Questions and Answers
Class 9, Chapter 1 - The French Revolution | NCERT
1.
Which king ruled France when revolution began?
Louis XVI
Match society estates with their descriptions.
4.
3rd estate
peasants, servants, artisans, lawyers
Which statements are true?
5.
Peasants made up about 90% of 18th century France.
True
6.
Tithe was a tax levied by church, comprising one-fifth of agricultural produce.
False
7.
France helped American colonies to fight Britain for independence.
True
8.
In 1789, French population reached 28 million.
True
9.
The Spirit of the Laws was written by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
False
10.
What was the name of a political body French king had to convocate to raise taxes?
Estates General
11.
Which of French society estates were obligated to pay taxes?
3rd state
12.
What was the unit of currency in France before the revolution and when it was discounted?
It was livre, which was discounted in 1794.
13.
To whom taille tax was paid?
state
Which statements are true?
14.
When Louis XVI ascended the throne, he was 42 years old.
False
15.
Subsistence crisis is an extreme situation where most influental and rich society groups do not pay taxes.
False
16.
Professions such as lawyers, scholars or administrative officials were members of third estate.
True
17.
Who proposed a division of power within the government between
the legislative, the executive and the judiciary?
Montesquieu
18.
1774
Louis XVI becomes king of France
19.
1789
outbreak of French Revolution
20.
1791
new constitution of France
21.
1792
France declared a republic
22.
1793
execution of Louis XVI
23.
When did Louis XVI called together assembly of the Estates General? How many representatives each estate had?
On 5 May1789. First estate had 300representative, second estate 300and third estate 600.
Which statements are true?
24.
During Estates General convocation, each member had one vote.
False
25.
The Social Contract was written by Jean Jacques Rousseau.
True
26.
The representatives of third estate left Estates General and gathered in tennis court in the grounds of Versailles to draft a constitution.
True
27.
National Assembly was created on 1 July 1789.
False
28.
Abbé Sieyès was a priest.
True
29.
What was the direct cause of destruction of Bastille?
The king ordered troops to enter Paris.
30.
What kind of system was introduced in France by the constitution of 1791?
constitutional monarchy
31.
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 manabove 25years of age and pay taxes to at least 3days of labourer's wage.
32.
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
33.
On which countries France declared war on April 1792?
Austria, Prussia