SOCIAL SCIENCE (HISTORY)

CHAPTER 1: THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

CLASS X
(OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS)

NOTE FOR THE STUDENTS:

Dear Students,
As per the Term-wise curriculum for the academic session 2021-22, the above-mentioned chapter
will be evaluated in TERM-I board examination where the question paper will have Multiple
Choice Questions (MCQ) including case-based/source based MCQs and MCQs on assertion-
reasoning type, however in this question bank and the module provided earlier to you few
questions are deliberately given without multiple choice so that you find correct answers on your
own.
You all are advised to do not ignore such questions as this will help in capacity building and is going
to empower you to choose correct answer when you shall be provided multiple choice in the TERM-I
board examination. (Image-based questions are already provided.)
VISHAL SRIVASTAVA
(ACADEMIC COORDINATOR)

SET-1
SUB-TOPIC: THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE IDEA OF NATION

1. The local population of conquered areas turned hostile towards

revolutionaries because of

a) Increased taxation
b) Censorship
c) Forced conscription into the French armies
d) all of the above

2. State whether following statement is True or False:

Businessmen and small-scale producers of goods, in particular, began to

realise that uniform laws, standardised weights and measures, and a
common national currency would not facilitate the movement and
exchange of goods and capital from one region to another.

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3. Which one is INCORRECT among the following regarding the given
information.

‘The French armies were welcomed as harbingers of liberty in cities.’

a) Brussels
b) Mainz
c) Milan
d) Vienna

4. Correct the statement and rewrite:

‘The Civil Code of 1806 was also known as the Napoleonic Code.’

5. What is meant by la patrie?

a) the fatherland
b) the motherland
c) both of the above
d) none of the above

6. Fill in the missing word:

‘French, as it was spoken and written in __________, became the common

language of the nation.’

7. As per Frederic Sorrieu’s vision of society which is so idealistic that it is

unlikely to exist called ___________.

a) Utopian
b) Absolute
c) Democratic
d) Conservatives

8. Which one of the following statement is true about nation-state?

a) Citizen develop a sense of common identity and shared history or

decent.
b) Nation state is a state ruled by one absolute ruler
c) commonness is forged through linguistic only

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 d) Nation-states are directly ruled by the executives.

9. ______________ emphasized the notion of a united community enjoy

equal rights under a constitution.

a) La patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen)

b) French flag
c) French people
d) France under Napolean

10.Correct the statement and rewrite.

‘The Estate General was elected by the body of Active citizens and
renamed the Frankfurt Paliament.’

11.The French revolutionaries declared that the mission and destiny of the
French nation was________________.

a) To conquer the people of Europe.

b) To liberate the people of Europe from despotism
c) To propagate the culture of France
d) To make the nation state.

12.Choose the correct option

Column-A Column-B
A) France 1) Nation-state
B) Napoleon 2) Jacobin club
C) Europe 3) Despotism
D) Ernst Renan 4) Civil Code1804

a) A-2,B-4,C-3,D-1
b) A-4,B-3.C-2,D-1
c) A-3,B-1,C-2,D-4
d) A-2,B-4,C-1,D-3

13. Which statement is INCORRECT about civil code 1804?

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 a) Abolished privileges based on birth
b) Established equality before law
c) Abolished Right to property
d) Established improve system of transport and communication.

14.State whether following statement is true or false:

‘The Dutch Army began to carry the idea of nationalism.’

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS

1. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various

measures and practices that could create a sense of collective identity amongst
the French people. The ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the
citizen) emphasised the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights
under a constitution. A new French flag, the tricolour, was chosen to replace the
former royal standard. The Estates General was elected by the body of active
citizens and renamed the National Assembly. New hymns were composed,
oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, all in the name of the nation. A
centralised administrative system was put in place and it formulated uniform
laws for all citizens within its territory. Internal customs duties and dues were
abolished and a uniform system of weights and measures was adopted.

