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Class 9 Social Science
History The French Revolution
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Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
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Mirabeau
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Jean-Paul Marat
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Rousseau
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Georges Denton
Explanation
Jean-Paul Marat
The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the
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monarch
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wealthy man
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businessmen
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press
Explanation
monarch
Who wrote an influential pamphlet What is the third Estate’?
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Mirabeau
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Abbe Sieyes
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Jean-Paul Marat
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Olympe de Gouges.
Explanation
Abbe Sieyes
Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
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Artisans
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Shopkeepers
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Daily-wage workers
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Men with property
Explanation
Men with property
French women demanded the right:
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to vote
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to be elected to the assembly
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to hold political office
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all of the above
Explanation
all of the above
A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
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Africa
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Asia
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Australia
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none of the above
Explanation
Africa
Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
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blue cap
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white cap
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red cap
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green cap
Explanation
red cap
Who were not considered ‘passive citizens’?
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Women
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children
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Non-propertied men
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wealthy people
Explanation
wealthy people
The Third Estate comprised
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Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers
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Peasants and artisan
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Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc.
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All the above
Explanation
All the above
Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
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Declared France a constitutional monarchy
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Abolished the monarchy
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All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
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Declared France a Republic
Explanation
Declared France a Republic
How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
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Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
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Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
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Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
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All the above
Explanation
All the above
Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate
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The Third Estate was made of the poor only
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Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
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Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
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Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads
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The Third Estate was made of the poor only
A guillotine was ____________________
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A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
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A fine sword with which heads were cut off
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A special noose to hang people
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none of the above
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A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
The word livres stands for:
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unit of currency in France
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tax levied by the Church
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Tax to be paid directly to the state
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none of these
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unit of currency in France
What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
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An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
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Subsidy in food grains
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Large-scale production of food grains
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None of the above
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An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
What was ‘Estates General’?
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Post of Army General
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A political body
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Head of all landed property
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Advisor of the king
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A political body
The term ‘Old Regime' is usually used to describe
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France before 1000 B.C.
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Society of France after 1789 A.D.
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Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
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None of the above
Explanation
Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
Which of these books was written by John Locke?
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The Spirit of the Laws
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Two Treatises on Government
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The Social Contract
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All the above
Explanation
Two Treatises on Government
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
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All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
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Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
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Each Estate should have one vote
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None of the above
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All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
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Mirabeau
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Abbe Sieyes
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Louis XVI
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Both a and b
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Both a and b
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