Competency Focused Questions of Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe Class 10 History
Important Questions1
In which one of the following countries did the first liberalist-nationalist upheaval take place in July 1830?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Italy
Answer
(a) France
The first upheaval took place in France in July 1830. The Bourbon kings who had been restored to power during the conservative reaction after 1815 were now overthrown by liberal revolutionaries who installed a constitutional monarchy with Louis Philippe at its head.
2
What was the status of women when the Frankfurt parliament convened in the Church of St Paul?
Answer
As observers to stand in the visitors’ gallery.3
In Sorrieu's vision, which nations are depicted leading the procession towards the statue of Liberty?
(a) France and Italy
(b) United States and Russia
(c) United States and Switzerland
(d) France and England
Answer
(c) United States and Switzerland4
"When France sneezes," Metternich once remarked, "the rest of Europe catches cold." What did Duke Metternich mean by this statement?
(a) France's Bourbon dynasty was the most influential line of kings in Europe.
(b) French trade guilds wielded enormous powers over European trade.
(c) France had begun annexing neighbouring nations after 1815.
(d) France's nationalist movement inspired other nations.
Answer
(d) France's nationalist movement inspired other nations.
The July Revolution 1830 of France sparked an uprising in Brussels which led to Belgium breaking away from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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(i) 1814-1815 |
(a) Unification
of Germany |
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(ii) 1859-1870 |
(b) Treaty of
Constantinople |
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(iii) 1866-1871 |
(c) Vienna
Peace Settlement |
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(iv) 1832 |
(d) Unification
of Italy |
(a) (i) – (b), (ii) – (c), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (d)
(b) (i) – (a), (ii) – (c), (iii) – (b), (iv) – (d)
(c) (i) – (c), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (b)
(d) (i) – (a), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (b)
Answer
(c) (i) – (c), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (b)
6
Identify the correct statement with regard to ‘The Act of Union -1707’ from the following options.
(a) The British monarchy surrendered the power to English Parliament.
(b) The British Parliament seized power from Ireland.
(c) The formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.
(d) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.
Answer
(c) The formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.
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Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenth century 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
Answer
(c) Freedom for individual and equality before law
8
Arrange the following events in correct sequence:
(i) Defeat of Napoleon by European powers
(ii) The First World War
(iii) Frankfurt parliament convened
(iv) Treaty of Constantinople
(a) (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)
(b) (ii)-(iii)-(iv)-(i)
(c) (i)-(iv)-(iii)-(ii)
(d) (ii)-(iv)-(iii)-(i)
Answer
(c) (i)-(iv)-(iii)-(ii)
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(i) Ernst
Renan |
(a) Germania
guarding the Rhine |
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(ii) Lorenz
Clasen |
(b) What is a
Nation? |
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(iii) Julius
Hübner |
(c) The
Massacre at Chios |
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(iv) Eugene
Delacroix |
(d) The
fallen Germania |
(a) (i) – (a), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (d), (iv) – (c)
(b) (i) – (b), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (d), (iv) – (c)
(c) (i) – (c), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (b)
(d) (i) – (a), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (b), (iv) – (c)
Answer
(b) (i) – (b), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (d), (iv) – (c)
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Name the person who is depicted as the postman in the following figure.
(a) Otto Von Bismarck
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte
(a) Cavour
(a) Giuseppe Mazzini
Answer
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon is represented as a postman on his way back to France after he lost the battle of Leipzig in 1813. Each letter dropping out of his bag bears the names of the territories he lost.
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Which one of the following assertion is not true about the liberal nationalists of Europe?
(a) They stood for freedom for the individuals and equality of all before the law.
(b) They emphasised the concept of government by the consent of the people.
(c) They supported the universal suffrage and denied the right to private property.
(d) They stood for the freedom of markets and abolition of state imposed restriction on the movement of goods and capital.
Answer
(c) They supported the universal suffrage and denied the right to private property.
12
What impact did the storming of the Bastille by the French have on Europe?
(a) People across Europe got inspired to fight against the rule of the monarch.
(b) Made monarchs from different parts of Europe abdicate from the throne.
(c) Inspired nations across Europe to colonise other countries of the world.
(d) People in Europe started to fear the French revolutionaries.
Answer
(a) People across Europe got inspired to fight against the rule of the monarch.
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Which one of the following is true regarding how the new artists depicted liberty during the French Revolution?
(a) As a female figure with a torch of enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.
(b) Blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales.
(c) The gold red and black tricolour.
(d) Rays of the rising sun.
Answer
(a) As a female figure with a torch of enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.
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Who played the key role in unifying Germany?
(a) Friedrich Wilhelm - IV
(b) Otto Von Bismarck
(c) Duke Metternich
(d) Kaisar William – I
Answer
(b) Otto Von Bismarck15
Which one of the following is not true regarding Romanticism and National feeling in Europe?
(a) It was a cultural movement which sought to develop a particular form of nationalist sentiment.
(b) The romantic artists and poets generally did not criticized the glorification of science and reasons.
(c) It focused on emotions and mystical feelings.
(d) Its effort was to create a sense of collective heritage.
Answer
(b) The romantic artists and poets generally did not criticized the glorification of science and reasons.
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Choose the correctly matched pair from the following:
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi – Spain
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini – Italy
(c) Friedrich Wilhelm IV- Germany
(d) Otto Von Bismarck – Italy
Answer
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini – Italy
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Identify the personalities:
(a) They were two brothers who studied law, they soon developed an interest in collecting old folktales.
(b) They spent six years travelling from village to village, talking to people and writing down fairy tales.
(c) They also published a 33-volume dictio- nary of the German language.
Answer
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm18
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(i) Olive
branch around the sword |
(a) Being
freed |
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(ii) Broken
chains |
(b) Beginning
of a new era |
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(iii) Rays of
the rising sun |
(c) Heroism |
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(iv) Crown of
oak leaves |
(d) Willingness
to make peace |
(a) (i) – (d), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (b), (iv) – (c)
(a) (i) – (c), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (a), (iv) – (d)
(a) (i) – (a), (ii) – (d), (iii) – (b), (iv) – (c)
(a) (i) – (d), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (c), (iv) – (b)
Answer
a) (i) – (d), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (b), (iv) – (c)