CBSE Class 9 Social Science · Ch 1: The French Revolution

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Difficulty: 7 medium · 23 hard

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The first 5 questions of this free test.

1. Q1. The chapter notes that slavery in the French colonies was finally abolished in 1848. Why does it describe the earlier 1794 abolition as only a temporary step?

   • A. Because Napoleon reintroduced slavery a few years after the Convention had abolished it in 1794
   • B. Because the National Assembly cancelled its own 1794 decision within the same year
   • C. Because the 1794 law applied only to France and never to the colonies
   • D. Because the plantation owners simply ignored the 1794 law and the king restored slavery
   Solution

   The Convention abolished slavery in the French colonies in 1794, but Napoleon reintroduced it a few years later, so the real and lasting abolition came only in 1848.

2. Q2. A well-prepared student concludes that French women gained only 'limited' rights during the revolution. Which pair of facts from the chapter best supports this conclusion?

   • A. They were granted state education and the right to divorce, yet were denied the right to vote as passive citizens
   • B. They were given the right to vote, yet were refused the right to own any property
   • C. They were declared active citizens, yet were forbidden from running their own businesses
   • D. They were allowed to hold political office, yet were barred from forming any clubs
   Solution

   Women won reforms like state schooling and the right to divorce, but they were still treated as passive citizens and were denied the right to vote, showing their gains were limited.

3. Q3. Assertion (A): During the Reign of Terror, even many supporters of the revolution were arrested and guillotined. Reason (R): Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment, treating anyone who disagreed with his methods as an enemy of the republic. Choose the correct option.

   • A. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   • B. A is true but R is false
   • C. A is false but R is true
   • D. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   Solution

   Both statements are true, and Robespierre's policy of harsh punishment for all who opposed his methods is exactly why even revolutionaries were executed, so R correctly explains A.

4. Q4. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen stated that certain rights were 'natural and inalienable'. Which choice correctly captures what 'inalienable' means in this context?

   • A. Rights that belong to every person from birth and cannot be taken away
   • B. Rights that could be bought and sold like property
   • C. Rights that the king could grant or withdraw whenever he wished
   • D. Rights available only to the active citizens who paid taxes
   Solution

   'Inalienable' means these rights belong to a person by birth and cannot be taken away by anyone, such as the right to liberty and equality before law.

5. Q5. Arrange these events of the French Revolution in the correct order, earliest first: (i) Execution of Louis XVI (ii) Convening of the Estates General by the king (iii) Storming of the Bastille (iv) France declared a Republic

   • A. (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)
   • B. (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)
   • C. (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
   • D. (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)
   Solution

   The king called the Estates General in May 1789, the Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789, France became a Republic in 1792, and Louis XVI was executed in 1793.

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