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- 1. Multiple Choice
A large part of Balkan region was under the control of:
(a) Russian empire
(b) Ottoman empire
(c) German empire
(d) Habsburg rulers
- 2. Multiple Choice
The allegory of the German nation who wears a crown of oak leaves was a:
(a) Marianne
(b) Union Jack
(c) Britannia
(d) Germania
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was responsible for the unification of Germany?
(a) Count Cavour
(b) Bismarck
(c) Garibaldi
(d) Giuseppe Mazzini
- 4. Multiple Choice
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 revolution 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
- 5. Multiple Choice
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
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple Choice
hat 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.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a feature or belief of ‘Conservatism’?
(a) Conservatives believe in established, traditional institutions of state and policy.
(b) Conservatives stressed the importance of tradition and preferred gradual develop¬ment 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.
- 9. Multiple Choice
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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Napoleonic Code was exported to which of the following regions?
(a) England
(b) Spain
(c) Regions under French control
(d) Poland
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following countries did not attend the Congress of Vienna?
(a) Britain
(b) Russia
(c) Prussia
(d) Switzerland
- 12. Multiple Choice
Conservatives did not believe in preserving -
monarchy
democracy
social hierarchy
traditional institutions of state and society
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which region was ruled by the Habsburg empire?
Scotland - Ireland
France - Netherlands
Spain - Portugal
Austria - Hungary
- 14. Multiple Choice
The nationalist Greeks got the support of the West European nations because -
They were fighting against Ottoman empire
they had sympathies for Greek culture
Greece was the cradle of European civilization
all of the above
- 15. Multiple Choice
Ireland was forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom in _________
1707
1801
1809
1798
- 16. Multiple Choice
Main occupation in the mid-18th century Europe -
Trade and Commerce
Peasantry
Craftsmanship
Aristocracy
- 17. Multiple Choice
Assertion (A): Garibaldi participated in an uprising in Piedmont
Reason (R): Sardinia Piedmont was an Italian Princely House
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 correct but R is wrong
d. A is wrong but R is correct
- 18. Multiple Choice
Assertion (A): . On 18 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.
Reason (R): Women were denied suffrage rights
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 correct but R is wrong
d. A is wrong but R is correct
- 19. Multiple Choice
Assertion (A): First World War began
Reason (R): Each power – Russia, Germany, England, Austro-Hungary – was keen on countering the hold of other powers over the Balkans, and extending its own control over the area.
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 correct but R is wrong
d. A is wrong but R is correct
- 20. Multiple Choice
Assertion (A): Napoleon set about introducing many of the reforms that he had already introduced in France.
Reason (R): The Civil Code of 1805 – usually known as the Napoleonic Code – did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property
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 correct but R is wrong
d. A is wrong but R is correct
- 21. Multiple Choice
Country that used Language as a weapon of resistance -
Prussia
Poland
Hungary
Austria
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Scottish Highlanders were forbidden to speak their ____________ language or wear their national dress, and large numbers were forcibly driven out of their homeland.
Polish
Scottish
Spanish
Gaelic
- 23. Multiple Choice
The English helped the ________ of Ireland to establish their dominance over a largely ___________ country.
Catholics, Protestant
Protestants, Catholic
- 24. Multiple Choice
Similar female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth century to represent the nation. In France she was christened ________________
Libertina
Marianne
Victoria
Germania
- 25. Multiple Choice
Flag of the liberal-nationalists in 1848, banned by the Dukes of the German states
Blue, red and gold tricolour
Green, red and gold tricolour
Black, red and gold tricolour
Gray, red and gold tricolour
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