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Class 9, Chapter 1 - The French Revolution | NCERT
All questions and answers from this set. French society during the end of Late Eighteength Century, The Outbreak of the Revolution, France becomes Republic, woman rights, abolition of slavery. History class 9 chapter 1 exercise test and solutions.
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Question 1
Which king ruled France when revolution began?
Louis XVI
Question 2
Match society estates with their descriptions.
1st estate
clergy
2nd estate
nobility
3rd estate
peasants, servants, artisans, lawyers
Question 3
Which statements are true?
Peasants made up about 90% of 18th century France.
True
Tithe was a tax levied by church, comprising one-fifth of agricultural produce.
False
France helped American colonies to fight Britain for independence.
True
In 1789, French population reached 28 million.
True
The Spirit of the Laws was written by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
False
Question 4
What was the name of a political body French king had to convocate to raise taxes?
Estates General
Question 5
Which of French society estates were obligated to pay taxes?
3rd state
Question 6
What was the unit of currency in France before the revolution and when it was discounted?
It was
livre
, which was discounted in 1794
.Question 7
To whom taille tax was paid?
state
Question 8
Which statements are true?
When Louis XVI ascended the throne, he was 42 years old.
False
Subsistence crisis is an extreme situation where most influental and rich society groups do not pay taxes.
False
Professions such as lawyers, scholars or administrative officials were members of third estate.
True
Question 9
Who proposed a division of power within the government between
the legislative, the executive and the judiciary?
Montesquieu
Question 10
Match dates.
1774
Louis XVI becomes king of France
1789
outbreak of French Revolution
1791
new constitution of France
1792
France declared a republic
1793
execution of Louis XVI
Question 11
When did Louis XVI called together assembly of the Estates General? How many representatives each estate had?
On
5 May
1789
. First estate had 300
representative, second estate 300
and third estate 600
.Question 12
Which statements are true?
During Estates General convocation, each member had one vote.
False
The Social Contract was written by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
True
The representatives of third estate left Estates General and gathered in tennis court in the grounds of Versailles to draft a constitution.
True
National Assembly was created on 1 July 1789.
False
Abbé Sieyès was a priest.
True
Question 13
What was the direct cause of destruction of Bastille?
The king ordered troops to enter Paris.
Question 14
What kind of system was introduced in France by the constitution of 1791?
constitutional monarchy
Question 15
Who was entitled to vote in new French political system?
Those people were called active citizens. To become an active citizen one had to be
man
above 25
years of age and pay taxes to at least 3
days of labourer's wage.Question 16
What inalienable rights were included in Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
freedom of opinion
freedom of speech
right to life
equality before law
Question 17
On which countries France declared war on April 1792?
Austria
Prussia