Class 10 History Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism In Europe MCQ

1. Who created the series of prints titled *The Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics*?

(A) Andreas Rebmann

(B) Frédéric Sorrieu

(D) Karl Kaspar Fritz

Answer

Answer: (B) Frédéric Sorrieu

2. What does the shattered remains of symbols in Sorrieu’s print (Fig. 1) represent?

(A) Absolutist institutions

(B) Religious unity

(D) Colonial empires

Answer

Answer: (A) Absolutist institutions

3. Which term describes a vision of an ideal society that is unlikely to exist?

(A) Absolutist

(B) Utopian

(D) Conservative

Answer

Answer: (B) Utopian

4. In Sorrieu’s vision, which two nations are leading the procession?

(A) France and Germany

(B) United States and Switzerland

(D) Italy and Poland

Answer

Answer: (B) United States and Switzerland

5. What does the statue of Liberty hold in Sorrieu’s print?

(A) Sword and shield

(B) Torch and Charter of Rights

(D) Globe and cross

Answer

Answer: (B) Torch and Charter of Rights

6. Which term refers to a government with no restraints on power?

(A) Democracy

(B) Absolutist

(D) Feudal

Answer

Answer: (B) Absolutist

7. What does the German flag in Sorrieu’s print symbolize?

(A) Monarchical power

(B) Liberal hopes for unification

(D) Religious unity

Answer

Answer: (B) Liberal hopes for unification

8. Who symbolized fraternity among nations in Sorrieu’s print?

(A) Kings and queens

(B) Christ, saints, and angels

(D) Napoleon

Answer

Answer: (B) Christ, saints, and angels

9. According to Ernst Renan, what forms the basis of a nation?

(A) Common language

(B) Shared history and collective will

(D) Uniform religion

Answer

Answer: (B) Shared history and collective will

10. What does *plebiscite* mean in Renan’s essay?

(A) A military alliance

(B) Direct vote by the people

(D) Colonial treaty

Answer

Answer: (B) Direct vote by the people

11. Renan argued that nations are a guarantee of:

(A) Colonial expansion

(B) Liberty

(D) Monarchical power

Answer

Answer: (B) Liberty

12. Which principle did Renan reject as a basis for nationhood?

(A) Shared history

(B) Common race or language

(D) Heroic past

Answer

Answer: (B) Common race or language

13. Renan described the existence of nations as:

(A) Unnecessary

(B) A daily plebiscite

(D) A colonial project

Answer

Answer: (B) A daily plebiscite

14. The French Revolution transferred sovereignty to:

(A) The Church

(B) French citizens

(D) Foreign allies

Answer

Answer: (B) French citizens

15. Which symbol replaced the royal standard after the French Revolution?

(A) Eagle

(B) Tricolour flag

(D) Lion

Answer

Answer: (B) Tricolour flag

16. What was the purpose of *la patrie* and *le citoyen*?

(A) Promote monarchy

(B) Create collective identity

(D) Suppress dissent

Answer

Answer: (B) Create collective identity

17. The French Revolutionaries abolished:

(A) National Assembly

(B) Internal customs duties

(D) Military conscription

Answer

Answer: (B) Internal customs duties

18. What language became common in France post-Revolution?

(A) Latin

(B) Parisian French

(D) Breton

Answer

Answer: (B) Parisian French

19. The Napoleonic Code established:

(A) Feudal privileges

(B) Equality before the law

(D) Religious dominance

Answer

Answer: (B) Equality before the law

20. Which reform did Napoleon *not* introduce?

(A) Abolition of guilds

(B) Universal suffrage

(D) Improved transport

Answer

Answer: (B) Universal suffrage

21. Why did local populations turn against French rule?

(A) Economic prosperity

(B) Forced conscription and taxation

(D) Cultural unity

Answer

Answer: (B) Forced conscription and taxation

22. The Habsburg Empire ruled over:

(A) Only German-speaking regions

(B) Diverse ethnic groups

(D) Scandinavia

Answer

Answer: (B) Diverse ethnic groups

23. Which class dominated socially in 18th-century Europe?

(A) Peasants

(B) Landed aristocracy

(D) Clergy

Answer

Answer: (B) Landed aristocracy

24. Liberalism in the 19th century emphasized:

(A) Monarchy

(B) Government by consent

(D) Colonialism

Answer

Answer: (B) Government by consent

25. The *Zollverein* aimed to:

(A) Promote war

(B) Unify German economies

(D) Expand colonies

Answer

Answer: (B) Unify German economies

26. Who founded *Young Italy*?

(A) Cavour

(B) Mazzini

(D) Bismarck

Answer

Answer: (B) Mazzini

27. Metternich hosted the Congress of Vienna to:

(A) Promote democracy

(B) Restore conservative order

(D) Abolish serfdom

Answer

Answer: (B) Restore conservative order

28. The 1848 Revolution in France led to:

(A) Colonial expansion

(B) Universal male suffrage

(D) Feudal revival

Answer

Answer: (B) Universal male suffrage

29. The Silesian weavers revolted due to:

(A) Religious persecution

(B) Wage reductions

(D) Foreign invasion

Answer

Answer: (B) Wage reductions

30. The Frankfurt Parliament failed because:

(A) Worker support

(B) Opposition from monarchy/military

(D) Religious unity

Answer

Answer: (B) Opposition from monarchy/military

31. German unification was achieved under:

(A) Mazzini

(B) Bismarck

(D) Metternich

Answer

Answer: (B) Bismarck

32. Italy’s unification was led by:

(A) Victor Emmanuel II

(B) Cavour and Garibaldi

(D) Wilhelm I

Answer

Answer: (B) Cavour and Garibaldi

33. Germania symbolized:

(A) French Republic

(B) German nation

(D) Ottoman Empire

Answer

Answer: (B) German nation

34. Balkan tensions escalated due to:

(A) Industrial growth

(B) Ottoman decline and Slavic nationalism

(D) Colonial trade

Answer

Answer: (B) Ottoman decline and Slavic nationalism