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

Question: Name the act which resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.
a) The Act of Union 1707
b) Tax Reform Act, 1784
c) Commutation Act 1784
d) None of the above
Answer: a

Question: Where was the first upheaval took place in July, 1803?
a) Italy
b) France
c) Germany
d) Greece
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following reforms made the whole system in France more rational and efficient?
a) Administrative reform
b) Social reform
c) Economic reform
d) Political reform
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following was NOT among the symbols of the new Britain when a new ‘British nation’ was forged through the propagation of a dominant English culture?
a) Union Jack
b) God Save Our Noble King
c) English Language
d) Irish Language
Answer: d

Question: Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron for national unification?
a) Garibaldi
b) Otto Von Bismark
c) Mazzini
d) Matternich
Answer: b

Question: The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe, after 1871, was an area called:
a) Ottoman
b) Prussia
c) Balkans
d) Macedonia
Answer: c

Question: He was described as ‘the most dangerous enemy of our social order’ by Metternich. Who was he?
a) Lord Byron
b) Giuseppe Mazzini
c) Garibaldi
d) Napoleon
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following revolutions is called as the first expression of ‘Nationalism’?
a) French Revolution
b) Russian Revolution
c) Glorious Revolution
d) The Revolution of Liberals
Answer: a

Question: A custom union that was formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states was called:
a) Zollverein
b) Plebiscite
c) Utopian
d) All of these
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following claimed that true German culture was discovered among the common people—das volk?
a) Karol Karpinski
b) Louis Philippe
c) Carl Welcker
d) Johann Gottfried Herder
Answer: d

Question: Which one of the following attributes stands for ‘Willingness to make peace’?
a) Breastplate with eagle
b) Olive branch around the sword
c) Broken chain
d) All of the above
Answer: b

Question: In 1789, France was a full-fledged territorial state under the rule of which of the following:
a) A Federal Republic
b) An Absolute Monarch
c) A Democratic Ruler
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenth-century Europe?
a) Emphasis on social justice
b) State planned socio-economic system
c) Freedom for individual and equality before law
d) Supremacy of state oriented nationalism
Answer: c

Question: Choose the correctly matched pair from the following:
a) Otto Von Bismarck -Germany
b) Napoleon -Spain
c) Giuseppe Garibaldi -France
d) Bourbon Kings -Italy
Answer: a

Question: Sorrieu’s vision of society which is so idealistic that it is unlikely to exist is called:
a) Utopian
b) Democratic
c) Absolutist
d) Conservatist
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following reform/s was/were introduced by Napoleon?
a) Standardized system of weights and measures
b) A common national currency
c) Abolition of the feudal system
d) All of the above
Answer: d

Question: “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold.” Who among the following said this popular line?
a) Giseppe Mazzini
b) Metternich
c) Otto Von Bismarck
d) Guiseppe Garibaldi
Answer: b

Question: The French Revolution artists used the female allegory to portray which of the following ideas:
a) Liberty
b) Justice
c) Republic
d) All of these
Answer: d

Question: Who among the following was proclaimed as the first German Emperor in 1871?
a) William I
b) William II
c) Friendrich William I
d) Friedrich William II
Answer: a

Question: In visual representations, who wears a crown of oak leaves?
a) Marianne
b) Germania
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: Which of the following was NOT visualized by Frederic Sorrieu in his first print of the series of four prints made up of ‘Democratic and Social Republic’?
a) The people of America and Europe—men and women of all ages
b) Social classes marching in a long train
c) Offering homage to the Statue of Unity
d) All of these
Answer: c

Question: Choose the CORRECT option from column A and column B.

Column A Column B
(a) Absolutist (i) A vision of society
(b) Utopian (ii) A form of government
(c) Plebiscite (iii) A system of direct vote
(d) Suffrage (iv) A system of holding election
Answer: (c) Plebiscite – (iii) A system of direct vote

Question: Choose the INCORRECT option from column A and column B.

Column A Column B
(a) Frederic Sorrieu (i) A British Artist
(b) Bismarck (ii) Unification of Germany
(c) Lord Byron (iii) An English poet
(d) Karol Karpinski (iv) A Polish music composer
Answer: (a) Frederic Sorrieu-(i) A British Artist

Question: Arrange the following events of world history in increasing order of their date of occurrence
(i) Unification of Italy
(ii) Vienna Peace Settlement
(iii) Napoleonic wars begin
(iv) Unification of Germany
Options:
(a) (i)—(ii)—(iii)—(iv)
(b) (iv)—(iii)—(ii)—(i)
(c) (ii)—(i)—(iii)—(iv)
(d) (iii)—(ii)—(i)—(iv)

Answer:  d

Question: Louise Otto-Peters was a political activist who founded a women’s journal and subsequently a feminist social union.
Answer: Louise Otto-Peters was a political activist who founded a woman’s journal and subsequently a feminist political association.

Question: The Bourbon kings who had been restored to power during the conservative reaction after 1815 were now overthrown by radical conservatives.
Answer: The Bourbon kings who had been restored to power during the conservative reaction after 1815 were now overthrown by liberal revolutionaries.

Question: The 1830s were years of great political uprising in Europe.
Answer: The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.

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Question: When conservative regimes were restored to power, many liberal minded people went underground Answer: Repression

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

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

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: 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

ASSERTION-REASON QUESTIONS

The following questions consist of two statements — Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer: these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

Question:
Assertion (A) : During the years following 1818, the fear of repression drove many liberal-nationalists underground.
Reason (R) : Secret societies sprang up in many European states to train revolutionaries and spread their ideas.
Answer: D

Question:
Assertion (A) : The development of nationalism did not come about only through wars and territorial expansion.
Reason (R) : Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation: art and poetry, stories and music helped express and shape nationalist feelings.
Answer: A

Question:
Assertion (A) : Language, too, played an important role in developing nationalist sentiments.
Reason (R) : After Russian occupation, the Polish language was welcomed in schools and the Russian language was forced out.
Answer: C

Question:
Assertion (A) : The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
Reason (R) : National Assembly proclaimed a Republic, granted suffrage to all adult males above 21, and guaranteed the right to work.
Answer: B

Question:
Assertion (A) : During the 1830s, Giuseppe Garibaldi had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic.
Reason (R) : Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was neither a revolutionary nor a democratic.
Answer: D