I. The new French flag had the following colours:

a) red, blue, green

b) red, blue, white
c) red, blue, yellow
d) none of the above

II. The estates general, before elections, comprised of the following

representatives

a) The nobility
b) The clergy
c) The peasants
d) All of the above
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 III. What was the idea behind commemorating the martyrs?

a) to instil love for the nation

b) to develop feelings of nationalism
c) to develop feelings of unity
d) all of the above

IV. The active citizens were called so because of

a) Their noble status

b) Their age
c) Their voting rights
d) None of the above

2. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:

The Civil Code of 1804 – usually known as the Napoleonic Code –

did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality
before the law and secured the right to property. This Code was
exported to the regions under French control. In the Dutch Republic,
in Switzerland, in Italy and Germany, Napoleon simplified
administrative divisions, abolished the feudal system and freed
peasants from serfdom and manorial dues. In the towns too, guild
restrictions were removed. Transport and communication systems
were improved. Peasants, artisans, workers and new businessmenenjoyed a
new-found freedom.

I. The Napoleonic Code had the following features

a) Abolishment of all privileges based on birth
b) Equality before the law
c) The right to property for all
d) All of the above
II. Guild restrictions were removed

a) to facilitate movement
b) to facilitate manufacturing and trade
c) to facilitate administration
d) none of the above
III. Manorial dues were on

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 a) landlords
b) peasants
c) workers
d) none of the above
IV. Freedom from serfdom was freedom from

a) Feudal lords
b) Rich peasants
c) Kings
d) None of the above

_______________

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 SET-2
SUB-TOPIC: THE MAKING OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. Read the Passage below and answer the following questions: -

During the years following 1815, the fear of repression drove many liberal
nationalists underground, secret societies sprang up in many European states to
train revolutionaries and spread their ideas. To be Revolutionary at this time
meant a commitment to oppose monarchical forms that had been established
after the Vienna Congress and to fight for Liberty and freedom. Most of these
revolutionaries also saw the creation of nation state as a necessary part of this
struggle for freedom.

1.1. Giuseppe Mazzini was the founder of which of these following societies?

a) Young Europe in Berne

b) Young Italy in Marseilles
c) only (b)
d) Both (a) and (b)

1.2. Who hosted the Congress of Vienna in 1815?

a) Duke Metternich
b) Giuseppe Mazzini
c) Kaiser William I
d) Otto Von Bismarck

1.3. Revolutionaries formed secret societies to achieve which of the following

objectives?

a) Abolish tax system

b) Maintain conservatism
c) To support single person's rule
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 d) None of the above

1.4. When did the Treaty of Vienna take place and who were its participants?

a) 1816, Britain, Russia, Prussia

b) 1815, Britain, Russia, Austria, Prussia
c) 1820, Britain and Russia
d) 1817, Russia, Prussia, Austria

2. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion
(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion: Ideas of national Unity in early 19 century Europe were closely

linked to the ideology of liberalism.

Reason: The term liberalism derived from the Latin root liber, meaning free.

a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct

3. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion

(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion: Zollverein was a custom union that was formed in 1834.

Reason: It was formed to abolish tariff barriers which was hindering

movement of goods, people and capital

a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct

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4. Which of the following were the two Italian speaking provinces of the
Habsburg Empire?

a) Constantinople and Lombardy

b) Paris and Vienna
c) Lombardy and Venetia
d) Venetia and Paris

5. Complete the following Analogy:

Treaty of Vienna: 1815 :: Napoleonic Code: _____________
a) 1804
b) 1805
c) 1806
d) 1807
6. Write True or False for the given statements.

