Class 10 Social Science Chapter 1: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe — practice questions with answers
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Q1. Which French artist prepared a series of four prints in 1848 visualising a world of 'democratic and social Republics'?
- Frédéric Sorrieu
- Ernst Renan
- Giuseppe Mazzini
- Philip Veit
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Answer: A. Frédéric Sorrieu
Why: His utopian vision showed peoples of Europe and America marching towards the Statue of Liberty. [p.3]
Why: His utopian vision showed peoples of Europe and America marching towards the Statue of Liberty. [p.3]
Q2. The Civil Code of 1804 in France is usually known as the ______.
- Napoleonic Code
- Code of Vienna
- Habsburg Code
- Zollverein
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Answer: A. Napoleonic Code
Why: It did away with privileges based on birth and secured the right to property. [p.6]
Why: It did away with privileges based on birth and secured the right to property. [p.6]
Q3. A customs union formed in 1834 at the initiative of Prussia was called the ______.
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Answer: Zollverein
Why: It abolished tariff barriers among most German states. [p.10]
Why: It abolished tariff barriers among most German states. [p.10]
Q4. Who founded the secret societies 'Young Italy' and 'Young Europe'?
- Giuseppe Mazzini
- Count Cavour
- Giuseppe Garibaldi
- Victor Emmanuel II
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Answer: A. Giuseppe Mazzini
Why: Metternich called him 'the most dangerous enemy of our social order'. [p.12]
Why: Metternich called him 'the most dangerous enemy of our social order'. [p.12]
Q5. Who was the chief minister of Prussia who led the unification of Germany?
- Otto von Bismarck
- Metternich
- Kaiser William I
- Cavour
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Answer: A. Otto von Bismarck
Why: He used the Prussian army and bureaucracy. [p.19]
Why: He used the Prussian army and bureaucracy. [p.19]
Q6. The female allegory of the French nation was named ______.
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Answer: Marianne
Why: Germania was the allegory of the German nation. [p.23]
Why: Germania was the allegory of the German nation. [p.23]
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