class 9 history chapter 1

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Quiz

 

1. Bastille was hated by all because
   1.   It was a fortress Prison
   2.   It harded ammunition
   3.   It stood for the despotic power of the King
   4.   All of the above
2. Who was the common enemy of France and thirteen American colonies?
   1.   Holland
   2.   Portugal
   3.   Spain
   4.   Britain
3. Who envisaged the doctrine of divine and absolute right of monarch?
   1.   John Locke
   2.   Rousseau
   3.   Montesquieu
   4.   LouisVI
4. From among which of the following political bodies the estates used to send their representatives?
   1.   Parliament
   2.   National Assembly
   3.   Estates General
   4.   Executive
5. Where is the place Versailles located?
   1.   Belgium
   2.   France
   3.   Italy
   4.   Germany
6. Which among the following was entitled as Legislature under the constitution of 1791?
   1.   National Assembly and electors
   2.   Executive and ministers
   3.   Judge and culprits
   4.   Active and passive citizens
7. Which Revolution gave the idea of liberty, freedom and equality to the world?
   1.   The American Revolution
   2.   The French Revolution
   3.   The Russian Revolution
   4.   None of these
8. In the context of France, what was 'Tithe'?
   1.   Religious tax
   2.   Salt tax
   3.   Water tax
   4.   Tobacco tax
9. What did the red cap worn by 'sans-culotters' in France symbolize?
   1.   Brotherhood
   2.   Danger
   3.   Anger
   4.   Liberty
10. What was the name of the direct tax paid by the third estate to the state?
    1.   Tithe
    2.   Taille
    3.   Livre
    4.   Revenue
11. Who wrote the book "Two Treatises of Government"?
    1.   John Locke
    2.   Jean Jacques Rousseau
    3.   Louis XN
    4.   Montesquieu
12. Which of the following groups was not benefitted by the French Revolution?
    1.   Peasants
    2.   Workers
    3.   Nobility
    4.   Agricultural labours
13. When did the French Revolution take place?
    1.   1789
    2.   1791
    3.   1792
    4.   1874
14. In which year did the women of France win the right to vote?
    1.   1746
    2.   1846
    3.   1936
    4.   1946
15. Which of the following periods was referred to as the 'Reign of Terror in France'?
    1.   1793-94
    2.   1790-91
    3.   1794-95
    4.   1792-93
16. To which dynasty of Kings did king Louis XVI belong?
    1.   Hapaburg
    2.   Bourbon
    3.   Romonov
    4.   Windsor
17. In which year was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?
    1.   1846
    2.   1848
    3.   1850
    4.   1852
18. An agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille on
    1.   14th March 1789
    2.   14th April 1789
    3.   14th June 1789
    4.   14th July 1789
19. In the context of France, the volunteers from Masseilies sang the Masseillaise, a patriotic song, when they marched into Paris. Who composed this song?
    1.   Maximillian Robespiesre
    2.   Marie Antoinette
    3.   Roget-de-L'Iste
    4.   Mirabeau
20. Who among the following individuals responded to the ideas coming from Revolutionary France?
    1.   Bhagat Singh
    2.   Ram Mohan Roy
    3.   Mahatma Gandhi
    4.   Sultan of Awadh
21. Which one of the following refer to the symbol of Royal Power?
    1.   Sceptre
    2.   The law table
    3.   Crown
    4.   Sword
22. By whom was the book 'The spirit of the laws' written>
    1.   Voltaire
    2.   John Locke
    3.   Rousseau
    4.   Montesquieu
23. In the context to France, what did the term 'The convention' stand for?
    1.   A French School
    2.   The newly elected assembly
    3.   Club
    4.   A Women's organisation
24. What is the literal meaning of 'sans-culotters?
    1.   Those without knee breeches
    2.   The red cap
    3.   Female figure of liberty
    4.   The aristrocrates
25. In which year did Napolean crown himself as emperor of France?
    1.   1798
    2.   1860
    3.   1810
    4.   1804
26. The term used for the indigeneous people in Africa South of Sahara desert is:
    1.   Gypsies
    2.   Negroes
    3.   Lamas
    4.   Mongols
27. The tax called 'Tithe' was collected from the French peasants by:
    1.   Nobles
    2.   Church
    3.   Emperor
    4.   Army Commander
28. Who was the leader of Jacobin club?
    1.   Louis XVI
    2.   Maximillan Robespierre
    3.   Napolean
    4.   Roget De L'Isle
29. Who among the following Indian's responded to the idea of Revolutionary France?
    1.   Gandhi and J.L Nehru
    2.   Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Tipu Sultan
    3.   Swami Vivekananda and Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    4.   Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
30. Who among the following introduced laws to improve the lives of women in France?
    1.   Napolean
    2.   Jacobins
    3.   Revolutionary Govt.
    4.   Directory
31. Which of the following symbolised eternity?
    1.   The law tablet
    2.   Sceptre
    3.   The Winged women
    4.   Snake biting its tail to form a ring.
32. What was Bastille?
    1.   Dynasty
    2.   Place
    3.   Fortress prison
    4.   Convent