6.1 The business class were the socially and politically dominant class

6.2 In France and Germany industrialisation occurred in the 19th century.

7. Name the dynasty which was restored in France after the Congress of Vienna.

a) The House of Bonaparte

b) The Bourbon Dynasty
c) The Hapsburg Dynasty
d) The First Republic

8. Complete the following Statements.

8.1 Conservative regimes setup in 1815 were_____________

a) Monarchy
b) Autocratic
c) Democratic
d) Republic

8.2 The Italian revolutionaries Giuseppe Mazzini was born in _________ 1807.

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 a) Geneva
b) Genoa
c) Greece
d) Germany

9. Match the following pairs:

a) Bohemians and Slovaks (i) South

b) Slovenes (ii) East

c) Croats (iii) North

d) Roumans (iv) Carniola

10 Find the odd one out from the following:

10.1 The European powers at Vienna.

a) Britain
b) Russia
c) America
d) Austria
11. Who was considered as “The most dangerous enemy of our social order”.

a) Napoleon
b) Louis XVI
c) Metternich
d) Giuseppe Mazzini

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 SET-3
SUB-TOPIC: THE AGE OF REVOLUTIONS (1830-48)

1. In which year Treaty of Constantinople was signed?

a) 1830
b) 1832
c) 1834
d) 1932

2. Correct the statement and rewrite

Bismarck said that “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold.”

3. What did ‘das volk’ stands for:

a) Democracy
b) Factory Workers
c) Slum dwellers
d) Common people

4. State whether the following statement is true or false:

‘Greece was part of French empire since fifteenth century’

5. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion
(A) and Reason(R). Read the statement and select the correct option.

Assertion (A): The 1830s were year of great economic hardship in Europe.

Reason (R): There was an enormous increase in population all over Europe
leading to less seekers of jobs than employment.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct

6. Romanticism refers to _____________________.

a) Cultural movement

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 b) Economic movement
c) Freedom movement
d) None of the above

7. Which of the following country was lauded as ‘Cradle of European

civilisation’.
a) Italy
b) France
c) Switzerland
d) Greece

8. Correct the statement and rewrite:

‘Johann Gottfried celebrated the national struggle through his operas and
music.’

9. The journalist who described the events in a Silesian village in 1845

was________________________.

a) Johann Gottfried
b) Wilhelm Wolff
c) Metternich
d) None of the above
10.Correct the statement and rewrite:

‘The use of French came to be seen as a symbol of the struggle against Russian
dominance’.

11.Match the following.

Column A Column B
1. Beginning of Greek war of a) 1832
Independence
2. Silesia Revolt b) 18 May 1848
3. Frankfurt Parliament c) 1845
4.Treaty Of Constantinople d) 1821

12.National assembly proclaimed a republic, granted suffrage to all adult male

above _______________________.

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13.Who published the 33 volume dictionary of the German language?

a) Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

b) Kaiser William
c) Johann Gottfried Herder
d) None of the above

14.State weather the following statement is true or false:

‘Women were admitted only as observers to stand in the Frankfurt Parliament.’

15. In which year an armed rebellion took place which was ultimately crushed.

a) 1821
b) 1831
c) 1841
d) 1931

_______________________

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 SET-4
SUB TOPIC: THE MAKING OF GERMANY AND ITALY

1. ‘Young Italy’ the secret society of Italy was set up by:

a) Garibaldi
b) Cavour
c) Mazzini
d) Victor Emannual II

2. State whether True/False.

‘In 1861, Fredrich Wilhelm IV was proclaimed as the king of United Italy.

3. The Act of Union of 1707 between __________ and ___________.

Or

In January__________ the Prussian king William I, was proclaimed German

Emperor in a ceremony held at Versailles.

4. Complete the following analogies:

British Flag : Union Jack : __________ God save our Noble King:

5. Correct the statement and rewrite:

‘Italy was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom of Britain in 1801.’

6. State whether True/False:

‘From 1848, Prussia took on the leadership of the movement of national

unification’

7. Match the following:

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

i.Ottovon Bismark a. King of United Italy
ii.Victor Emannuel II b. Unification of Germany
iii. Kaiser William I c. Red shirts
iv. Giuseppe Garibaldi d. German Emperor

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8. ____________ led the movement to unify regions of Italy was neither a
revolutionary nor a democrat.

9. Correct the statement and rewrite.

‘On 18 January 1871,Chief Minister Victor Emanuel II proclaimed the new

German Empire headed by Kaisar William of Prussia.’

10.In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion
(A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:

Assertion (A) : Guiseppe Garibaldi participated in republican uprising in

piedmont in1834.

