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CBSE Class 10th Social Science chapterwise MCQs with Answers Term 1 2021-22

CBSE Class X SST/SSC chapterwise MCQs with Answers Term 1 2021-22

The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

Competency Based Questions
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Choose the correct nationality of the artist Frédéric Sorrieu who visualised in his painting a society made up of Democratic and Social Republic.
(a) German
(b) Swiss
(c) French (d) American
[Ans. (b)
2. ‘Nationalism’, which emerged as a force in the late 19th century, means
(a) strong devotion for one’s own country and its history and culture.
(b) strong devotion for one’s own country without appreciation for other nations.
(c) strong love for one’s own country and ha- tred for others.
(d) equally strong devotion for all the countries of the world.
[Ans. (a)
3. Match the term with the statements given below:
A ‘Utopian Society’ is
(i) a society under a benevolent monarchy
(ii) a society that is unlikely to ever exist
(iii) a society under the control of a chosen few wise men
(iv) a society under Parliamentary Democracy
(a) (i) & (ii) (b) (ii) & (iii)
(c) (ii) only (d) (iii) only
[Ans. (b)
4. Pick out the correct definition to define the term ’Plebiscite’.
(a) Plebiscite is a direct vote by which only the 
female members of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.
(b) Plebiscite is a direct vote by the female members of a matriarchal system to accept or reject a proposal.
(c) Plebiscite is a direct vote by only a chosen 
few from the total population of a particular region to accept or reject a proposal.
(d) Plebiscite is a direct vote by which all the citizens of a region are asked to accept or reject a proposal.
[Ans. (d)
5. Ernst Renan believed that the existence of nations is a necessity because
(a) it ensures protection to all inhabitants.
(b) it ensures liberty to all inhabitant citizens.
(c) it ensures Parliamentary form of govern ment to its inhabitants.
(d) it ensures jobs and good health to all its
inhabitants.
[Ans. (b)
6. Which of the following countries did not attend the Congress of Vienna?
(a) Britain (b) Russia
(c) Prussia
(d) Switzerland
[Ans. (d)
7. The first great revolution which gave the clear idea of nationalism with its core words: ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was:
(a) The Russian Revolution
(b) The French Revolution
(c) The American Revolution
(d) India’s First War of Independence
[Ans. (b)
8. Which of the following statements about the ‘French Revolution’ are correct?
(i) After the end of the French Revolution
it was proclaimed that it was the people
who would henceforth constitute the
nation and shape its destiny.
(ii) France will have a constitutional monarchy
and the new republic will be headed by a
member of the royal family.
(iii) A centralised administrative system will
be put in place to formulate uniform laws
for all citizens.
(iv) Imposition of internal custom duties and dues will continue to exist in France.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
[Ans. (c)
9. 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 despo-tism.
(c) to strengthen absolute monarchies in all the countries of Europe.
(d) to propagate the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity in every part of the world.
[Ans. (b)
10. The Civil Code of 1804 in France is usually
known as:
(a) The French Revolutionary Code
(b) Napoleonic Code
(c) European Imperial Code
(d) The French Civil Code 
Ans. (b)
11. The Napoleonic Code was exported to which
of the following regions?
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) Regions under French control
(d) Poland
[Ans. (c)
12. The liberal nationalism stands for:
(a) freedom for the individual and equality
before law.
(b) preservation of autocracy and clerical
privileges.
(c) freedom for only male members of society
and equality before law.
(d) freedom only for senior citizens.
[Ans. (a)
13. The term ‘Universal Suffrage’ means:
(a) the right to vote and get elected, granted
only to men.
(b) the right to vote for all adults.
(c) the right to vote and get elected, granted exclusively to property owning men.
(d) the right to vote and get elected, granted only to educated men and women.
[Ans. (b)
14. Which of the following is not a feature or
belief of ‘Conservatism’?
(a) Conservatives believe in established, tradi-
tional institutions of state and policy.
