CHAPTER 1 - Nationalism in Europe MCQ (HISTORY CLASS 10)CBSE

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. When did the French Revolution start?
A. 1789
B. 1879
C. 1780
D. 1769

2. What was the political situation in France at the time of Old regime?
A. Democracy
B. Republic
C. Sovereign State
D. Absolute Monarchy

3 .What emphasised the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights  under a constitution?
A. la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen)
B. French people in common
C. French Flag
D.idea of one nation state

4. How many colours did the new French flag have?
A. two
B. tricolour
C. 4 colours
D. single colour

5.  By whom was the Estates General elected?
A. men and women
B. active citizens
C. women
D. senior citizens

6. What was the new name of the Estates General?
A. Federal Assembly
B. States Assembly
C. National Assembly
D. Peoples Assembly

7. What actions were taken in the name of the nation?
A. army was formed
B. social work was done
C. hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, custom  duties were abolished
D. regular meetings were held

8.  What type of an administrative system was set up under Napoleon?
A. Federal administrative system
B. Centralised administrative system
C. Regional administrative system
D. Decentralised administrative system

9.  Regional dialects in France were discouraged and………….., became the  common language of the nation.
A. English
B. Polish language
C. French
D. Italian

10. What mission did the revolutionaries declare as the destiny to the French. people?
A. to liberate the peoples of Europe from despotism - to help other peoples of Europe to become nations.
B. to make a one nation state
C. to become a democracy
D. to become sovereign

11. What happened when the news of the events in France reached the different. cities of Europe?
A. There was tumult
B. the people did not know how to react
C. students and other members of educated middle classes began setting up.  Jacobin clubs
D. there was confusion and dissatisfaction in the air

12. What was the purpose of the Jacobin clubs?
A. to demoralise the people
B. to speak against France
C. to hold activities and campaigns
D. to socialise among different races

13. .What was the result of the activities and campaigns held at the Jacobin clubs?
A. prepared the way for the French armies to move to different countries
B. they brought about unrest in the society
C. they brought about crime and destruction
D. there was immediate peace

14.Which countries did the French armies move into?
A. Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy
B. Holland and Italy
C. Holland and Belgium
D. Switzerland and Italy

15. What idea did the French armies carry abroad through the revolutionary wars?
A  Despotism
B. Nationalism
C. War Strategies
D. Violence and bloodshed

16. What did Napoleon do in the territory that was under his control?
A. set about introducing many reforms
B. set about war strategies
C. worked for peace
D. worked towards democratic ideas

17. What type of rule was carried out in France during Napoleon’s time?
A. Federal rule
B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. Republic

18. Napoleon had, no doubt, destroyed …………...in France.
A. Monarchy
B. Democracy
C. Federal rule
D. Sovereignty

19.  What did Napoleon do to make the system efficient and rational in France?
A. in the administrative field he had incorporated revolutionary principles
B. brought about different reforms
C. worked on military
D. worked on the financial conditions

20. What was the Civil Code of 1804 also known as?
A. the Administrative Code
B. Code of Justice
C. the Napoleonic Code

 D. the National Code