Reason (R) : Sardian- Piedmont was ruled by an Italian princely house.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

b) Both A and R are true and R is the not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

11.When was Ireland incorporated into the United Kingdom?

a) 1801
b) 1802
c) 1803
d) 1804

12.During the middle of the nineteenth century Italy was divided into
__________ States.

a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

13.What was ‘Young Italy’?

a) Vision of Italy

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 b) Secret Society
c) National Anthem of Italy
d) None of these

14. Which of the following state was ruled by an Italian Princely House?

a) Sardinia Piedmont
b) Papal State
c) Venetia
d) None of these

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS

1. Read the source and answer the following questions.

Like Germany, Italy too had a long history of political fragmentation. Italians
were scattered over several dynastic states as well as the multi-national
Habsburg Empire. During the middle of the nineteenth century, Italy was
divided into seven states, of which only one, Sardinia-Piedmont, was ruled by
an Italian princely house. The North was under Austrian Habsburgs, the centre
was ruled by the Pope and the Southern regions were under the domination of
the Bourbon kings of Spain. Even the Italian language had not acquired one
common form and still had many regional and local variations.

During the 1830s, Giuseppe Mazzini had sought to put together a coherent
programme for a unitary Italian Republic. He had also formed a secret society
called Young Italy for the dissemination of his goals. The failure of
revolutionary uprisings both in 1831 and 1848 meant that the mantle now fell
on Sardinia-Piedmont under its ruler King Victor Emmanuel II to unify the
Italian states through war. In the eyes of the ruling elites of this region, a unified
Italy offered them the possibility of economic development and political
dominance.

Chief Minister Cavour who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy was
neither a revolutionary nor a democrat. Like many other wealthy and educated
members of the Italian elite, he spoke French much better than he did Italian.
Through a tactful diplomatic alliance with France engineered by Cavour,
Sardinia-Piedmont succeeded in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859. Apart
from regular troops, a large number of armed volunteers under the leadership of
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Giuseppe Garibaldi joined the fray. In 1860, they marched into South Italy and
the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and succeeded in winning the support of the
local peasants in order to drive out the Spanish rulers. In 1861, Victor
Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy.

I. Which of the following statement correctly describe the political

fragmentation of Italy?

a) Italian were scattered over several dynastic states

b) Italy was divided into seven states
c) Different regions were ruled by different monarchs
d) All of the above

II. Giuseppe Mazzini formed the secret society Young Italy for:

a) Establishing strong rule

b) Defeating other rival forces
c) Dissemination of his goals
d) All of the above

III. Identify the implications of the failure of revolutionary uprising in 1831 and
1848

a) It became the duty of the King Victor Emmanuel II to unify the Italian
states.
b) King Victor Emmanuel could achieve the unification through the war
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

IV. Which statement is correct?

a) Sardinia Piedmont with the help of Cavour succeeded in defeating the

Austrian forces
b) A large number of troops under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi
joined the unification movement
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) All the states of Italy revolted.

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 SET-5
SUB-TOPIC: VISUALISING THE NATION

1. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as

Assertion (A) and Reason(R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.

Assertion (A): During the French Revolution artists used the female
allegory to portray ideas such as Liberty, Justice and the Republic.
Reason (R): These ideals were represented through specific objects or
symbols.

a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

2. When an abstract idea is expressed through a person or a thing, it is

called______________.

a) Romanticism
b) Nationalism
c) Allegory
d) None of the above

3. State whether Following statement is True or false:

‘The Fallen Germania’ was made by Julius Hubner’.

4. State whether Following statement is True or false:

‘Statues of Marianne were erected in public squares to remind the ruler of
the national symbol of unity.’

