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29. A large number of Jacobins came to be known as the ‘sans-culottes’. What does it mean?

(a) People without knee breeches (b) People with black shirts
(c) People with black trousers (d) People without shirts
Ans. (a) People without knee breeches
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30. Which of these provisions form a part of the ‘Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen’?
(a) Men are born free
(b) They are equal in rights before the law
(c) Liberty means powers to do what is not injurious to others
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d) All of the above
31. The National Assembly voted in April 1792 to declare war against
(a) Prussia (b) Austria
(c) England (d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans. (d) Both (a) and (b)
32. Why is the period from 1793 to 1794 referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’?
(a) Louis XVI’s successor became a tyrant
(b) Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment
(c) Jacobins opted for loot and plunder
(d) None of the above
Ans. (b) Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment
33. As a result of elections held after the Jacobins’ revolt in 1792, which of these steps were
taken in France?
(a) Elections were held (b) Monarchy was abolished
(c) France was declared a Republic (d) All of these
Ans. (d) All of these
34. The greatest achievement of the National Assembly convened in France in 1789 was:
(a) Issuing of Declaration of Rights.
(b) The passing of laws checking the power of the monarch.
(c) Establishment of a new judiciary.
(d) Establishment of a new legislature.
Ans. (a) Issuing of Declaration of Rights.

35. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right ?
(a) John Locke (b) Rousseau (c) Montesquieu (d) Voltaire
Ans. (a) John Locke

II. Assertion-Reason Type Questions
In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Read the statements and choose the correct option.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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