging to a community devoted to a political life. done
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question_answer40)
Which statement is incorrect about the National Assembly?
A)
It abolished the feudal system. done
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B)
It abolished the slavery in France. done
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C)
It drafted the constitution. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer41)
The National Assembly of France voted in April 1792, the declare war against ..................
A)
Britain and Germany done
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B)
Prussia and Austria done
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C)
Italy and Germany done
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D)
Russia and Prussia done
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question_answer42)
Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?
A)
Declared France a Constitutional Monarchy done
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B)
Abolished the monarchy done
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C)
Declared France a Republic done
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D)
Granted Right to vote to all done
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question_answer43)
Louis XVI was executed publicly at the Place de la Concorde on.............
A)
26th January, 1793 done
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B)
21st January, 1793 done
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C)
21st January, 1794 done
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D)
26th January, 1794 done
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question_answer44)
Who wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights to Women and Citizen'?
A)
Olympe de Gouges done
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B)
Abee Sieyes done
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C)
Mirabeau done
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D)
None of these done
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question_answer45)
Who seized the power after the fall of the Jacobian government?
A)
Common People done
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B)
Descendants of Louis XVI done
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C)
Wealthy Middle Class done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer46)
When did French women march to Versailles and brought the king Louis XVI back with him to Paris?
A)
5th October, 1788 done
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B)
5th October, 1789 done
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C)
10th October, 1789 done
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D)
10th October, 1790 done
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question_answer47)
In which year Slavery was finally abolished in the French colonies?
A)
1846 done
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B)
1847 done
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C)
1848 done
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D)
1849 done
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question_answer48)
What did Bastille symbolise?
A)
Benevolence of the king done
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B)
Despotic power of the king done
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C)
Armed might of France done
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D)
Prestige and power done
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question_answer49)
Who among the following reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobian regime?
A)
Louis XIV done
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B)
Robespierre done
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C)
Napoleon done
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D)
Marat done
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question_answer50)
Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?
A)
Fall of the Jacobian government done
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B)
Robespieres Reign of Terror done
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C)
Political instability of the Directory done
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D)
Nationalist Forces done
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question_answer51)
When did Napoleon Bonaparte crown himself as Emperor of France?
A)
1798 done
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B)
1800 done
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C)
1804 done
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D)
1806 done
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question_answer52)
One major effect of Napoleon's rule of France was that it led to .............
A)
an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church. done
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B)
massive emigration to the Americas. done
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C)
trade agreements with Great Britain. done
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D)
a restoration of political stability. done
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question_answer53)
A guillotine was................
A)
A fine sword with which heads were cut off. done
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B)
A special noose to hang people. done
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C)
A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer54)
The primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the..........
A)
Increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate done
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B)
Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte done
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C)
Actions of Prince Mettermich done
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D)
Execution of Louis XVI done
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question_answer55)
The editor of the newspaper, 'L' Amidu peuple (The friend of the people) was ...............
A)
Mirabeau done
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B)
Abbe Sieye's done
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C)
Tean-Paul Marat done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer56)
The painting by ............ used many symbols to convey the content of the declaration of rights.
A)
Le Barbier done
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B)
Jacques - Lovis David done
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C)
Olympe de Gange done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer57)
......... is the symbol of royal power.
A)
The law tablet done
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B)
The bundle of rods or fasces done
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C)
Sceptre done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer58)
Red Phrygian cap symbolises
A)
Cap worn by a revolutionary done
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B)
Cap worn by an active citizen done
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C)
Cap worn by a slave upon becoming free done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer59)
The most successful political club was
A)
Jacobin done
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B)
convent done
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C)
Avant-garde done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer60)
Women in France won the right to vote in
A)
1920 done
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B)
1925 done
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C)
1935 done
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D)
1946 done
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question_answer61)
What did the artist want to depict in this picture?
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The poor men brought everything for his lord. done
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B)
The noblemen bought the grains from the peasant in a low rate. done
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C)
The nobleman was the spider and the peasant was the fly. done
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D)
Both (a) and (c) done
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question_answer62)
What is the significance of the given picture?
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A)
It describes the emancipation of slaves. done
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It suggests the conditions of slave trade. done
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C)
It depicts the uncivilised African Slaves. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer63)
What is the name of this couple in the picture?
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A)
Sans-culottes couple done
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B)
Jacobin couple done
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C)
Noble couple done
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D)
Revolutionary couple done
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question_answer64)
The special features about this painting is/are
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It is one rare paintings by a woman artist. done
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The painting is a female allegory of liberty. done
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It symbolises the new constitution of France. done
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Both (a) and (b) done
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question_answer65)
What is the meaning of this picture depicted below?
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A)
The Reign of Terror gives Justice. done
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B)
The fat reducing press symbolises exploitation. done
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C)
The fat reducing press symbolises justice. done
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D)
None of the above done
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question_answer66)
Match the following.
List I |
List II |
A. |
The Broken Chains |
1. |
Personification of the law |
B. |
The Bundle of Rods |
2. |
Act of becoming free |
C. |
Sceptre |
3. |
Strength lies in unity |
D. |
The Winged Woman |
4. |
Symbol of royal power |
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer67)
Match the following.
List I |
List II |
A. |
French Colonies |
1. |
Bordeaux, Nantes |
B. |
Port Cities related to slave trades |
2. |
Extravagant Court |
C. |
Palace of Versailles |
3. |
Martinique, San Domingo |
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer68)
Match the column
List I |
List II |
A. |
Louis XVI |
1. |
Political Body |
B. |
Rousseau |
2. |
Noble Family |
C. |
Mirabeau |
3. |
The Fortress-prison |
D. |
Estates General |
4. |
The Social Contract |
E. |
Bastille |
5. |
Bourbon Family |
A)
B)
C)
D)
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question_answer69)
Map Based Questions Directions Q. Nos. 69-71) Study the map given below and answer the questions that follow.
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Identify the port marked as A and D related to the slave trade.
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A)
Bordeaux, Nantes done
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B)
Paris, Toyes done
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C)
Marseilles, Lyon done
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D)
Nantes, Dijon done
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question_answer70)
Identify the capital of France marked as B in the map.
A)
Romilly done
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B)
Paris done
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C)
Lille done
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D)
Marseilles done
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question_answer71)
Identify the place marked as C in the map where volunteers sang National Anthem of France.
A)
Marseilles done
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B)
Bordeaux done
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C)
Paris done
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D)
Nantes done
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