The Three Estates

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What was the role of Montesquieu in the French Revolution?

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Who advocated government based on social contract

1. Darwin

2. Rousseau

3. Spencer

4. Montesquieu

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The Spirit Of Laws Was Written By____.

Q. Which statement describes a similarity between the French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia?

1. Most of the revolutionary support was provided by radicals from other countries.
2. The new democracies created by the revolutions gave people greater representation in their governments.
3. Both revolutions were the result of governments denying basic human rights and inducing stressful economic conditions.
4. The leaders in power before the revolutions favoured changing the political system in their country.

Q. Which of the following French thinkers influenced the French Revolution?

1. Voltaire
2. Rousseau
3. Montesquieu
4. Socrates

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Which among the following social classes led the most luxurious life in France?

1. The First Estate
2. The Second Estate
3. The Third Estate
4. The First and Second Estate

Q. Which of the following could be considered as a possible similarity between the caste system in India and the estates system of monarchical France?

1. Occupations were solely attained by merit.
2. Social status was determined only by education.
3. There were no overt effects of the two systems on society.
4. Compared to a society without the two systems in place, social mobility was limited.

Q. Which among the following professions comes under the First Estate?

1. Nobles
2. Clergy
3. Teachers
4. Craftsmen

Q. WHAT ARE THE VARIOUS FORMS CASTE TAKES IN POLITICS ?
OR
HOW DOES CASTE INFLUENCE POLITICS ?

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Name the allegory which was invented by artists in the nineteenth century to represent the notion of France? Explain any two features of it