MCQ history 1

1. Which of the following countries was not the representative of the

European powers?

A Britain

B Russia

C Prussia

D Switzerland

2 Identify and mark the incorrect response. The Napoleonic Code 1

A Did away with all the privileges based on ‘birth and established equality.

B Destroyed feudalism in France.

C Formulated codes for the army.

D Ensured right to property for the privileged class.

3 Which one of the following statements is not true of Aristocracy? 1

A They owned estates in the countryside and also town-houses

B They spoke French for purposes of diplomacy and in high society

C Their families were often connected by ties of marriage

D They often clashed with the ideas of the monarchs

4 Find out from the following, what economic liberalism stood for.

(i) Abolition of state-imposed restrictions on the movement of goods and

capital

(ii) End of autocracy and clerical privileges

(iii) Freedom for the individual and equality of all

(iv) Freedom of markets

A (i) and (ii) are correct

B (i) and (iii) are correct

C (ii) and (iv) are correct

D (i) and (iv) are correct

5

Which treaty of 1832 recognized Greece as the independent nation.

1

A The Congress of Vienna

B The Treaty of Constantinople

C The Treaty of Geneva

D The Treaty of Versailles

6

Arrange the following events related to the Formation of

Britain as a nation, inchronological order.

(i) The Act of Union between England and Scotland

(ii) The English parliament, which had seized power from the

monarchy

(iii)Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom

(iv) Catholic revolts against British dominance

A iii - i – ii – iv

B i – ii – iii – iv

C iv – i – ii – iii

D ii – i – iv – iii

7 A large part of Balkan region was under the control of: 1

A Russian empire

B Ottoman empire

C Germania

D Habsburg empire

8 A large number of people were hostile to the Napoleonic code because 1

A it was not suitable for all.

B it destroyed the special privileges of the rulers.

C administrative changes did not go hand-in-hand with political freedom.

D none of the above.

9 Which one of the following statements is not true about Giuseppe Mazzini?

A He wanted the united Italian Republic.

B He founded an underground society called ‘Young Italy’.

C He wanted Italy to be a monarchy.

D He was exiled for attempting a revolution in Liguria.

10 Which of the following best explain Utopian society? 1

A A society where everybody is equal.

B A democratic society.

C An idealist society that can never be achieved.

D A society with a comprehensive Constitution.