MCQ Questions for Class 10 History: Ch 1 Rise of Nationalism in Europe
1. Nationalism brought about in Europe the emergence of :
(a) The Nation State
(b) The Modern State
(c) Multinational Dynastic State
(d) Alliances formed among many European states
► (a) The Nation State
2. The first clear expression of Nationalism in Europe came with :
(a) The American Revolution
(b) The French Revolution
(c) The Russian Revolution
(d) The Industrial Revolution
► (b) The French Revolution
3. The ideas of a United Community enjoying equal rights under a Constitution were expressed by the French as :
(a) La Patrie
(b) Le Citoyen
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
► (c) Both (a) and (b)
4. Frederic Serrieu, a French artist, in his series of four prints (1848) visualised his dream of a world as:
(a) A world made up of ‘democratic and social republics’
(b) A world made up of one nation, one world
(c) A world with one absolute ruler
(d) A world following one religion, one language
► (a) A world made up of ‘democratic and social republics’
(a) It ended the absolute monarchy
(b) It transferred power to a body of the French citizens
(c) It proclaimed that henceforth people would constitute the nation and shape its destiny
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
6. The Civil Code of 1804, also known as the Napoleonic Code, established :
(a) Equality before the law
(b) Secured the right to property
(c) Did away with all the privileges based on birth
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
7. Socially and politically dominant class in Europe during mid-eighteenth century was __________ .
(a) The Nobility
(b) The landed aristocracy
(c) The Church
(d) The absolute monarchs
► (a) The Nobility
8. All the new regimes, set up in 1815, were autocratic because:
(a) They did not tolerate criticism and dissent
(b) They imposed censorship laws to control what was said in newspapers, plays, songs etc.
(c) They curbed activities which questioned their legitimacy
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
9. Name one kind of revolt that started in Europe in 1848.
(a) Linguistic Revolt in Germany
(b) Artisans, industrial workers and peasants revolted against economic hardships
(c) Revolt against monarchy in Switzerland
(d) Revolt for freedom in Greece
► (b) Artisans, industrial workers and peasants revolted against economic hardships
10. In politics, liberalism emphasised ______________ .
(a) End of autocracy and clerical privileges, a constitution and a representative government through Parliament
(b) The inviolability of private property
(c) The right to vote
(d) Both (a) and (b)
► (d) Both (a) and (b)
11. Which new spirit guided European nations after Napoleon’s defeat?
(a) Fascism
(b) Conservatism
(c) Nazism
(d) Communism
► (b) Conservatism
12. The denial of universal suffrage in Europe, led to _________________.
(a) Revolutions
(b) Women and non-propertied men organising opposition movements, demanding equal rights throughout 19th and early 20th centuries
(c) Demand of equal political rights
(d) Return of monarchy
► (b) Women and non-propertied men organising opposition movements, demanding equal rights throughout 19th and early 20th centuries
13. The three leaders who helped unification of Italy were :
(a) Giuseppe Mazzini, Victor Emmanuel II, Cavour
(b) Giuseppe Mazzini, Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi
(c) Victor Emmanuel, Bismarck, Cavour
(d) None of the above
► (b) Giuseppe Mazzini, Cavour, Giuseppe Garibaldi
14. In the 19th century, the French artists symbolised the French nation as :
(a) Marianne, a popular Christian name for women
(b) Marianne, a female figure, with a red cap, the tricolour and the cockade
(c) As a female named Marianne, with characteristics of liberty (a red cap, a broken chair) and the Republic (the red cap, tricolour and the cockade)
(d) All the above
► (c) As a female named Marianne, with characteristics of liberty (a red cap, a broken chair) and the Republic (the red cap, tricolour and the cockade)
15. Repression of liberal revolutionaries after 1815, in Europe, led to
(a) Armies being trained by revolutionaries
(b) All revolutionaries trained to overthrow monarchy
(c) Secret societies being formed in many European states to train revolutionaries and spread their ideas
(d) All the above
► (c) Secret societies being formed in many European states to train revolutionaries and spread their ideas
16. The Nationalist Greeks got the support of the West European nations because :
(a) They were fighting against the Muslim Ottoman Empire
(b) They had sympathies for ancient Greek culture
(c) Greece was considered the cradle of European civilisation
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
(a) To appeal to the emotions of the spectators and create sympathy for the Greeks
(b) To dramatise the incident in which 20,000 Greeks were killed
(c) To focus on the suffering of women and children
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
18. German philosopher Johann Gotfried Herder claimed that true German culture was discovered through
(a) Folk songs, folk poetry, folk dances
(b) Common people — das volk
(c) Vernacular language
(d) All the above
► (d) All the above
(a) Diplomatic alliance with the enemies of Austria
(b) War with Austrians and Bourbons.
(c) Diplomatic alliance with France in 1859 and strengthening Sardinia and Piedmont
(d) Defeated the Bourbon kings
► (c) Diplomatic alliance with France in 1859 and strengthening Sardinia and Piedmont
20. Which one of the following is true regarding how the new artists depicted liberty during the French Revolution?
(a) As a female figure with a torch of enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.
(b) Blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales.
(c) The gold red and black tricolour.
(d) Rays of the rising sun.
► (a) As a female figure with a torch of enlightenment in one hand and the Charter of Rights of Man in the other hand.
21. Conservatives did not believe in establishing and preserving :
(a) the monarchy
(b) the democracy
(c) traditional institutions of state and society
(d) social hierarchies
► (b) the democracy
22. Which of the following powers was not interested in Balkan peninsula?
(a) England
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
► (d) Japan
23. Which one of the following is not true regarding the history of the nationalist movement in Great Britain?
(a) It was the result of a long-drawn-out process and not of a sudden revolution.
