MCQ Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe Class 10 Social Science

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MCQ Questions Class 10 Social Science The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Question. What was the main occupation in the mid 18th century in Europe?
(a) Trade and commerce
(b) Peasantry
(c) Craftmanship
(d) All of the above

Question. What was the main feature of the pattern of land holding prevailing in the Eastern and Central Europe?
(a) Tenants
(b) Vast estates
(c) Small owners
(d) Landlords

Question. Which country became full-fledged territorial state in Europe in the year 1789?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) England
(d) Spain

Question. When was the first clear expression of nationalism noticed in Europe?
(a) 1787
(b) 1759
(c) 1789
(d) 1769

Question. Which language was spoken for purposes of diplomacy in the mid 18th century in Europe?
(a) German
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Spanish

Question. What was ‘Young Italy’?
(a) Vision of Italy
(b) Secret society
(c) National anthem of Italy
(d) None of these

Question. The meaning of ‘Volksgeist’:
(a) Common people
(b) Spirit of the nation
(c) Music
(d) None of above

Question. The place where the priests and bishops were punished.
(a) Siberia
(b) Tundra
(c) Mongolia
(d) None of above

Question. Treaty of Constantinople recognised ………. as an independent nation.
(a) Greece
(b) Australia
(c) Italy
(d) None of the above

Question. Which of the following did not play a role to develop nationalist sentiments?
(a) Art
(b) Music
(c) Climate

Question. Who remarked “When France Sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold”?
(a) Giuseppe Mazzini
(b) Metternich
(c) Louis Philippe
(d) Johann Gottfried

Question. Which country had been party of the ‘Ottoman Empire’ since the 15th century?
(a) Spain
(b) Greece
(c) France
(d) Germany

Question. Who was proclaimed the King of United Italy, in 1861?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(b) Victor Emmanuel II
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Cavour

Question. Liberal-nationalits mainly belong to which class?
(a) Elite class
(b) Educated middle-class elite
(c) Working class
(d) Artisans

Question. Which of the following was not a part of Napoleon’s defeat?
(a) Britain
(b) Australia
(c) Italy

Question. Who destroyed democracy in France?
(a) Adolf Hitler
(b) Mussolini
(c) Napolean Bonaparte
(d) Bismarck

Question. Which of the following did the European conservatives not believe in?
(a) Traditional institution of state policy
(b) Strengthened monarchy
(c) A return to a society of pre-revolutionary days

Question. Name the Italian revolutionary from Genoa.
(a) Metternich
(b) Johann Gottfried
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) None of these

Question. Which region is ruled over by ‘The Habsburg Empire’?
(a) Austria-Hungary
(b) France-Netherlands
(c) Spain-Portugal
(d) Scotland-Ireland

Question. Which country began to use language as a weapon of national resistance?
(a) Poland
(b) Prussia
(c) Hungary
(d) Austria

Question. Where was the first upheaval took place in July, 1803?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Greece

Question. The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe, after 1871, was an area called:
(a) Ottoman
(b) Prussia
(c) Balkans
(d) Macedonia

Question. What major issue was criticised against by the liberal nationalists?
(a) Censorship laws to control the press
(b) Preservation of the Church
(c) A modern army
(d) Efficient bureaucracy

Question. German philosopher, Johann Gottfried clamined that true German culture was to be discovered among the:
(a) Common people
(b) Aristocratic
(c) Middle class elite
(d) None of above

Question. Which newly designed flag was chosen to replace the formal flag ‘Royal Standard’ in France?
(a) Union Jack
(b) Tricolour
(c) White Saltire
(d) Red Cross

Question. Which of the following reforms made the whole system in France more rational and efficient?
(a) Administrative reform
(b) Social reform
(c) Economic reform
(d) Political reform

Question. Where was the first upheaval took place in July, 1803?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Greece

Question. Which newly designed flag was chosen to replace the formal flag ‘Royal Standard’ in France?
(a) Union Jack
(b) Tricolour
(c) White Saltire
(d) Red Cross

Question. Which of the following reforms made the whole system in France more rational and efficient?
(a) Administrative reform
(b) Social reform
(c) Economic reform
(d) Political reform