(b) Conservatives stressed the importance of tradition and preferred gradual development to quick change.
(c) Conservatives proposed to return to the
society of pre-revolutionary days and
were against the ideas of modernisation to
strengthen monarchy.
 (d) Conservatives believed in the monarchy,
church and other social hierarchies.
[Ans. (c)
15. The Treaty of ................ recognized Greece as an independent nation:
(a) Vienna 1815
(b) Constantinople 1832
(c) Warsaw 1814
(d) Leipzig 1813
[Ans. (b)
16. Who said ‘When France sneezes, the rest of Europe catches cold’?
(a) Garibaldi (b) Bismarck
(c) Mazzini (d) Duke Metternich
[Ans. (d)
17. What happened to Poland at the end of 18th
century? Which of the following answers is
correct?
(a) Poland achieved independence at the end of the 18th century.
(b) Poland came totally under the control of Russia and became part of Russia.
(c) Poland became the part of East Germany.
(d) Poland was partitioned at the end of the 18th century by three Great Powers: Russia, Prussia and Austria.
[Ans. (d)
18. Who played the leading role in the unification of Germany?
(a) German Emperor (formerly King of Prussia)—Kaiser William I.
(b) Otto Von Bismarck (Prussian Chief Minister).
(c) Johann Gottfried Herder—German philos- opher.
(d) Austrian Chancellor—Duke Metternich.
[Ans. (b)
19. Three wars over seven years with Austria, Denmark, Germany and France, ended in
(a) Danish victory (b) Prussian victory
(c) French victory (d) German victory
[Ans. (b)
20. Who was proclaimed the emperor of Germany in 1871?
(a) Otto Von Bismarck
(b) Victor Emmanuel II
(c) Count Cavour
(d) Kaiser William I of Prussia
[Ans. (d)
21. Who became the King of United Italy in 1861?
(a) Giuseppe Garibaldi
(b) Victor Emmanuel II
(c) Count Cavour
(d) Giuseppe Mazzini
[Ans. (b)
22. What helped in the formation of a nation state in Britain?
(a) The formation of a nation-state in Britain was the result of a sudden upheaval.
(b) In 1688, the monarchy in Britain had seized the power from English Parliament.
(c) The parliament through a bloodless revo- lution seized power from the monarchy which gradually led to the emergence of a nation-state.
(d) The British nation was formed as a result of a war with Scotland and Wales.
[Ans. (c)
23. Who was responsible for the unification of
Germany?
(a) Count Cavour
(b) Bismarck
(c) Garibaldi
(d) Giuseppe Mazzini
[Ans. (b)
24. The allegory of the German nation who wears a crown of oak leaves was a
(a) Marianne
(b) Union Jack
(c) Britannia
(d) Germania
[Ans. (d)
25. A large part of Balkan region was under the control of:
(a) Russian empire
(b) Ottoman empire
(c) German empire
(d) Habsburg rulers
[Ans. (b)

CBSE Class 10th Social Science Assertion-Reason Questions

DIRECTION: Mark the option which is most suitable:
(a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason
is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason
is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If both assertion and reason are false.
1. Assertion. Italy was divided into seven states, of which only one was ruled by an Italian princely house.
Reason. The north was under the domination
of the Bourbon kings of Spain.
Ans. (c)
Assertion is true but reason is false.
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 and the southern regions were under
the domination of The Bourbons of Spain. Therefore
assertion is true but reason is false.
2. Assertion. Germany, Italy and Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories.
Reason. They were closely bound to each other in spite of their autonomous rule.
Ans. (c)
Assertion is true but reason is false.
Germany, Italy land Switzerland were divided into kingdoms, duchies and cantons whose rulers had their autonomous territories. Diverse people lived within the territories. They did not share a collective identity or a common culture. They spoke different languages, belonged to different ethnic groups, there were no close ties binding them.
