French Revolution, Industrial Revolution and Russian Revolution NDA Questions

French Revolution, Industrial Revolution and Russian Revolution MCQ Questions

13.
When representatives of the Third Estate were locked out of their usual meeting hall, they gathered instead at an indoor tennis court and took a collective pledge, known as the:
A.
Tennis Court Oath
B.
Declaration of Independence
C.
Bill of Rights
D.
Magna Carta
ANSWER :
A. Tennis Court Oath
14.
The Tennis Court Oath of 20 June 1789 committed its members not to disperse until:
A.
All taxes had been abolished
B.
The king had been executed
C.
A constitution had been drafted, limiting the powers of the monarchy
D.
France had declared war on Austria
ANSWER :
C. A constitution had been drafted, limiting the powers of the monarchy
15.
The storming of a fortress-prison in Paris, symbolising royal despotism, by an angry crowd on 14 July 1789, is commemorated today as France's national day. This event is known as the:
A.
March on Versailles
B.
Fall of the Bastille
C.
Tennis Court Oath
D.
Reign of Terror
ANSWER :
B. Fall of the Bastille
16.
In October 1789, a large crowd of women, protesting the high price of bread, marched from Paris to the royal palace, ultimately forcing the king and his family to relocate to Paris. This event is known as the:
A.
Reign of Terror
B.
Women's March on Versailles
C.
Storming of the Bastille
D.
Great Fear
ANSWER :
B. Women's March on Versailles
17.
The foundational document of the French Revolution, proclaiming that all men are born free and equal in rights, was adopted by the National Assembly in August 1789 and is known as the:
A.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
B.
Napoleonic Code
C.
Bill of Rights
D.
Constitution of 1791
ANSWER :
A. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
18.
The Constitution framed by the National Assembly in 1791 established France as a:
A.
Republic with no monarch at all
B.
Direct democracy with no representative assembly
C.
Constitutional monarchy, in which the king's powers were limited and subject to the Constitution
D.
Absolute monarchy, unchanged from before
ANSWER :
C. Constitutional monarchy, in which the king's powers were limited and subject to the Constitution