French Revolution UPSC Questions

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French Revolution MCQ Questions


1.
In 1774, _____ of the Bourbon family of kings ascended the throne of France.
A.
Louis XVI
B.
Charles II
C.
Williams X
D.
James
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ANSWER :
A. Louis XVI
2.
Louis XVI was 20 years old and married to the Austrian princess _____.
A.
Catharina
B.
Sophie
C.
Marie Antoinette
D.
Juliana
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ANSWER :
C. Marie Antoinette
3.
Under Louis XVI France helped the thirteen _____ colonies to gain their independence from the common enemy, Britain.
A.
Indian
B.
American
C.
Australian
D.
Chinese
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ANSWER :
B. American
4.
Livres was a unit of currency in _____, discontinued in 1794.
A.
Britain
B.
Italy
C.
Spain
D.
France
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ANSWER :
D. France
5.
The war with the Britain added more than a billion livres to a debt that had already risen to more than _____ livres.
A.
2 billion
B.
1 million
C.
50 million
D.
1 billion
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ANSWER :
A. 2 billion
6.

Statement 1: Lenders who gave the state credit, now began to charge 10 per cent interest on loans.
Statement 2: The French government was obliged to spend an increasing percentage of its budget on interest payments alone.

A.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 doesn't explain the Statement 1.

B.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 explains the Statement 1.

C.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

D.

Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.

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ANSWER :

B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 explains the Statement 1.