MCQ on French Revolution

1. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur?

(a) 14th July, 1789
(b) 14th July, 1798
(c) 14th June, 1789
(d) 14th June, 1798

2. What did Bastille symbolize?

(a) Benevolence of the king
(b) Despotic power of the king
(c) Armed might of France
(d) Prestige and power

3. 18th century French society was divided into

(a) Castes
(b) Four Estates
(c) Three Estates
(d) Two Estates

4. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?

(a) Clergy and peasants
(b) Peasants and nobility
(c) First and Third Estate
(d) Clergy and nobility

5. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility
(a) Right to collect dues
(b) Ownership of land
(c) Participate in wars
(d) Exemption from taxes to the state

6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?

(a) Middle class
(b) Nobility
(c) Workers
(d) Peasants

7. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by

(a) Middle class and people of the Third Estate
(b) Clergy and nobility
(c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
(d) Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

8. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
(a) John Locke
 (b) Rousseau
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Voltaire

9. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?

(a) Darwin
(b) Spencer
(c) Rousseau
(d) Montesquieu

10. Division of power within the government was put forth in

(a) 'Two Treaties of Government'
(b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'
(c) 'Le Moniteur Universal'
(d) 'The Social Contract'

11. Who was the King of France at the time of the Revolution?
(a) Louis XIV
(b) Louis XVI
(c) Marie Antoinette
(d) Nicholas II

12. Political body of France

(a) Duma
(b) Reichstag
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Estates General

13. Voting in the Estates General was conducted on the principle of

(a) Each estate one vote
(b) Male adult franchise
(c) Universal adult franchise
(d) Estates General

14. The Estates General was last convened in

(a) 1604
(b) 1614
(c) 1416
(d) 1641

15. Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?
(a) Indoor Tennis Court
(b) Hall of Mirrors
(c) Firoz Shah Ground
(d) Winter Palace

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16. Members of the Third Estate were led by
(a) Louis XVI and Marie Antionette
(b) Lenin and Kerensky
(c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
(d) Rousseau and Voltaire

17. Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?
(a) To limit the powers of the king alone
(b) Do away with feudal privileges
(c) Give equal rights to women
(d) Establish a constitutional monarchy

18. A broken chain symbolized

(a) Chains used to fetter slaves
(b) Strength lies in unity
(c) Royal power
(d) Act of becoming free

19. The winged woman personified

The winged woman Embodiment as

(а) National colours of France
(b) Act of becoming free
(c) Personification of Law
(d) Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

20. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolized

(a) Royal power
(b) Equality before law
(c) Law is the same for all
(d) Strength lies in unity

21. Which of the following symbolized Eternity?

(a) Sceptre
(b) Eye within a triangle radiating light
(c) The Law Tablet
(d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring

22. Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?
(a) Blue-green-yellow
(b) Red-green-blue
(c) Blue-white-red
(d) Yellow-red-white

23. National Anthem of France

(a) Vande Matram
(b) Roget de L Isle
(c) Le Moniteur Universal
(d) Marseilles

24. Members of the Jacobin Club were known as

(a) Conservatives
(b) Revolutionaries
(c) Terrorists
(d) San-culottes

25. France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a

(a) Socialist State
(b) Democracy
(c) Communist State
(d) Republic

26. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?

(a) Fall of the Jacobin government
(b) Robespiere’s Reign of Terror
(c) Political instability of the Directory
(d) Nationalist forces

27. French legacy to the world

(a) Democracy
(b) Socialism and nationalism
(c) Republicanism
(d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality

28. In the context of France the volunteers from Marseilles sang the
Marseillaise, a patriotic song when they marched into Paris. Who composed
this song?
(a) Maximilian Robespierre
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Roget de L’Isle
(d) Mirabeau

29. What did the Red Cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?
(a) Liberty
(b) Brotherhood
(c) Love
(d) Equality

30. Which of the following refers to the political body representing the three
estates of pre-revolutionary France?
(a) Parliament of France
(b) National Assembly
(c) Estates General
(d) Estates Committee

31. The word ‘Guillotine’ during French Revolution era refers to

(a) Beheading a person
(b) Awarding a person
(c) Taxing a person
(d) Threatening a person
 32. The French Revolution took place on…..
(a) July 14, 1789
(b) July 14, 1788
(c) July 14, 1786
(d) July 14, 1785

33. On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?

The charge on which Louis XIV was guillotined is

(a) Cruelty
(b) Treason
(c) Absolute Role
(d) Misgovernance

34. The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by

Who collected tithe from the peasants

(a) The Church
(b) The emperor
(c) The Nobles
(d) Chief of the Army

35. Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?

