CBSE Class 9 History The French Revolution MCQs

Question: which of these provisions form a part of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen?

a) All the options

b) Liberty means powers to do what is not injurious to others

c) They are equal in rights before the law

d) Men are born free

Answer: All the options

Question: Which of these rights were not established as natural and inalienable rights by the constitution of 1791?

a) All the options

b) Equality before the law

c) Freedom of speech and opinion

d) Right to life

Answer: All the options

Question: Which of these people were entitled to vote?

a) Only men above 25 years of age and Men who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourers wage

b) Men who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourers wage

c) Men and women above 30 years of age

d) Only men above 25 years of age

Answer: Only men above 25 years of age and Men who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourers wage

Question: According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be

a) elected indirectly

b) appointed by the king

c) a hereditary body

d) Elected directly

Answer: elected indirectly

Question: The new Constitution made France a

a) Constitutional Monarchy

b) Communist state

c) None of the options

d) Fully democratic state

Answer: Constitutional Monarchy

Question: Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 August, 1789?

a) All the options

b) Tithes were abolished

c) Clergy had to give up its privileges

d) Abolition of feudal system of obligations

Answer: All the options

Question: What did Louis XVI do, seeing the power of his revolting subjects?

a) He accorded recognition to the National Assembly and Accepted checks on his powers

b) Ordered his army to crush the revolt

c) Accepted checks on his powers

d) He accorded recognition to the National Assembly

Answer: He accorded recognition to the National Assembly and Accepted checks on his powers

Question: Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?

a) Both Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes

b) Louis XVI

c) Abbe Sieyes

d) Mirabeau

Answer: Both Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes

Question: On 20th June, the representatives of the Third Estate assembled in the indoor tennis court of Versailles for

a) Drafting a Constitution for France which limited the kings power

b) Making an appeal to support the king in times of need

c) Declaring a revolt

d) hunger strike

Answer: Drafting a Constitution for France which limited the kings power

Question: In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that

a) All the three Estates should have one vote altogether

b) None of the options

c) Each member of the three Estates should have one vote

d) Each Estate should have one vote

Answer: All the three Estates should have one vote altogether

Question: When did Louis XVI call an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?

a) 5 May, 1789

b) 10 March, 1780

c) 14 July, 1789

d) 2 January, 1775

Answer: 5 May, 1789

Question: Which of these books was written by John Locke?

a) Two Treatises on Government

b) The Social Contract

c) All the options

d) The Spirit of the Laws

Answer: Two Treatises on Government

Question: In which of these countries was the model of government as advocated by Montesquieu put into effect?

a) USA

b) China

c) USSR

d) All the options

Answer: USA

Question: The term Old Regime is usually used to describe

a) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.

b) None of the options

c) Society of France after 1789 A.D.

d) France before 1000 B.C.

Answer: Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.

Question: Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?

a) All the options

b) Middle class

c) Administrative officials

d) Lawyers

Answer: All the options

Question: What was Estates General?

a) A political body

b) Head of all landed property

c) Advisor of the king

d) Post of Army General

Answer: A political body

Question: What was the name of tax which was directly paid to the state by the Third Estate?

a) taille

b) All the options

c) livres

d) Tithes

Answer: taille

Question: What was the Subsistence Crisis which occurred frequently in France?

a) An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood

b) Subsidy in food grains

c) Large-scale production of food grains

d) None of the options

Answer: An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood

Question: What was the effect of the rise of population of France from about 23 million in 1715 to28 million in 1789?

a) Rapid increase in the demand for food grains

b) Housing problem occurred

c) All the options

d) Education became difficult

Answer: Rapid increase in the demand for food grains

Question: The word livres stands for:

a) unit of currency in France

b) None of the options

c) Tax to be paid directly to the state

d) tax levied by the Church

Answer: unit of currency in France

Question: When did the French Revolution begin?

a) July 14, 1789

b) January 10, 1780

c) August 12, 1782

d) None of the options

Answer: July 14, 1789

Question: A guillotine was _______________________

a) A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded

b) A fine sword with which heads were cut off

c) A special noose to hang people

d) None of the options

Answer: A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded

Question: Who wrote the pamphlet called What is the Third Estate?