Question. German philosopher, Johann Gottfried claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the:
(a) Common people
(b) Aristocratic
(c) Middle class elite
(d) None

Question. The place where the priests and bishops were punished.
(a) Siberia
(b) Tundra
(c) Mongolia
(d) None

Question. Name the act which resulted in the formation of the ‘United Kingdom of Great Britain’.
(a) The Act of Union 1707
(b) Tax Reform Act, 1784
(c) Commutation Act 1784
(d) None of the above

Question. What helped in the formation of a nation-state in Britain?
(a) The formation of a nation-state in Britain was the result of a sudden upheaval.
(b) In 1688, the monarchy in Britain had seized the power from English Parliament.
(c) The parliament through a bloodless revolution seized power from the monarchy which gradually led to the emergence of a nation-state.
(d) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.

Question. Elle, the measuring unit in Germany was used to measure:
(a) cloth
(b) thread
(c) land
(d) height

Question. Zollevrein started in 1834 in Prussia refers to a:
(a) Trade Union
(b) Customs Union
(c) Labour Union
(d) Farmer’s Union

Question. Who followed the policy of Blood and Iron for national unification?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Otto Von Bismark
(c) Mazzini
(d) Matternich

Question. United Kingdom of Great Britain came into existence in the year –
(a) 1789
(b) 1798
(c) 1707
(d) 1801

Question. Who said that, Italy was merely a geographical expression?
(a) Cavour
(b) Napoleon
(c) Matternich
(d) Guizot

Question. Which one of the following was NOT among the symbols of the new Britain when a new ‘British nation’ was forged through the propagation of a dominant English culture?
(a) Union Jack
(b) God Save Our Noble King
(c) English Language
(d) Irish Language

Question. A government or system of rule that has no restraints on the powers exercised is called:
(a) Absolutist
(b) Utopian
(c) Democratic
(d) Conservatist

Question. Choose the correctly matched pair from the following:
(a) Otto Von Bismarck -Germany
(b) Napoleon -Spain
(c) Giuseppe Garibaldi -France
(d) Bourbon Kings -Italy

Question. In 1789, France was a full-fledged territorial state under the rule of which of the following:
(a) A Federal Republic
(b) An Absolute Monarch
(c) A Democratic Ruler
(d) None of these

Question. The French Revolution artists used the female allegory to portray which of the following ideas:
(a) Liberty
(b) Justice
(c) Republic
(d) All of these

Question. Choose the INCORRECT option from column A and column B.

Column A	Column B
(a) Frederic Sorrieu	(i) A British Artist
(b) Bismarck	(ii) Unification of Germany
(c) Lord Byron	(iii) An English poet
(d) Karol Karpinski	(iv) A Polish music composer

Question. “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold”. Who among the following said this popular line ?
(a) Giseppe Mazzini
(b) Metternich
(c) Otto Von Bismarck
(d) Guiseppe Garibaldi

Question. Who among the following was proclaimed as the first German Emperor in 1871?
(a) William I
(b) William II
(c) Friendrich William I
(d) Friedrich William II

Question. Which of the following reform/s was/were introduced by Napoleon?
(a) Standardized system of weights and measures
(b) A common national currency
(c) Abolition of the feudal system
(d) All of the above

Question. Which of the following revolutions is called as the first expression of ‘Nationalism’?
(a) French Revolution
(b) Russian Revolution
(c) Glorious Revolution
(d) The Revolution of Liberals

Question. In visual representations, who wears a crown of oak leaves?
(a) Marianne
(b) Germania
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Question. Arrange the following events of world history in increasing order of their date of occurrence
(i) Unification of Italy
(ii) Vienna Peace Settlement
(iii) Napoleonic wars begin
(iv) Unification of Germany
Options:
(a) (i)—(ii)—(iii)—(iv)
(b) (iv)—(iii)—(ii)—(i)
(c) (ii)—(i)—(iii)—(iv)
(d) (iii)—(ii)—(i)—(iv)

Question. A custom union that was formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia and joined by most of the German states was called:
(a) Zollverein
(b) Plebiscite
(c) Utopian
(d) All of these

Question. Which one of the following attributes stands for ‘Willingness to make peace’?
(a) Breastplate with eagle
(b) Olive branch around the sword
(c) Broken chain
(d) All of the above

Question. Which among the following best signifies the idea of liberal nationalism of nineteenthcentury 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.