Which of the following reason was responsible for the subsistence crisis in
France
(a) The wages of the people were low
(b) There was widespread unemployment
(c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains
(d) The government imposed various taxes

36. The Bastille was hated by all in France because

(a) It stood for the despotic power of the king
(b) It was a fortress prison
(c) Prison In charge tortured the inmates
(d) It housed dreaded criminals

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Q.1.The word ‘Democracy’ comes from the Greek word –

(a) Democracia (b) Demokratia (c) Demos (d) Kratia

Q.2.What kind of government is there in Myanmar?

(a) Government elected by the people (b) Communist government (c) Army rule (d)
Monarchy
Q.3.The head of the government in Nepal is the:

(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) King (d) Vice President

Q.4. Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?

(a) Benazir Bhutto (b) Nawaz Sharif (c) Pervez Musharraf (d) None of the above

Q.5. In which case was the real power with external powers and not with the locally
elected representatives?

a) India in Sri Lanka (b) US in Iraq (c) USSR in Communist Poland (d) Both (b) and (c)

Q.6. ‘One person, one vote’ means

(a) One person is to be voted by all (b) One person has one vote and each vote has one
value

(c) A person can vote only once in his life (d) both (a) and (c)

Q.7. How many members are elected to the National People’s Congress from all over
China?

(a) 3050 (b) 3000 (c) 4000 (d) 2000

Q8. Why can the Chinese government not be called a democratic government even
though elections are held there?

(a) Army participates in election (b) Government is not accountable to the people

(c) Some parts of China are not represented at all (d) Government is always formed by
the Communist Party

Q9.Which party always won elections in Mexico since its independence in 1930 until
2000?

(a) Revolutionary Party (b) Mexican Revolutionary Party

(c) Institutional Revolutionary Party (d) Institutional Party

Q.10. Democracy must be based on

(a) One-party system (b) Free and fair election (c) Choice from only the ruling party (d)
All the above

Q.11. When did Zimbabwe attain independence and from whom?

(a) 1970, from Black minority rule (b) 1880, from White minority rule

(c) 1980, from Americans (d) 1980, from White minority rule

Q.12.Which party has ruled Zimbabwe since its independence and who is its ruler?

(a) ZANU-PF, Robert Mugabe (b) ZANU-PF, Kenneth Kaunda

c) Zimbabwe Freedom Party, Nelson Mandela (d) Zimbabwe Party, P Johnson

Q.13 which of these features is/are necessary to provide the basic rights to the
citizens?

(a) Citizens should be free to think (b) should be free to form associations

(c) Should be free to raise protest (d) All the above

Q.14.Which organ of the government is required to protect the rights of the citizens?

(a) Executive (b) Legislature (c) Independent judiciary (d) Police

Q.15What is Constitutional Law?

(a) Provisions given in the Constitution (b) Law to make Constitution

(c) Law to set up Constituent Assembly (d) none of the above

Q.16.Which of these is permitted under the Rule of Law?

(a) Prime Minister can be punished for violating the Constitution. (b) Police has a right to
kill anybody.

(c) Women can be paid lesser salaries (d) President can rule for as long as he wants.

Q.17.Some of the drawbacks of democracy is

(a) Instability and delays (b) corruption and hypocrisy

(c) Politicians fighting among themselves (d) all the above

Q.18. In which of these cases can democracy not provides a complete solution?

(a) Removing poverty completely (b) Providing education to all

(c) Giving jobs to all (d) All the above

Q19. In which period did China face one of the worst famines that have occurred in the
world?

(a) 1932-36 (b) 1958-61 (c) 2001-2002 (d) 2004-2007

Q20 A democratic government is better than a non-democratic government because

(a) It may or may not be accountable (b) It always responds to the needs of the people

(c) It is a more accountable form of government (d) None of the above

Q.21. Democracy improves the quality of decision-making because

(a) Decisions are taken by educated people (b) Decisions are taken by consultation and
discussion

(c) Decisions are taken over a long period of time (d) All decisions are approved by
judiciary

Q.22.How does democracy allows us to correct its own mistakes?

(a) Mistakes are hidden and cannot be corrected

(b) Re-electing the same government to enable it to correct its mistakes

(c) The rulers can be changed (d) none of the above

Q.23.The most common form that democracy takes in our time is that of

(a) Limited democracy (b) representative democracy

(c) Maximum democracy (d) none of the above

Q.24.Which body in Indian political system is an example of direct democracy?

(a) Zila Parishad (b) Panchayat Samiti (c) Gram Sabha (d) Vidhan Sabha

Q.25.Which of these is an example of perfect democracy?