a) Abbe Sieyes

b) Rousseau, a philosopher

c) Mirabeau, a nobleman

d) Montesquieu

Answer: Abbe Sieyes

Question: Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate

a) The Third Estate was made of the poor only

b) Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor

c) Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands

d) Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads

Answer: The Third Estate was made of the poor only

Question: In the war against Prussia and Austria, the army sang which patriotic

a) Marseillaise written by the poet Roget de Lisle

b) Viva France written by a French peasant

c) None of the options

d) Liberty, written by an unknown woman poet

Answer: Marseillaise written by the poet Roget de Lisle

Question: How does a Subsistence Crisis happen?

a) All the options

b) Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots

c) Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread

d) Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains

Answer: All the options

Question: Which of the following is not the idea of the revolutionary journalist Desmoulins about Liberty?

a) Liberty is Happiness, Reason, Equality and Justice

b) Liberty is the Declaration of Right

c) Liberty is not a child who has to be disciplined before maturity

d) Liberty is finishing off your enemies

Answer: Liberty is Happiness, Reason, Equality and Justice

Question: Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention

a) Declared France a Republic

b) All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote

c) Declared France a constitutional monarchy

d) Abolished the monarchy

Answer: Declared France a Republic

Question: That each member should have one vote was advocated by:

a) Rousseau

b) Jean Paul Marat

c) the Jacobins

d) Georges Danton

Answer: Rousseau

Question: The Third Estate comprised

a) All the options

b) Poor servants and small peasants, landless labourers

c) Peasants and artisan

d) Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc.

Answer: All the options

Question. That ‘each member should have one vote’ was advocated by :
(a) Georges Danton
(b) Rousseau
(c) Jean Paul Marat
(d) The Jacobins

Answer :   B

Question. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur?
(a) 14th July, 1789
(b) 14th July, 1798
(c) 14th June, 1789
(d) 14th June, 1798

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?
(a) Clergy and peasants
(b) Peasants and nobility
(c) First and Third Estate
(d) Clergy and nobility

Answer :  D

Question. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?
(a) Darwin
(b) Spencer
(c) Rousseau
(d) Montesquieu

Answer :  C 

Question. What did Bastille symbolize?
(a) Despotic power of the king
(b) Benevolence of the king
(c) Armed might of France
(d) Prestige and power

Answer :  A

Question. The Bastille was hated by all in France because
(a) It stood for the despotic power of the king
(b) Prison In charge tortured the inmates
(c) It was a fortress prison
(d) It housed dreaded criminals

Answer :  A

Question. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of
(a) Each member one vote
(b) Male adult franchise
(c) Universal adult franchise
(d) Estates General

Answer :  D

Question. The winged woman personified
(а) National colours of France
(b) Act of becoming free
(c) Personification of Law
(d) Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

Answer :  C

Question. French women demanded the right:
(a) to vote
(b) to be elected to the assembly
(c) to hold political office
(d) all of the above

Answer :   D

Question. Which of the following statements is untrue about the Third Estate?
(a) The Third Estate was made of the poor only
(b) Within the Third Estate some were rich and some were poor
(c) Richer members of the Third Estate owned lands
(d) Peasants were obliged to serve in the army, or build roads

Answer :   A

Question. What was the name of tax which was directly paid to the state by the Third Estate?
(a) tithes
(b) livres
(c) taille
(d) all of these

Answer :   C

Question. Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
(a) Mirabeau
(b) Jean-Paul Marat
(c) Rousseau
(d) Georges Denton

Answer :   B

Question. National Anthem of France
(a) Marseilles
(b) Vande Matram
(c) Roget de L Isle
(d) Le Moniteur Universal

Answer :  A

Question. The Estates General was last convened in
(a) 1614
(b) 1604
(c) 1416
(d) 1641

Answer :  A

Question. Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?
(a) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains
(b) The wages of the people were low
(c) There was widespread unemployment
(d) The government imposed various taxes

Answer :  A

Question. What was ‘Estates General’?
(a) Post of Army General
(b) A political body
(c) Head of all landed property
(d) Advisor of the king

Answer :   B

Question. National Anthem of France
(a) Marseilles
(b) Vande Matram
(c) Roget de L Isle
(d) Le Moniteur Universal

