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Revision for Class X

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

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1.

Pick out the correct definition to define the term ‘Plebiscite’.

a)

Plebiscite is a direct vote by which only the female members of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.

b)

Plebiscite is a direct vote by the female members of a matriarchal system to accept or reject a proposal.

c)

Plebiscite is a direct vote by only a chosen few from the total population of a parti-cular region to accept or reject a proposal.

d)

Plebiscite is a direct vote by which all the citizens of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.

2.

Ernst Renan believed that the existence of nations is a necessity because

a)

it ensures protection to all inhabitants.

b)

it ensures liberty to all inhabitant citizens

c)

it ensures Parliamentary form of govern-ment to its inhabitants.

d)

it ensures jobs and good health to all its inhabitants.

3.

Which of the following countries did not attend the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Prussia

d)

Switzerland

4.

The first great revolution which gave the clear idea of nationalism with its core words: ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was:

a)

The Russian Revolution

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The American Revolution

d)

India’s First War of Independence

5.

The Civil Code of 1804 in France is usually known as:

a)

The French Revolutionary Code

b)

Napoleonic Code

c)

European Imperial Code

d)

The French Civil Code

6.

The Napoleonic Code was exported to which of the following regions?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Regions under French control

d)

Poland

7.

The liberal nationalism stands for:

a)

freedom for the individual and equality before law.

b)

preservation of autocracy and clerical privileges.

c)

freedom for only male members of society and equality before law.

d)

freedom only for senior citizens.

8.

Who among the following formed the secret society called ‘Young Italy’?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Giuseppe Mazzini

c)

Metternich

d)

Johann Gottfried Herder

9.

The term ‘Universal Suffrage’ means:

a)

the right to vote and get elected, granted only to men.

b)

the right to vote for all adults.

c)

the right to vote and get elected, granted exclusively to property owning men.

d)

the right to vote and get elected, granted only to educated men and women.

10.

Which Treaty recognized Greece

as an independent nation:

a)

Vienna 1815

b)

Constantinople 1832

c)

Warsaw 1814

d)

Leipzig 1813

11.

Who said ‘When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold’?

a)

Garibaldi

b)

Bismarck

c)

Mazzini

d)

Duke Metternich

12.

Who played the leading role in the unification of Germany?

a)

German Emperor (formerly King of Prussia) — Kaiser William I.

b)

Otto Von Bismarck (Prussian Chief Minister).

c)

Johann Gottfried Herder — German philosopher.

d)

Austrian Chancellor — Duke Metternich.

13.

Three wars over seven years with Austria, Denmark, Germany and France, ended in

a)

Danish victory

b)

Prussian victory

c)

French victory

d)

German victory

14.

Who was proclaimed the emperor of Germany in 1871?

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Victor Emmanuel II

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Kaiser William I of Prussia

15.

Who became the King of United Italy in 1861?

a)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

b)

Victor Emmanuel II

c)

Count Cavour

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

16.

The allegory of the German nation who wears a crown of oak leaves was

a)

Marianne

b)

Union Jack

c)

Britannia

d)

Germania

17.

A large part of Balkan region was under the control of:

a)

Russian empire

b)

Ottoman empire

c)

German empire

d)

Habsburg rulers

18.

How many colours did the new French flag have?

a)

two

b)

tricolour

c)

4 colours

d)

single colour

19.

Regional dialects were discouraged and………….., became the common language of the nation.

a)

English

b)

Polish language

c)

French

d)

Italian

20.

What idea did the French armies carry abroad through the revolutionary wars?

a)

Despotism

b)

Nationalism

c)

War Strategies

d)

Violence and bloodshed

21.

What did the Civil Code of 1804 bring about?

a)

Right by birth to all facilities of state

b)

did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property.

c)

no right to property

d)

No right to equality

22.

Which regions was the Civil Code exported to?

a)

Switzerland and Italy

b)

Italy and Germany

c)

Switzerland and Germany

d)

Dutch Republic, in Switzerland, in Italy and Germany

23.

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

24.

When did Napoleon invade Italy?

a)

1777

b)

1797

c)

1787

d)

1767

25.

Which territories were included under the Habsburg Empire?

a)

Alpine regions – the Tyrol, Austria Hungry and the Sudetenland , Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia

b)

Tyrol, Austria and the Sudetenland

c)

Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia

d)

Sudetenland , Bohemia, Lombardy

26.

What is Liberalism?

a)

liberalism’ derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free- freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.

b)

end of autocracy

c)

equal rules for all

d)

liberty to the upper classes

27.

What is Suffrage?

a)

Right to property

b)

Right to Justice

c)

Right to vote

d)

Right to complain

28.

When was the customs union or zollverein formed at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states?

a)

1836

b)

1834

c)

1837

d)

1835

29.

When was Napoleon defeated?

a)

1815

b)

1820

c)

1817

d)

1821

30.

What was conservatism?

a)

strict rules on the society

b)

social norms became conservative

c)

different norms for different classes

d)

monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family – should be preserved

31.

When did the Treaty of Vienna take place and who were the participants?

a)

1816, Britain, Russia, Prussia

b)

1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria

c)

1820, Britain and Russia

d)

1817, Russia, Prussia, Austria

32.

Who was Giuseppe Mazzini, what did he do?

a)

French revolutionary, formed groups

b)

British statesman, gave a speech

c)

Russian politician, wrote a book

d)

Italian Revolutionary, founded two underground societies – Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne and opposed monarchy

33.

When Prussia took on the leadership of the movement for national unification who was the chief architect of the movement?

a)

Otto von Bismarck

b)

Kaiser William I

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Metternich

34.

Who had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic in the 1830s ?

a)

Metternich

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Napoleon

35.

Which area was the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871?

a)

Southern Europe

b)

mid Europe

c)

Balkan States

d)

Eastern States

36.

When was Ireland forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom ?

a)

1798

b)

1801

c)

1800

d)

1799

37.

When was the Act of Union held between England and Scotland?

a)

1801

b)

1803

c)

1707

d)

1802

38.

Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron for national unification?

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Garibaldi

c)

Matternich

d)

Mazzini

39.

What was Zollverein?

a)

A custom union

b)

Diplomatic institution

c)

Trade union

d)

Administrative union

40.

Name the state which led the process of Italian unification?

a)

Sardinia Piedmont

b)

Rome

c)

Prussia

d)

Vienna