(a) USA (b) UK (c) India (d) None of the above

Q.26Which of these is not a feature of monarchy, dictatorship or one-party rule?

(a) Censorship of press (b) No opposition party or parties

(c) Citizens taking part in politics (d) One-man rule

Q1. ………..is a form of government in which the rulers are elected by the
people?

A. Dictatorship
B. Non Demoractic Government
C. Monarchy
D. Democracy

Q2. How does the definition of democracy help us?

A. To separate democracy from forms of government that are clearly not

democratic
B. So that we can get voting rights
C. To figure out what lies in A Democracy
D. None

Q3. How were the rulers of Myanmar elected?

A. Dictatorship
B. By the people
C. Those who happened to be in control of the army became the rulers
D. Monarchy

Q4. How are the rulers of Saudi Arabia elected?

A. By the people
B. Rule of the army
C. because they happen to be born into the royal family
D. None

Q5. We would end up calling almost every government that holds an election a
democracy?

A. Yes
B. No
C. May be
D. None

Q6. Which officials must be elected for any government to be called a

democracy?

A. Certain people from different constituencies passing the criteria to be

elected
B. Any adult of the country
C. Only Bureaucratics
D. Heads of different organizations

Q7. In Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in …..?

A. 1999
B. 1998
C. 1997
D. 1996

Q8. He overthrew a democratically elected government and declared himself

the ‘Chief Executive’ of the country. Later he changed his designation to
President and in 2002. Which President of Pakistan was this?

A. General Pervez Musharraf

B. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
C. Farooq Leghari
D. Muhammad Mian Soomro

Q9. In a democracy the final decision making power must rest with …….?

A. The official heads

B. The monarchs
C. Those elected by the people.
D. None

Q10. In China, elections are regularly held after every ……. years for electing the
country’s parliament?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 3

Q11. What is the Chinese Parliament called?

A. National People’s Congress

B. Chinese Communist Party
C. The Communit party of China
D. Peoples Congress

Q12. It has nearly ……. members elected from all over China?

A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 2500
D. 3500

Q13. When did Mexico become independent?

A. 1979
B. 1981
C. 1980
D. 1982

Q14. Mexico holds elections after every ….. years to elect its President.

A. 5
B. 4
C. 6
D. 3
Q15. Which country has never been under a military or dictator’s rule?

A. Cuba
B. Mexico
C. India
D. Nepal

Q16. Until 2015, in Saudi Arabia women did not have the right to vote.

A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016

Q17. Estonia has made its citizenship rules in such a way that people
belonging to Russian minority find it difficult to get…….

A. The economic rights

B. The right to vote
C. Right to women's vote
D. All

Q18. In a democracy, each adult citizen must have

A. Must have one vote

B. Each vote must have one value
C. A and B
D. None

Q19. Zimbabwe attained independence from White minority rule in …….?

A. 1980
B. 1975
C. 1981
D. 1977

Q20. Zimbabwe’s leader, Robert Mugabe, ruled the country since

independence.

A. Robert Mugabe
B. John Beten
C. Bean Achebe
D. Guten Zugab

Q21. Over the years Mugabe’s government changed the constitution …….times
to increase the powers of the President

A. 5
B. 3
C. Several
D. None

Q22. What kind of oppression did Mugabe give his people?

A. Opposition party workers were harassed and their meeting disrupted.

B. Public protests and demonstrations against the government were declared
illegal
C. There was a law that limited the right to criticise the President
D. All

Q23. When was Mugabe forced out of office?

A. 2018
B. 2017
C. 2016
D. 2019

Q24. What requirements do the people of the state need before elections?

A. They should be free to think

B. To have opinions
C. To form associations
D. All

Q25. What requirements do the people of the state need after elections?
A. Every office bearer has certain rights and responsibilities assigned by the
constitution and the law
B. To respect some guarantees to the minorities.
C. Each of these is accountable not only to the people but also to other
independent officials
D. All

Q26. A democratic government rules within limits set by constitutional law

and citizens’ rights.

A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. None

Q27. Which is true of democracy?

A. By the people for the people

B. Leaders keep changing in a democracy. This leads to instability
C. Democracy is all about political competition and power play
D. Elected leaders do not know the best interest of the people

Q28. China’s famine of …... was the worst recorded famine in world history?

A. 1954-57
B. 1958-61
C. 1952-55
D. 1956-59

Q29. Democracy is based on….?

A. Discussions and meetings are amongst few

B. Discussions and meetings occur when a number of people put their heads
together,
C. No discussions
D. Unruly crowded meetings with no formal decision

Q30. Democracy is better than other forms of government because

A. It allows change
B. Allows voting
C. Allows right to opinion
D. It allows us to correct its own mistakes