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STD 9 Social Studies FRENCH REVOLUTION Roll No. :
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Question 1 2 3 4 Marks Obtained Total Marks Signature of Examiner :
Marks Obtained 40 Date : 13-04-2024
SECTION A () Multiple choice questions. [15]
1. Which of the following did the French revolutionaries introduced to create a sense of
collective identity among the people?
(A) Conquering other countries.
(B) The ideas of fa patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen).
(C) Removing the monarchy.
(D) Taking part in American independence.
2. ______ consists of the freedom to do everything which does not causes injuries to others:
(A) Equality (B) Fraternity (C) Liberty (D) Sovereign
3. On 21st of the September 1792 monarchy was abolished and France was declared a
_______.
(A) Socialist state. (B) Democratic State. (C) Communist state. (D) Republic.
4. What are the national colours of France?
(A) White-red-purple. (B) Blue-red-black. (C) Blue-white-red. (D) Red-yellow-green.
5. How does a subsistence crisis happen?
(A) Bad harvest leads of scarcity of grains.
(B) Food prices rise and the poor cannot buy bread.
(C) Leads to disease and death.
(D) All.
6. Who were not considered passive citizens?
(A) Women. (B) Children.
(C) Non property men. (D) Wealthy people.
7. Simplicity of clothes was the symbol of _______ in France:
(A) Liberty. (B) Fraternity. (C) Equality. (D) None of these.
8. The term old regime is used to describe ____?
(A) France before 1000 BC. (B) Society of France after 1789.
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(C) Society of France before 1789. (D) None.
9. What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
(A) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood.
(B) Subsidy in food grains.
(C) Large-scale production of food grains.
(D) None of the above.
10. In the year ________ Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
(A) 1814 (B) 1813 (C) 1815 (D) 1816
11. What did the red cap worn by Sans Culottees in France symbolise?
(A) Brotherhood. (B) Danger. (C) Anger. (D) Liberty.
12. The National Assembly completed the draft of the Constitution in _____.
(A) 1719 (B) 1774 (C) 1791 (D) 1725
13. The _____ Estate was least prosperous in France:
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) None of these
14. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the ____?
(A) Wealthy men. (B) Businessmen. (C) Monarch. (D) Press.
15. What was Estates General?
(A) Post of army general. (B) A political body.
(C) Head of all landed property. (D) Advisor of the king.
SECTION A () In the question given below, there are two statements marked as [2]
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and chose the correct option:
16. Assertion (A) : The Estates General was a political body.
Reason (R) : Only royal family members can participate in the body.
(a) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
(b) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
17. Assertion (A) : The ideas of philosophers were discussed intensively in salons and coffee
houses and spread among people through books and newspapers.
Reason (R) : These were frequently read aloud in groups for the benefit of those who could
not read or write.
(a) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion
(A).
(b) Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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SECTION A () State Whether The Sentences Are True Or False.[1 Marks Each] [3]
18. The burden of financial activities of state during the old regime was borne by the church
alone.
19. In France, all citizens were allowed to vote:
a. True.
b. False.
20. The first estate comprised of nobility.
SECTION A () Fill In The Blanks With Correct Alternative.[1 Marks Each] [3]
21. ______ was the most successful political club.
22. The tax "Tithe’ was collected from the French peasants by the _______.
23. ______ was the staple food of the people of France.
SECTION A () Answer The Following Questions In One Sentence.[1 Marks Each] [17]
24. What is a guillotine?
25. When did women finally get the right to vote in France?
26. What was one of the most revolutionary social reforms of the Jacobin regime?
27. What was the reason for the Bastille being hated by all in France.
28. What happened in France on 21 September 1792?
29. Between which three continents triangular slave trade was held?
30. What was the Estates General?
31. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the
French Revolution.
32. What was name of the National Anthem of France?
33. Who was the king at the time of Revolution took place in France in 1789?
34. What idea did the Law Tablet convey?
35. When was the draft of the National Assembly’s constitution completed and what was its
main objective?
36. What was ‘Marseillaise’?
37. What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaim?
38. How was the division of power suggested by philosopher Montesquieu?
39. In the Constitution of 1791, the powers were divided among which three institutions?
40. Mention two characteristics of the middle class who emerged in the eighteenth century.
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