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Division of power within the government was put forth in
A
Two Treaties of Government
B
The Spirit of the Laws
C
Le Moniteur Universal
D
The Social Contract
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Division of power within the government was put forth in
Two Treaties of Government
The Spirit of the Laws
Le Moniteur Universal
The Social Contract
Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?
to limit the powers of the king alone
do away with feudal privileges
give equal rights to women
establish a constitutional monarchy
Which of the following is true about Louis kings of France?
They were inefficiant and spent Huge amont on personal luxurious
Extavagant expenditure on wars resulting the bankruptcy
They did not consult Estate General(Parliament) On State matters
All the above
France on 21st September, 1792 was declared a
Socialist State
Democracy
Communist State
Republic
Which of the following symbolised Eternity?
Sceptre
Eye within a triangle radiating light
The Law Table
Snake biting its tail to form a ring
Bundle of rods or fasces symbolised
Royal power
Equality before law
Law is the same for all
Strength lies in unity
The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility
right to collect dues
ownership of land
participate in wars
exemption from taxes to the state
Which of the following were the national colours of France during the?
Blue-green-yellow
Red-green-blue
Blue-white-red
Yellow-red-white
Which of following fort was seized by the revolutionaries and set free the prisioners?
Red fort
William fort
St.George fort
Bastille fort
Who among the following consisted in the Third Estate?
Nobles and Landlords
Priests and Church officials
Common People
Landlords
Who among the following consisted in the Second Estate?
Nobles and Landlords
Priests and Church officials
Common People
Middle Class people
Who among the following consisted in the First Estate?
Common People
Middle Class people
Nobles and Landlords
Priests and Church officials
Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by
philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young
middle class and people of the Third Estate
clergy and nobility
Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?
Workers
Peasants
Middle class
Nobility
Who was the successor of Louis XV?
Louis XVI
Louis XVII
Louis XVIII
Louis XIX
Members of the Third Estate were led by
Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
Rousseau and Voltaire
Louis XVI and Marie Antionette
Lenin and Kerensky
Who was the successor of Louis XIV?
Louis XV
Louis XVIII
Louis XVI
Louis XVII
The ill-advised queen Marie Antionette was the wife of
Louis XVII
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
King in France at the time of the Revolution
Marie Antoinette
Nicholas II
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?
Montesquieu
Voltaire
John Locke
Rousseau