5. Which one is NOT correctly matched:

a) Being freed------------------------broken chains

b) Heroism----------------------------crown of oak leaves
c) Beginning of a new era---------rays of the rising sun

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 d) Breastplate with eagle---------symbol of the French empire

6. Which of the following became the allegory of the France?

a) Napoleon
b) Germania
c) Marry Antoinette
d) Marianne

7. Germania was an allegory of ________________.

a) Italy
b) France
c) Germany
d) None of the above

8. Female allegories were invented by artists in the ______________.

a) Sixteenth century
b) Seventeenth
c) Nineteenth
d) None of the above

9. Olive branch around the sword symbolized_______________.

a) Strength
b) Readiness to fight
c) Willingness to make peace
d) None of the above

10.Who made the painting of Germania on a cotton banner?

a) Philip Viet
b) Julius Hubner
c) Both (a) & (b)
d) None of the above

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 11.Complete the following analogy:

_____________: France :: Germania : Germany

12. Germania wears a crown of oak leaves, as the German oak stands for:

a) Liberty
b) Equality
c) Heroism
d) All of the above

13. Read the question given below, there are two statements marked as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the
correct option:

Assertion (A): Artist in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries found a

way out by personifying a nation.

Reason(R): Nations were then portrayed as female figures.

a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct the explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct and R is wrong.
d) R is correct and A is wrong.

14.Match the following:

Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

1. Rays of rising sun a) Being freed
2. Sword b) Beginning of a new era
3. Broken chains c) Readiness to fight

Options:

a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b

b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS

15. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
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During the French Revolution artists used the female allegory to portray ideas
such as Liberty, Justice, the Republic. These ideals were represented through
specific objects or symbols. The attributes of Liberty are the red cap, or the
broken chain, while justice is generally a blindfolded woman carrying a pair of
weighing scales.

I. Artists used the female allegory to portray ideas. What does the word
allegory referred here?
a) Liberty
b) Broken chain
c) An abstract idea, expressed through a person or thing
d) None

II. An allegorical painting might include figures that personify—

a) Different emotions such as envy or love

b) Symbols
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

III. Complete the following analogy:

Liberty: Broken chain:: Justice: ___________

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 SET-6
SUB-TOPIC: NATIONALISM AND IMPERIALISM

1. A large part of Balkans was under the control of ____________ empire.

2. ______________Aligned with ______________ led Europe to disaster

in 1914.

3. Correct the statement and rewrite:

“Many countries in the world had been colonized by Eastern powers in the
Seventeenth century.”

4. Correct the statement and rewrite:

‘The idea that societies should be organized in to ‘International- states’

came to be accepted as natural and universal.’

5. What was the main aim of Nationalism?

a) Gaining and maintaining the nation’s sovereignty over its homeland.
b) Maintaining imperialism
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None of the above

6. what was the reason/reasons of intense conflicts among Balkan areas?

a) The Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other.
b) Disintegration of Ottoman empire
c) Feeling of nation state
d) All of the above

7. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as

Assertion(A) and Reason(R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.

Assertion(A): Nationalism aligned with Imperialism led Europe to

disaster in1914.
Reason (R): European powers in the eighteenth century began to
oppose imperial domination.

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 a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

8. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as

Assertion(A) and Reason(R). Read the statements and select the correct
option.

Assertion(A): Balkan area became an area of intense conflict.

Reason (R): Balkan also became the scene of big power rivalry.

a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

SOURCE BASED QUESTIONS

9. Read the source given below and answer the following questions:

The Anti Imperial movements that developed everywhere were Nationalist, in

the scene that they all struggled to form independent nation- states and were
inspired by sense of collective national unity, forged in confrontation with
Imperialism. European idea of Nationalism were nowhere replicated, for people
everywhere developed their own specific variety of Nationalism.

I. A political system in which a rich and powerful country established

economic and political dominance over other nations referred as :
a) Nationalism
b) Imperialism
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above

II. A feeling of love and pride for your own country referred as:

a) Nationalism
b) Imperialism
c) Both of the above
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 d) None of the above

10.Match the following (fig 20, page no. 27)

COLUMN ‘A’ COLUMN ‘B’

Angels Tigers, elephants, forests, primitive
people
British Nation Carrying the banner of freedom
Colonies Sitting over the globe

a) A1, B2, C3
b) A2, B3, C1
c) A3, B2, C1
d) NONE OF THE ABOVE

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