3. Assertion. Giuseppe Mazzini worked with the conservatives for the monarchy.
Reason. Italy had to continue to be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms.
Ans. (d)
Both assertion and reason are false.
Mazzini’s relentless opposition to monarchy and his vision of democratic republics frightened the conservatives. Italy had to be forged into a single unified republic within a wider alliance of nations. It could not be a patchwork of small states and kingdoms. Thus both assertion and reason are false.
4. Assertion. Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation.
Reason. Weavers in Silesia had led a revolt against the contractors who supplied raw material and gave them orders for finished textiles but drastically reduced their payments.
Ans. (b)
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. Culture played an important role in creating the idea of the nation: art and poetry, stories and music helped express and shape nationalist feelings. The year 1848 was the year when rise in food prices or a year of bad harvest led to widespread pauperism in town and country. Earlier in 1845, a large crowd of weavers emerged from their homes and marched in pairs up to the mansion of their contractor demanding higher wages and had led a revolt. Therefore, both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
5. Assertion. From the very beginning, the French revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices like the idea of la patrie and le citoyen.
Reason. This was done to create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people.
Ans. (a)
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.The French Revolution proclaimed that it was the people who would henceforth constitute the nation and shape its destiny. From the very beginning, the French Revolutionaries introduced various measures and practices that would create a sense of collective identity amongst the French people. The centralised administrative system was one of the measures taken for making uniform laws for all citizens within its territory.
6. Assertion. The Scottish Highlanders were for- bidden to speak their Gaelic language or wear their national dress, and large numbers were forcibly driven out of their homeland.
Reason. The English helped the Protestants of Ireland to establish their dominance over a largely Catholic country.
Ans. (b)
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
This situation refers to the unification of Britain. Assertion refers to Scottish people and how they suffered because of the long-drawn-out process. Their culture and political institutions were systematically suppressed. However, the reason refers to how the Irishmen suffered in the hands of Englishmen as it was a country deeply divided between the Catholics and Protestants. It was largely a Catholic country but the Protestants got support from the English to suppress the Catholic revolts. It does not explain the assertion.
7. Assertion. On 18 May 1848, 831 elected repre-
sentatives revolted in the Frankfurt parliament.
Reason. The elected representatives revolted against the issue of extending political rights to women.
Ans. (d)
Both assertion and reason are false.
On 18th May 1848, 831 elected representatives marched in a festive procession to take their places in the Frankfurt parliament convened in the Church of St. Paul. The issue of extending political rights to women was a controversial one within the liberal movement, in which large numbers of women had participated actively over the years. Therefore, both assertion and reason are false.
8. Assertion. In the areas conquered by Napo-
leon the reactions of the local population were
mixed.
Reason. Increased taxation, censorship etc. out weigh the advantages of administrative changes.
Ans. (a)
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The local population of the conquered area showed mixed reactions to the French rule. In many places and cities, the French armies were welcomed as the saviour of liberty. People hoped that the French armies will promote freedom on their land. On the other hand, when people’s political freedom was restricted they became hostile irrespective of the benefits of administrative reforms. Increase in tax, censorship and forced and essential services to the French armies were some of the measures taken by the French rule, which made the local population hostile.
9. Assertion. Conservatives believed that estab lished traditional institutions of state and soci- ety should be preserved.
Reason. Zollverein was formed to preserve
conservatism.
Ans. (c)
Assertion is true but reason is false.
It is true that Conservatives wanted gradual change and believed that established traditional institutions of state and society should be preserved but the reason is not correct because Zollverein was German customs union, it does not relate to the preservation/conservatism.
10. Assertion. In France, were the ‘Bibliothéque Bleué, which were low-priced small books printed on poor quality paper, and bound in cheap blue covers.
Reason. In England, penny chapbooks were carried by petty pedlars known as chapmen, and sold for a penny, so that even the poor could buy them.
Ans. (a)
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. Case/Source Based Questions
1. 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 options:
(i) Which was the dominant class on the continent of Europe?
