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In the 18th  Century, which class of French Society had to pay taxes to the state? 

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Important Questions on The French Revolution

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Statement I: Long years of war and the cost of extravagant court of the king drained the financial resources of France.

Statement II: Only the members of the third estate had to pay taxes to the state. 

HARD
Who was the ruler of France during the French Revolution?
EASY
Which one of the following terms represents the maxim 'no man/person shall be condemned unheard'?
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What model of government did Montesquieu propose in his book ‘The Spirit of the Laws’?
HARD

Match Column A with Column Band choose the correct option-

Column A Column B
(I) Rousseau (a) Two Treatises of Government
(II) Montesquieu (b) Marseillaise
(III) Locke (c) The Social Contract
(IV) Roget de L'isle (d) The Spirit of the Laws

 

HARD

Arrange the following events of French Revolution in a chronological sequence

I) Louis XVI is guillotined

II) The Oath of the Tennis court

Ill) The Bastille fall

IV) The French Republic is declared

V) The Great Fear

HARD
A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce was _____.
HARD
Which of the following provides the most appropriate sequence of events in the context of the French Revolution?
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Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?
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Read the statements and select the correct answer form the options given below:

Statement – I: On 5th May, 1789, Louis XVI called together an assembly of the Estate General to pass proposals for new taxes.

Statement – II: The members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the principle that each estate had one vote.

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Consider the following statements.
The French Revolution came about' mainly due to the:

1. Extreme poverty of the people

2. Impact of the works of great writers

3. Cruelty of the rulers

4. Impact of impulsive reaction

Which of the above statements are correct?

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Consider the following statements:

The French Revolution came about mainly due to the:

1. Extreme poverty of the people.

2. Impact of the works of great writers.

3. Cruelty of the rulers.

4. Impact of impulsive reaction.

Which of the above statements are correct?

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Consider the following statements:

The French Revolution came about mainly due to the:
1. The extreme poverty of the people.
2. Impact of the works of great writers.
3. The cruelty of the rulers.
4. Impact of impulsive reaction.

Which of the above statements are correct?

EASY
Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?
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Which of the following statements is not correct about the Reign of Terror?