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?
(a) Blue-white-red
(b) Blue-green-yellow
(c) Red-green-blue
(d) Yellow-red-white

Answer :  A

Question. Which of the following symbolized Eternity?
(a) Snake biting its tail to form a ring
(b) Sceptre
(c) Eye within a triangle radiating light
(d) The Law Tablet

Answer :  A

Question. On 20th June, the representatives of the Third Estate assembled in the indoor tennis court of Versailles for
(a) hunger strike
(b) drafting a Constitution for France which limited the king’s power
(c) declaring a revolt
(d) making an appeal to support the king in times of need

Answer :   B

Question. Which of these people were entitled to vote?
(a) Only men above 25 years of age
(b) Men and women above 30 years of age
(c) Men who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer’s wage
(d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer :   D

Question. According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
(a) Elected directly
(b) appointed by the king
(c) elected indirectly
(d) a hereditary body

Answer :   C

Question. Which of these provisions form a part of the ‘Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen’?
(a) Men are born free
(b) They are equal in rights before the law
(c) Liberty means powers to do what is not injurious to others
(d) All the above

Answer :   D

Question. The Assembly elected in 1792 was called
(a) Convention
(b) Congress
(c) Congregation
(d) Council

Answer :   A

Question. Why is the period from 1793 to 1794 referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’?
(a) Louis XVI’s successor became a tyrant
(b) Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment
(c) Jacobins opted for loot and plunder
(d) None of the above

Answer :   B

Question. How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
(a) Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
(b) Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
(c) Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
(d) All the above

Answer :   D

Question. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by
(a) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
(b) Middle class and people of the Third Estate
(c) Clergy and nobility
(d) Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

Answer :   A

Question. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?
(a) Middle class
(b) Nobility
(c) Workers
(d) Peasants

Answer :   A

Question. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility
(a) Exemption from taxes to the state
(b) Right to collect dues
(c) Ownership of land
(d) Participate in wars

Answer :   A

Question. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?
(a) Fall of the Jacobin government
(b) Robespiere’s Reign of Terror
(c) Political instability of the Directory
(d) Nationalist forces

Answer :  C

Question. In the context of France, ‘the fall of Bastille’ took place on:
(a) 14th July 1789
(b) 20th June 1789
(c) 4th Aug 1789
(d) 5th May 1789

Answer :   A

Question. King Louis XVI belonged to which dynasty of kings?
(a) Hapsburg
(b) Bourbon
(c) Romanov
(d) Windsor

Answer :   B

Question. Division of power within the government was put forth in
(a) The Spirit of the Laws
(b) Two Treaties of Government
(c) Le Moniteur Universal
(d) The Social Contract

Answer :   A

Question. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?
(a) Rousseau
(b) Darwin
(c) Spencer
(d) Montesquieu

Answer :   A

Question. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
(a) John Locke
(b) Rousseau
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Voltaire

Answer :   A

Question. The term ‘Old Regime’ (France) refers to:
(a) The society and institution under an old emperor
(b) Society and institution of France before 1789
(c) The society and institution of France after 1789
(d) The society and institution of France under Jacobins

Answer :   B

Question. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of
(a) Estates General
(b) Each member one vote
(c) Male adult franchise
(d) Universal adult franchise

Answer :   A

Question. Political body of France
(a) Estates General
(b) Duma
(c) Reichstag
(d) Lok Sabha

Answer :   A

Question. Who was the King of France at the time of the Revolution?
(a) Louis XVI
(b) Louis XIV
(c) Marie Antoinette
(d) Nicholas II

Answer :   A

Question. The French Revolution took place on…..
(a) July 14, 1789
(b) July 14, 1788
(c) July 14, 1786
(d) July 14, 1785

Answer :  A

Question. The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to describe
(a) France before 1000 B.C.
(b) Society of France after 1789 A.D.
(c) Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
(d) None of the above

Answer :   C

Question. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolized
(a) Strength lies in unity
(b) Royal power
(c) Equality before law
(d) Law is the same for all

Answer :   A

Question. The winged woman personified
(a) Personification of Law
(b) National colours of France
(c) Act of becoming free
(d) Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

Answer :   A

Question. A broken chain symbolized
(a) Act of becoming free
(b) Chains used to fetter slaves
(c) Strength lies in unity
(d) Royal power

Answer :   A