History

Q. When did France become a constitutional monarchy?

1. 1791

Q. Which of the following is not true about the new constitution developed by the National Assembly after it was recognised as an institution?

1. The National Assembly drafted a Constitution by 1791 and King Louis XVI took an oath to uphold and respect the constitution.
2. The powers were distributed between different institutions- the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.
3. The members of the National Assembly would be indirectly elected.
4. France had become a constitutional democracy with nominal powers to the King.

Q. The citizens who were qualified to vote were called .

1. passive citizens
2. active citizens
3. original citizens

Q. Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles?

1. Robespierre and the Girondins
2. Napoleon and family
3. Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
4. Olympe de Gouges and the Women's Club

Q. The drafting of the constitution by the National Assembly started with the ____________; it guaranteed human rights to French citizens.

1. Declaration of the Rights of a French Citizen
2. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
3. Declaration of the Rights of Citizens
4. Declaration of the Rights of Man and Woman

Q. The women in France got the right to vote in 1791.

1. True
2. False

Q. Given below are two statements describing the voting rights in the French society. Read them and select the most appropriate option below:

Statement 1 (S1): 'Active Citizens' were male voters above 25 years of age and paid taxes worth at least three days’ wages.
Statement 2 (S2): Remaining men, women and children were considered as 'Passive Citizens'.

1. Both S1 and S2 are correct.
2. Only S1 is correct.
3. Only S2 is correct.
4. Both S1 and S2 are incorrect.

Q. Which among the following statements best describes natural rights?

1. Rights, freedoms, and privileges guaranteed by nature of existence and being born.
2. Rights, freedoms, and privileges granted by a member of a religious organisation.
3. Rights, freedoms, and privileges that were paid for by taxes.
4. Rights, freedoms, and privileges that were earned by reaching age 18.

Q. Which place was seized by the revolutionaries before the prisoners were set free during the French Revolution?

1. Palace of Versailles
2. Tennis court
3. Bastille Fort
4. St. George Fort

Q. "Every man having been born free and master of himself, no one else may under any pretext whatever subject him without his consent. To assert that the son of a slave is born a slave is to assert that he is not born a man".

The above lines were written by which famous Enlightenment philosopher?

1. Rousseau
2. Montesquieu
3. Voltaire
4. Karl Marx