Important history 1a

 11 The main function of the Prussian Zollverein was to 

A Impose a custom duty on imported goods

B Abolish the tariff barrier.

C Reduce custom duties.

D Impose new rules for trade.

12 Identify the three wars led by Otto van Bismarck that

completed the process ofGerman Unification.

A Austria, Denmark and France

B France, Austria and England

C Denmark, France and England

D England, Austria and Denmark

13 “The Balkan area became an area of intense conflict”. Find out the

reason(s) for conflict.

(i) Different Slavic nationalities struggled to define their identity and

independence

(ii) Each Balkan state hoped to gain more territory at the expense of the others

(iii) The Balkans also became the scene of big power rivalry

A

(i) and (i) are correct

B (i) and (iii) are correct

C All the above are correct

D None of the above

14 Name the event that mobilised nationalist feelings among the

educated elite across Europe.

A Restoration of Bourbon kings to power.

B Greek war of independence.

C The July Revolution.

D Installation of constitutional monarchy with Louis Philippe at its head.

15 Why did the Frankfurt Parliament fail to achieve its goal? 1

A Women were excluded from the membership.

B Did not have the support of the peasants.

C Kaiser William refused to accept the crown and opposed the assembly.

D None of the above

16 The painting ‘ The Dream of worldwide Democratic and Social Republic’

Was prepared by whom?

A Giusseppe Mazzini

B Frederic Sorrieu

C Hentry Patullo

D Duke Metternich

17 Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and

Reasoning (R). Read the statements and choose the appropriate option.

Assertion (A): The 1830’s were the years of great economic hardship in

Europe give reason.

Reason(R): National assembly of 1848 proclaimed France as a republic

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 True but R is False.

D A is False but R is True.

18 Assertion (A): The French revolution was an influential event that marked

the age of revolutions in Europe.

Reason (R): The French revolution transferred the sovereignty from the

people to the monarch

A Both A and R are true, but R is the correct explanation of A

B Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

C A is true but R is false

D A is false but R is true

19 Assertion (A): The Grimm brothers saw French domination as a

threat toGerman culture.

Reason (R): They believed developing the German language as a

part of wider effort to oppose French domination.

A both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation

of (A).

B both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of

(A).

C (A) is true but (R) is false.

D Both (A) and (R) are false.

20 Assertion (A): There was no British nation prior to the eighteenth

century

Reason (R):The primary identities of the people who inhabited the

British Isles wereethnic ones – such as English, Welsh, Scot or Irish. All

of these ethnic groups had their own cultural and political traditions.

1

A both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation

of (A).

B both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of

(A).

C (A) is true but (R) is false.

D Both (A) and (R) are false.

21 Assertion (A) : Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries found

a way out bypersonifying a nation.

Reason (R): they represented a country as if it were a person.

1

A both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation

of (A).

B both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of

(A).

C (A) is true but (R) is false.

D Both (A) and (R) are false.