(a) Tenants
(b) Small owners
(c) Landed aristocracy
(d) High class society
[Ans. (c)
(ii) What did the majority of population comprise of?
(a) Tenants
(b) Small owners
(c) Peasantry
(d) Land holders
[Ans. (c)
(iii) The given passage describes the social and political life of this class
(a) serfs and peasants
(b) aristocracy and middle class
(c) big land owners
(d) peasants and small owners
[Ans. (b)
(iv) Aristocratic class used to speak French for the purpose of
(a) farming on a big land
(b) diplomacy and high society
(c) unity among the members
(d) educing regional divisions
[Ans. (b)
2. In 1848, Frédéric Sorrieu, a French artist, prepared a series of four prints visualising his dream of a world made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’, as he called them. As you would recall, artists of the time of the French Revolution personified Liberty as a female figur —here you can recognise the torch of Enlightenment she bears in one hand and the Charter of the Rights of Man in the other. On the earth in the foreground of the image lie the shattered remains of the symbols of absolutist institutions. In Sorrieu’s utopian vision, the peoples of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their flags and national costume. Leading the procession, way past the statue of Liberty, are the United States and Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states. France, identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue. The concept and practices of a modern state, in which a centralised power exercised sovereign control over a clearly defined territory, had been developing over a long period of time in Europe. But a nation-state was one in which the majority of its citizens, and not only its rulers, came to develop a sense of common identity and shared history or descent.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate options:
(i) What was the theme of painting made by French artist?
(a) Constitutional Monarchy
(b) Absolute Monarchy
(c) True democracy
(d) Democratic and Social Republic
[Ans. (d)
(ii) The utopian vision of French artist Frédéric Sorrieu was
(a) The peoples of the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified through their flags and national costume.
(b) Leading the procession, way past the statue of Liberty, as the United States and Switzerland, which by this time were already nation-states.
(c) France, identifiable by the revolutionary tricolour, has just reached the statue.
(d) The concepts and practices of a modern state, in which a centralised power exercised
sovereign control over a clearly defined
territory.
[Ans. (d)
(iii) French Revolution personified Liberty as a
female figure, she bears the torch of Enlighten-
ment in one hand and ........... in the other.
(a) Charter of Rights of Man
(b) Constitution
(c) Charter of Rights of Woman
(d) Bible
[Ans. (a)
(iv) Which of the following pairs represent two
nation states?
(a) United States and Switzerland
(b) Britain and Italy
(c) Spain and Portugal
(d) Japan and Turkey
[Ans. (a)
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3. Economists began to think in terms of the
national economy. They talked of how the
nation could develop and what economic
measures could help forge this nation together.
 Friedrich List, Professor of Economics at the
University of Tübingen in Germany, wrote
in 1834: ‘The aim of the zollverein is to bind
the Germans economically into a nation. It
will strengthen the nation materially as much
by protecting its interests externally as by
stimulating its internal productivity. It ought to
awaken and raise national sentiment through
a fusion of individual and provincial interests.
The German people have realised that a free
economic system is the only means to engender
national feeling.’
 Answer the following MCQs by choosing the
most appropriate options:
(i) State the aim of the Zollverein in Germany.
 (a) To divide German regions
 (b) To bind the Germans economically into a
nation
 (c) To support time consuming calculations
 (d) To create confusion in trade [Ans. (b)
(ii) What German people have realised about
new economic system?
 (a) German people have realised that a free
economic system is the only means to
engender national feeling.
 (b) German people wanted to conquer more
regions.
 (c) German people realised the importance of
closed economy.
 (d) German people realised that a free economic
system is obstacle to develop nationalism.
[Ans. (a)
(iii) How does a country become stronger?
 (a) By conquest
 (b) By making alliances
 (c) Both (a) and (b)
 (d) It will strengthen the nation materially as
much by protecting its interests externally
as per stimulating its internal productivity.
