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Important Questions on The French Revolution

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What model of government did Montesquieu propose in his book ‘The Spirit of the Laws’?
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Why was the Bastille fort hated by the French people?
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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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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

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“The Social Contract” book was written by
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Which one of the following terms represents the maxim 'no man/person shall be condemned unheard'?
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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

 

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Which of the following provides the most appropriate sequence of events in the context of the French Revolution?
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Which of the following objects was seen as a symbol of Royal Power? 
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What was the main aim of National Assembly?
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During the Old Regime who passed the proposal for the introduction of new taxes? 
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Which right did the declaration of The Rights of Man of France proclaim?
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It was the duty of the state to protect each citizen’s natural rights.
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Given below make an Assertion (A) which is followed by a Reason (R). After carefully reading both the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) identify which among the options (1-4) given below is applicable to the question.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

2. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

3. A is true and R is false.

4. A is false but R is true.

After reading the Assertion and Reason given, choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The fortress-prison Bastille was loved and admired by everyone.

Reason (R): It symbolised the despotic power of the king.

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Which of the following was NOT a national colour of France? 
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Who attacked the Chateaux and burnt documents of manorial dues? 
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Which of the following is true about the diagram given?

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(a) This was a social class system under the Old Regime

(b) A person's birth decided the level they would belong to

(c) A person could not move from one social class to another

(d) All the above

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What changes did the Third Estate demand in the voting system in France?