CBSE Class 10 Social Science The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe MCQs Set 10

Answer: (c) Bohemia, Galicia, Austria, Hungary

Explanation:
1. Bohemia, Galicia, Austria and Hungary were regions of the Austro-Hungarian/Habsburg Empire, while the other groups are all Balkan nationalities/regions.

Teacher's Note:
a) Bohemia, Galicia, Austria and Hungary belonged to the Habsburg Empire.
b) The other three groups are all Balkan nationalities, making the Habsburg group the odd one out.

Answer: (a) Utopian

Explanation:
1. An idealistic vision unlikely to be realised is called 'utopian', describing Sorrieu's imagined world of democratic and social republics.

Teacher's Note:
a) 'Utopian' describes an idealistic vision unlikely to be realised.
b) Sorrieu's prints imagined just such an idealistic world of nations.

Answer: (b) (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:
1. Friedrich Wilhelm IV joined other monarchs against the elected assembly (IV); Louise Otto-Peters founded a women's journal (III); Carl Welcker declared men stronger and women weaker (II); and Lord Byron organised funds and fought in the Greek war of independence (I).

Teacher's Note:
a) Friedrich Wilhelm IV opposed the elected assembly; Louise Otto-Peters founded a women's journal.
b) Carl Welcker voiced a sexist view of gender roles; Lord Byron fought and funded the Greek independence cause.

Answer: (c) Plebiscite — A system of direct vote

Explanation:
1. A plebiscite is indeed a system of direct voting on a specific issue, making this the correctly matched pair.

Teacher's Note:
a) A plebiscite is a direct vote on a specific issue.
b) The other pairs mismatch the terms with incorrect definitions.

Answer: (b) Domination of the middle classes in the parliament

Explanation:
1. The Frankfurt Parliament was notably dominated by educated middle-class members, which is what this painting most likely depicted.

Teacher's Note:
a) The Frankfurt Parliament (1848) was dominated by the educated middle class.
b) It notably did not extend political rights to women, nor was it backed by conservative monarchs.

Answer: (a) Aristocratic class

Explanation:
1. This description — owning both estates and town-houses, speaking French, intermarrying across regions — matches the European aristocratic class.

Teacher's Note:
a) Owning estates and town-houses, speaking French, and intermarrying describe the European aristocracy.
b) 'Nobility' alone is too narrow, since the aristocracy here is defined by this shared cross-regional lifestyle.

Answer: (d) (I), (II), (III) and (IV)

Explanation:
1. All four statements accurately describe the Statue of Liberty as depicted in Sorrieu's work and its symbolic meaning.

Teacher's Note:
a) All four statements about the Statue of Liberty are accurate.
b) It is both a French monument and an allegorical figure of Liberty, depicted in Sorrieu's prints.

Answer: (b) (III), (IV), (I), (II)

Explanation:
1. Napoleon's invasion of Italy began the Napoleonic wars (III); this was followed by the Vienna Settlement in 1815 (IV); then the Greek struggle for independence began in the 1820s (I); and finally the 1830/1848 revolutions involving various social groups occurred (II).

Teacher's Note:
a) Correct order: Napoleonic wars → Vienna Settlement (1815) → Greek independence struggle → 1830s/1848 revolutions.
b) This traces the main chronological arc of early 19th-century European nationalism.

Answer: (b) Germany

Explanation:
1. Germania, the female allegorical figure crowned with oak leaves (symbolising heroism), represents Germany.

Teacher's Note:
a) Germania, crowned with oak leaves symbolising heroism, represents Germany.
b) This parallels Marianne representing France.

Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:
1. The controversy over women's political rights was indeed real, and this is correctly explained by prevailing social attitudes viewing women as inferior despite their active participation in liberal movements.

Teacher's Note:
a) Prevailing sexist attitudes explain why women's political rights remained controversial.
b) Both statements are true, and R correctly explains why A held, despite women's active participation.

Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation:
1. Serfdom was indeed abolished in these regions, and this is correctly explained by monarchs' strategic concessions to stem the tide of revolution.

Teacher's Note:
a) Monarchs abolished serfdom as a strategic concession to prevent revolution.
b) Both statements are true, and R correctly explains why monarchs took this step.

Answer: (a) Italy

Explanation:
1. Italy fits all three clues: its long political fragmentation, Mazzini's unification efforts, and Victor Emmanuel II's coronation in 1861.

Teacher's Note:
a) Italy was politically fragmented before unification.
b) Mazzini campaigned for its republic, and Victor Emmanuel II became king of unified Italy in 1861.

Answer: (c) Polish

Explanation:
1. Galicia, a region under Habsburg rule, was predominantly Polish-speaking.

Teacher's Note:
a) Galicia was predominantly Polish-speaking.
b) Bohemia, by contrast, had German as a dominant administrative language.