[Ans. (d)
(iv) Who was Friedrich List?
 (a) Professor of Economics at the University of
Tubingen in Germany
 (b) French artist
 (c) Philosopher
 (d) Painter [Ans. (a)
4. 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.
 In 1815, representatives of the European
powers—Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria—
who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met
at Vienna to draw up a settlement for Europe.
The Congress was hosted by the Austrian
Chancellor Duke Metternich. The delegates
drew up the Treaty of Vienna of 1815 with the
object of undoing most of the changes that had
come about in Europe during the Napoleonic
wars. The Bourbon dynasty, which had been
deposed during the French Revolution, was
restored to power, and France lost the territories
it had annexed under Napoleon. A series of
states were set up on the boundaries of France
to prevent French expansion in future.
 Answer the following MCQs by choosing the
most appropriate options:
(i) Which of the following statements correctly
describes about European conservative ideology?
 (a) Preservation of beliefs introduced by
Napoleon.
 (b) Preservation of two sects of Christianity.
 (c) Preservation of socialists’ ideology in eco-
nomic sphere.
 (d) Preservation of traditionalist beliefs in state
and society. [Ans. (d)
(ii) Identify the purpose to convene Vienna of
Congress of Vienna in 1815 from the following
options.
 (a) To declare completion of German unification.
 (b) To restore conservative regime in Europe.
 (c) To declare war against France.
 (d) To start the process of Italian unification.
[Ans. (b)
(iii) What did conservatives focus on at the Congress
of Vienna? Select the appropriate option.
 (a) To re-establish peace and stability in Europe.
 (b) To establish socialism in Europe.
 (c) To introduce democracy in France.
 (d) To set up a new Parliament in Austria.
[Ans. (a)
(iv) How did the Congress of Vienna ensure peace
in Europe? Select the appropriate option.
 (a) With the restoration of Bourbon Dynasty.
 (b) Austria was not given the control of
Northern Italy.
 (c) Laying out a balance of power between all
the great powers in Europe.
 (d) By giving power to the German
confederation. [Ans. (c)
5. Ernst Renan, ‘What is a Nation?’
 In a lecture delivered at the University of
Sorbonne in 1882, the French philosopher Ernst
Renan (1823-92) outlined his understanding
of what makes a nation. The lecture was
subsequently published as a famous essay
entitled ‘Qu’est-ce qu’une nation?’ (‘What is
a Nation?’). In this essay Renan criticises the
notion suggested by others that a nation is
formed by a common language, race, religion,
or territory:
 ‘A nation is the culmination of a long past of
endeavours, sacrifice and devotion. A heroic
past, great men, glory, that is the social capital
upon which one bases a national idea. To have
common glories in the past, to have a common
will in the present, to have performed great
deeds together, to wish to perform still more,
these are the essential conditions of being
a people. A nation is therefore a large-scale
solidarity ... Its existence is a daily plebiscite
... A province is its inhabitants; if anyone has
the right to be consulted, it is the inhabitant. A
nation never has any real interest in annexing
or holding on to a country against its will. The
existence of nations is a good thing, a necessity
even. Their existence is a guarantee of liberty,
which would be lost if the world had only one
law and only one master.’
 Answer the following MCQs by choosing the
most appropriate options:
(i) A nation is the culmination of a long past of
 (a) endeavours (b) sacrifice
 (c) devotion (d) All of these [Ans. (d)
Ans. (d) All of these
(ii) What does a nation guarantee to its citizens?
 (a) Liberty (b) Happiness
 (c) Wealth (d) Health [Ans. (a)
(iii) Ernst Renan was a .............. philosopher.
 (a) British (b) American
 (c) French (d) Japanese [Ans. (c)
(iv) What is/are the essential condition/s of being
a people?
 (a) To have common glories in the past
 (b) To have a common will in the present
 (c) To have performed great deeds together
 (d) All of these [Ans. (d)

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