Question. Choose the CORRECT option from column A and column B.

Column A	Column B
(a) Absolutist	(i) A vision of society
(b) Utopian	(ii) A form of government
(c) Plebiscite	(iii) A system of direct vote
(d) Suffrage	(iv) A system of holding election

Question. Which of the following was NOT visualized by Frederic Sorrieu in his first print of series of four prints made up of ‘Democratic and Social Republic’?
(a) The people of America and Europe-men and women of all ages
(b) Social classes marching in a long train
(c) Offering homage to the Statue of Unity
(d) All of these

Question. Which one of the following claimed that true German culture was discovered among the common people-das volk?
(a) Karol Karpinski
(b) Louis Philippe
(c) Carl Welcker
(d) Johann Gottfried Herder

Question. He was described as ‘the most dangerous enemy of our social order’ by Metternich. Who was he?
(a) Lord Byron
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini
(c) Garibaldi
(d) Napoleon

Question. Sorrieu’s vision of society which is so idealistic that it is unlikely to exist is called …………………
(a) Utopian
(b) Democratic
(c) Absolutist
(d) Conservatist

Question. Louise Otto-Peters was a political activist who founded a women’s journal and subsequently a feminist social union.

Question. The Bourbon kings who had been restored to power during the conservative reaction after 1815 were now overthrown by radical conservatives.

Question. The 1830s were years of great political uprising in Europe.

FILL IN THE BLANK

Question. Jacob clubs were the ………. .

Question. The Act of Union of 1707 was between ………. and ………. .

Question. ………. were the most serious nationalist tension in
Europe after 1871.

Question. ………. allegory represent the nation of France.

Question. When conservative regimes were restored to power, many liberal minded people went underground because of the fear of ………. .

Question. Giuseppe Mazzini was a revolutionary from ………………..

Question. The most serious source of nationalist tension in South-eastern Europe after 1871 was in the area called ……………….. .

Question. ……………….. mobilised nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe.

Question. The German philosopher ……………….. claimed that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people-das volk.

Question. Read the source given:
The delegates drew up the Treaty of Vienna with the object of undoing most of the changes that had come about in Europe during the Napoleonic wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been deposed during the French Revolution, was restored to power, and France lost the territories it had annexed under Napoleon.
Answer the question.
Vienna Peace Settlement was signed in ……………….. .

Question. Name the term used for the countries to the east of the Mediterranean, usually referring to Asia.

TRUE/FALSE

Question. In Britain, formation of a nation-state was a long parliamentary process.

Question. Jacobin clubs influenced German Army.

Question. The Napoleonic Bode upheld reforms and equality.

Question. From 1848, Prussia took on the leadership of the movement of national unification.

Question. Mazzini was a great revolutionary leader of Romanian.

Question. Germania wears red cap, the tricolour, the cockade. State whether the statement is True or False.

Question. Napoleon abolished the feudal system in various parts of Europe. State whether the statement True or False.

ASSERTION-REASON QUESTIONS

The following questions consist of two statements — Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

1. Assertion (A) : During the years following 1818, the fear of repression drove many liberal-nationalists underground.
Reason (R) : Secret societies sprang up in many European states to train revolutionaries and spread their ideas.

2. Assertion (A) : The development of nationalism did not come about only through wars and territorial expansion.
Reason (R) : Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation: art and poetry, stories and music helped express and shape nationalist feelings.

3. Assertion (A) : Language, too, played an important role in developing nationalist sentiments.
Reason (R) : After Russian occupation, the Polish language was welcomed in schools and the Russian language was forced out.

4. Assertion (A) : The 1830s were years of great economic hardship in Europe.
Reason (R) : National Assembly proclaimed a Republic, granted suffrage to all adult males above 21, and guaranteed the right to work.

5. Assertion (A) : During the 1830s, Giuseppe Garibaldi had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic.
Reason (R) : Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was neither a revolutionary nor a democratic.