CBSE Class 10 Social Science The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe MCQs Set 05

Question: Who founded the revolutionary militia ‘Red Shirt’?
a) Wilson
b) Tsar Alexander II
c) Garibaldi
d) Matternich
Answer: c

Question: When did Industrialisation take place in France and parts of the German states?
a) 18th century
b) later 18th century
c) nineteenth century
d) mid 18th century
Answer: c

Question: Who said Cavour, Mazzini, and Garibaldi: three — her brain, her soul, her sword?
a) Victor Emmanuel
b) George Meredith
c) Louis XVIII
d) Guizot
Answer: b

Question: Which one of the following was not the feature of Napoleonic code?
a) Equality before the law
b) Universal adult franchise
c) Right to property
d) Privileges based on birth
Answer: d

Question: Which country had been part of the ‘Ottoman Empire’ since the 15th century?
a) Spain
b) Greece
c) France
d) Germany
Answer: b

Question: What was Helairia Philike?
a) A Secret Society
b) A Political Party
c) A Custom Union
d) An Allegory
Answer: a

Question: After Napoleon’s defeat, who captured the power of Europe?
a) Fascists
b) Conservatives
c) Communists
d) None of the above
Answer: b

Question: What changes did Napoleon bring about in the towns?
a) Guild restrictions were removed. Transport and communication systems were improved. Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen enjoyed a new-found freedom.
b) Transport and communication systems were improved.
c) Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmen had to pay tax
d) Guild restrictions remained as they were
Answer: a

Question: Who was Frederick Sorrieu?
a) A Revolutionary
b) Chancellor of Austria
c) King of France
d) French Artist
Answer: d

Question: Who was the king of France at the time of French Revolution?
a) Marie Antoinette
b) Louis XVI
c) Czar Nicolas
d) Edward II
Answer: b

Question: Name the state which led the process of Italian unification?
a) Rome
b) Prussia
c) Sardinia Piedmont
d) Vienna
Answer: c

Question: Which country became full-fledged territorial state in Europe in the year 1789?
a) Germany
b) France
c) England
d) Spain
Answer: b

Question: Vienna Congress was convened in 1815 for what purpose?
a) To declare completion of German Unification.
b) To restore conservative regime in Europe.
c) To declare war against France.
d) To start the process of Italian unification.
Answer: b

Question: In mid-eighteenth-century Europe what was the status of Germany, Italy and Switzerland?
a) They were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories
b) They were sovereign states
c) They were democracies
d) They were republics
Answer: a

Question: Which one was not included in the Balkan Region?
a) Croatia
b) Bosnia Herzegovina
c) Serbia
d) Spain
Answer: d

Question: Which year was known as the year of dear bread?
a) 1830
b) 1848
c) 1789
d) 1815
Answer: b

Question: Who remarked “When France Sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold”?
a) Giuseppe Mazzini
b) Metternich
c) Louis Philippe
d) Johann Gottfried
Answer: b

Question: Choose the incorrect pair from the options.

Answer: c

DIRECTION : Mark the option which is most suitable :
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.

Question:
Assertion : Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation.
Reason : Weavers in Silesia had led a revolt against contractors who supplied raw material and gave them orders for finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments.
Answer: b

Question:
Assertion : Italy was divided into seven states, of which only one was ruled by an Italian princely house.
Reason : The north was under the domination of the Bourbon kings of Spain.
Answer: c

Question:
Assertion : On 18 May 1848, 831 elected representatives revolted in the Frankfurt parliament.
Reason : The elected representatives revolted against the issue of extending political rights to women.
Answer: d

Question:
Assertion : Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories.
Reason : They were closely bound to each other inspite of their autonomous rule.
Answer: c

Question:
Assertion : The Scottish Highlanders were forbidden to speak their Gaelic language or wear their national dress, and large numbers were forcibly driven out of their homeland.
Reason : The English helped the Protestants of Ireland to establish their dominance over a largely Catholic country.
Answer: b

Question:
Assertion : Giuseppe Mazzini worked with the conservatives for the monarchy.
Reason : Italy had to continue to be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms.
Answer: d

Question:
Assertion : From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices like the idea of la patrie and le citoyen.
Reason : This was done to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
Answer: a

Question: Napoleon abolished the feudal system in various parts of Europe. State whether the statement True or False.
Answer: True

Question: Germania wears red cap, the tricolour, the cockade. State whether the statement is True or False.
Answer:  False

Question: The most serious source of nationalist tension in South-eastern Europe after 1871 was in the area called ……………….. .
Answer:  balkans

Read the source given:

The delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna with the object of undoing most of the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power, and France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon.
Answer the Question.

Question: Vienna Peace Settlement was signed in ……………….. .
Answer:  1814-1815

Question: Name the term used for the countries to the east of the Mediterranean, usually referring to Asia.
Answer:  Orient

Question: ……………….. mobilised nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe.
Answer:  Greek War of Independence.

Question: The German philosopher ……………….. claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people-das volk.
Answer:  Johann Gottfried Herder

Question: Giuseppe Mazzini was a revolutionary from ………………..
Answer:  Italy