(b) The wealthy and powerful English nation steadily extended its influence over the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish.
(c) Ireland and Scotland were equal partners in the union called the United Kingdoms.
(d) The British flag and national anthem were actively promoted in this Union.
► (c) Ireland and Scotland were equal partners in the union called the United Kingdoms.
24. Which one of the following is not regarding the reforms carried out by the Union called Zollverein?
(a) Creation of a network of railways to promote nationalism
(b) Opposition to unhindered movement of goods, people and capital in member states
(c) Reduction of tariff barriers in states
(d) Reduction of number of currencies in Germany
► (b) Opposition to unhindered movement of goods, people and capital in member states
25. Which of the following was the result of the Act of Union 1707?
(a) United Kingdom of Irish
(b) United Kingdom of Scotland
(c) United Kingdom of America
(d) United Kingdom of Great Britain
► (d) United Kingdom of Great Britain
26. What emerged as a force which brought about sweeping changes in the political and material world of Europe in the nineteenth century?
(a) The emergence of the nation state
(b) The multinational dynastic empire
(c) Territorial state
(d) Absolute monarchy
► (a) The emergence of the nation state
27. Which one of the following areas was the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871?
(a) The Balkans
(b) The Romanians
(c) Great Britain
(d) Germania
► (a) The Balkans
28. Which one of the following is true regarding the ideas promoted by Mazzini?
(a) Opposition to monarchy and support to democratic republic
(b) To establish liberty and freedom under a monarchy
(c) Disintegration of the German confederation under 39 States
(d) Censorship of newspapers, books, plays and songs
► (a) Opposition to monarchy and support to democratic republic
29. Which one of the following was not the feature of Napoleonic Code?
(a) Equality before the law
(b) Universal Adult Franchise
(c) Right to Property
(d) No privileges based on birth
► (d) No privileges based on birth
30. Who amongst the following Italian leaders was neither a revolutionary nor a democrat?
(a) Mazzini
(b) Cavour
(b) Garibaldi
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
► (b) Cavour
31. Which one of the following was not implemented under the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?
(a) Restoration of Bourbon dynasty
(b) Setting up series of states on the boundaries of France
(c) Restoration of monarchies
(d) Diluting the German confederation of 39 states
► (d) Diluting the German confederation of 39 states
32. Which of the following treaty recognised Greece as an independent nation?
(a) Vienna Treaty of 1815
(b) Constantinople Treaty
(c) Diplomatic Treaty of Sardenia-Piedmont
(d) None of these
► (b) Constantinople Treaty
33. Who among the following was described as ‘the most dangerous enemy of social order’ by Duke Metternich?
(a) Louis Philippe
(b) Karol Kurpinski
(c) Giuseppe Mazzini
(d) Johann Gottfried
► (c) Giuseppe Mazzini
34. What did the ideas of la patrie and le citoyen signify in the French Revolution?
(a) The motherland and the children
(b) The fatherland and the citizens
(c) The community and the citizens
(d) The state and the community
► (b) The fatherland and the citizens
35. Which one of the following areas was the most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe after 1871?
(a) The Balkans
(b) The Romanians
(c) Great Britain
(d) Germania
► (a) The Balkans
36. The main function of the Prussian Zollverein was to:
(a) impose customs duty on imported goods
(b) abolish tarrif barriers
(c) reduce customs duties
(d) introduce new rules for trade
► (b) abolish tarrif barriers
37. ‘Young Italy’, the secret society of Italy, was set up by:
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Cavour
(c) Mazzini
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
► (c) Mazzini
38. Elle, the measuring unit in Germany was used to measure
(a) Cloth
(b) Thread
(c) Land
(d) Height
► (a) Cloth
39. Why was the treaty of Vienna (1815) drawn up?
(a) To establish tariff barriers
(b) To restore the monarchies
(c) To divide the German Confederation of 39 states
(d) To establish democracies
► (b) To restore the monarchies
40. Which of the following best explains a Utopian Society?
(a) A Society where everybody is equal
(b) A democratic society
(c) An idealist society which can never be achieved
(d) A society with a comprehensive constitution
► (c) An idealist society which can never be achieved
41. Who said “When France sneezes, the rest of the Europe catches cold”?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Mazzini
(c) Metternich
(d) Bismarck
► (c) Metternich
42. What does a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of weighing scales symbolise?
(a) Peace
(b) Equality
(c) Justice
(d) Liberty
► (c) Justice
43. Which one of the following countries was appreciated as ‘Cradle of European Civilisation’ by poets and artists?
(a) Greece
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) Switzerland
► (a) Greece
44. What does the crown of oak leaves worn by Germania stand for?
(a) Courage
(b) Heroism
(c) Freedom
(d) Unity
► (b) Heroism
(a) It recognised Turkey as an independent nation
(b) It recognised Germany as an independent nation
(c) It recognised France as an independent nation
(d) It recognised Greece as an independent nation
► (d) It recognised Greece as an independent nation
46. Who led the protest movement against the Protestants in Ireland?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Wolfe Tone
(c) Mazzini
(d) Cavour
► (b) Wolfe Tone
47. Who among the following was associated with the Treaty of Vienna of 1815?
(a) Bismarck
(b) Duke Metternich
(c) Louis Philippe
(d) Victor Emmanuel II
► (b) Duke Metternich
48. Who led the protest movement against the Protestants in Ireland?
(a) Garibaldi
(b) Wolfe Tone
(c) Mazzini
(d) Cavour
► (b) Wolfe Tone