MCQ Class 10 Social Science Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

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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

Question. Which of the following was NOT visualized by Frederic Sorrieu in his first print of 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

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

Question. A government or system of rule that has no restraints on the powers exercised is called:
(a) Absolutist
(b) Utopian
(c) Democratic
(d) Conservatist

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

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

Question. Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenthcentury 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.

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

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)

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

Question. In which year entire Central Italian states were united with Piedmont?
(a) March 1859
(b) March 1860
(c) March 1861
(d) March 1862

Question. Choose the incorrect pair from the options.

Question. Who led the famous expedition of the ‘Thousand to the South Italy’?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(b) Count Camillo Cavour
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Kaiser William I

Question. Assertion (A) After Russian occupation in Poland, Polish language was forced out of schools and Russian language was imposed in place of it.
Reason (R) The Clergies in Poland used Polish language for religious instruction and used it as a weapon against the Russian dominance.
Codes
(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. Following image is the Frankfurt Parliament in the Church of St Paul. When this Parliament convened in the church of St. Paul, who were admitted only as observers to stand in the visitors gallery?

(a) Women
(b) Peasant class
(c) Non-propertied men
(d) All of these

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question. What do the saints, angels and Christ symbolise in the utopian vision?
(a) Equality among people
(b) Fraternity among nations
(c) Freedom of nations
(d) Resentment against nations

Question. When was the first clear expression of nationalism noticed in Europe?
(a) 1787
(b) 1759
(c) 1789
(d) 1769

Question. Which language was spoken for purposes of diplomacy in the mid 18th century in Europe?
(a) German
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Spanish

Question. Liberal-national mainly belong to which class?
(a) Elite class
(b) Educated middleclass elite
(c) Working class
(d) Artisans

Question. What territories did the Habsburg Empire rule over?
(a) Austria
(b) Romania
(c) Hungary
(d) Both (a) and (c)

Question. Why was the Treaty of Vienna drawn up in 1815?
(a) To abolish tariff barriers
(b) To restore the monarchies
(c) To divide the German Confederation of 39 states
(d) None of these

Question. Name the Italian revolutionary from Genoa.
(a) Metternich
(b) Johann Gottfried
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) None of these

Question. Who followed the policy of Golden Mean?
(a) Matternich
(b) Mazzini
(c) Louis Philippe
(d) Duke of Orleans

Question. Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of __ .
(a) Liberalism
(b) Conservatism
(c) Radicalism
(d) Nationalism

Question. The autocratic monarchies of __ began to introduce the changes that had already taken place in Western Europe before 1815. 
(a) Eastern Europe only
(b) Central and Eastern Europe
(c) Central Europe only
(d) Western and Central Europe

Question. Who believed that established, traditional institutions of state and society – like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family – should be preserved?
(a) Conservatives
(b) Communalist
(c) Moderates
(d) Liberals

Question. In 1861 “he” was proclaimed king of united Italy. Identify “he”. 
(a) Otto von Bismarck
(b) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(c) Cavour
(d) Victor Emmanuel II

Question. Ideas of national unity in early-nineteenth-century Europe were closely allied to the ideology of __ . 
(a) Liberalism
(b) Centralism
(c) Globalism
(d) Privatization

Question. The print of “The Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics” was prepared by whom?
(a) Frédéric Sorrieu
(b) Pablo Picasso
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Leonardo da Vinci

Question. Why was the Treaty of Vienna drawn up in 1815?
(a) To divide the German Confederation of 39 states
(b) To restore the monarchies
(c) To abolish tariff barriers
(d) None of these

Question. Name the religious composition of Ireland.
(a) Catholics and Protestants
(b) Buddhists and French
(c) Protestants and Buddhists
(d) Catholics and French

Question. What do you mean by the French word “La patria”? 
(a) Motherland
(b) Community land
(c) Reserved land
(d) Fatherland

Question. Read the following events relating to the year 1848 and tick the incorrect event.
(a) Barricades were erected and Louis Philippe was forced to flee.
(b) National workshops to provide employment were set up.
(c) Food shortages and widespread unemployment brought the population of Paris out on the roads.
(d) National Assembly proclaimed a Constitutional Monarchy, granted suffrage to all adult males above 18, and guaranteed the right to work.

Question. What do the saints, angels and Christ symbolise in the utopian vision?
(a) Resentment against nations
(b) Equality among people
(c) Freedom of nations
(d) Fraternity among nations

Question. What was Helairia Philike?
(a) A Secret Society
(b) A Political Party
(c) A custom Union
(d) An Allegori

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

Question. Who was Frederick Sorrieu?
(a) A Revolutionary
(b) Chancellor of Austria
(c) King of Frame
(d) French Artist

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Question. Which one was not included in the Balkan Region?
(a) Croatia
(b) Bosnia Harzegovina
(c) Serbia
(d) Spain

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Vienna Peace Settlement was signed in ……………….. .

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

Question. ……………….. mobilised nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe.

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

Question. Giuseppe Mazzini was a revolutionary from ………………..

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