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Match the given column I with column II: 

Column I Column II
1. Subsistence Crisis (i) Refuted the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch in 'Two Treatises of Government'
2. John Locke (ii) Proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary in 'The Spirit of the Laws'
3. Jean Jacques Rousseau (iii) Occurred frequently in France during the old regime
4. Montesquieu (iv) Proposed a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives

 

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Important Questions on The French Revolution

MEDIUM
The congress held after defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte headed by Duke Metternich was held at _____.
HARD
Who was the ruler of France during the French Revolution?
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

 

MEDIUM
What model of government did Montesquieu propose in his book ‘The Spirit of the Laws’?
HARD
A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce was _____.
MEDIUM
In the 18th  Century, which class of French Society had to pay taxes to the state? 
HARD

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
Which of the following provides the most appropriate sequence of events in the context of the French Revolution?
HARD
Why did crowds of angry French women storm into bread shops during the Revolution of 1789?
EASY

What is 1 in the diagram above?

(a) Religious leaders

(b) Bourgeoisie

(c) Clergy

(d) Both (a) and (c)

MEDIUM

The timeline below is missing the descriptions of the important events during the French Revolution. Identify them by matching column A with column B and choose the correct option: 

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Column I Column II
1. A (p) Convocation of Estates General, Third Estate forms National Assembly, the Bastille is stormed, peasants revolt in the countryside.
2. B (q) France becomes a republic, the king is beheaded. Overthrow of the Jacobin republic, a Directory rules France.
3. C (r) Louis XVI becomes king of France, faces empty treasury and growing discontent within society of the Old Regime
4. D (s) Napoleon becomes emperor of France, annexes large parts of Europe.
5. E (t) Napoleon defeated at Waterloo.
6. F (s) A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the king and to guarantee basic rights to all human beings.

 

EASY
In 18th century France, the population rose to 28 million as a consequence, there was a huge increase in the prices of _____. (bread / machines)
HARD
Who supported the third estate members even though he belonged to the Nobility?
EASY

Look at the diagram below about France before the French Revolution.

What is '2' in the diagram above?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

EASY

What did the British do in order to ensure an inflow of land revenue in India?

EASY

France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from the common enemy _____ (Britain / Italy).