Question Bank History Chapter 1 Roll No.

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Marks Obtained 70 Date : 14-06-2024

Que 1 (A) Answer The Following Questions In Short.[3 Marks Each] [42]
1. "The Ho Chi Minh trail became advantageous to Vietnamese in the war against U.S."
Support the statement with arguments.
2. Describe the process of unification of Germany.
3. How had the female figures become an allegory of the nation during nineteenth century in
Europe? Analyse.

4. How did nationalism develop through culture in Europe? Explain.

5. Write a note on:
The Greek war of independence.
6. Explain any three reasons for which the population of London City expanded over the
nineteenth century.
7. Describe any three conditions that led to the formation of the British Nation State.
8. Explain the process of unification of Italy.
9. Describe any three economic hardships faced by Europe in the 1830s.
10. How was Scotland gradually taken over by the British nation?

11. Explain any three features of Napoleonic Code.

12. Write a note on:
Guiseppe Mazzini.

13. How was the food problem solved in Britain after the scrapping of the ‘Corn Laws’? Explain.
14. Who were the inhabitants of Balkan region?

Que 2 (A) Answer The Following Questions In Brief.[5 Marks Each] [20]
15. "Napoleon had destroyed democracy in France but in the administrative field he had
incorporated revolutionary principles in order to make the whole system more rational and
efficient." Analyse the statement with arguments.

16. Describe any five steps taken by the French Revolutionaries to create a sense of collective
identity among the French people.

17. What was ‘Romanticism’ during the age of revolutions?

18. Explain the statement “When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold.”

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Que 3 (A) CASE BASED QUESTIONS [8]

19. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
Socially and politically, a landed aristocracy was the dominant class on the continent. The
members of this class were united by a common way of life that cut across regional
divisions. They owned estates in the countryside and also town-houses. They spoke French
for purposes of diplomacy and in high society. Their families were often connected by ties
of marriage. This powerful aristocracy was, however, numerically a small group. The
majority of the population was made up of the peasantry. To the west, the bulk of the land
was farmed by tenants and small owners, while in Eastern and Central Europe the pattern
of landholding was characterised by vast estates which were cultivated by serfs.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
i. Which was the dominant class on the continent of Europe?
a. Landed aristocracy.
b. Tenants.
c. Small owners.
d. High class society.
ii. What did the majority of population comprise of?
a. Tenants.
b. Small owners.
c. Land holders.
d. Peasantry.
iii. The given passage describes the social and political life of this class?
a. Serfs and peasants.
b. Big land owners.
c. Aristocracy and middle class.
d. Peasants and small owners.
iv. Aristocratic class used to speak French for the purpose of:
a. Diplomacy and high society.
b. Farming on a big land.
c. Unity among the members.
d. Educing regional divisions.

20. Read the source given below and answer the questions that follow:
Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1815, European governments were driven by a spirit of
conservatism. Conservatives believed that established, traditional institutions of state and
society - like the monarchy, the Church, social hierarchies, property and the family should be
preserved. Most conservatives, however, did not propose a return to the society of pre-
revolutionary days. Rather, they realised, from the changes initiated by Napoleon, that
modernisation could in fact strengthen traditional institutions like the monarchy. It could
make state power more effective and strong. A modern army, an efficient bureaucracy, a
dynamic economy, the abolition of feudalism and serfdom could strengthen the autocratic
monarchies of Europe.
Q.1. What kind of conservative regimes were set up in 1815?
Q.2. In which place representatives of European Power met?
Q.3. In your opinion, what were the beliefs and thinking of conservation?
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