The French Revolution — Class 9 MCQs with Answers
Class 9 CBSE Social Science · Chapter 101
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The French Revolution — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 9 Social Science)
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- Q1 of 6Easy
On which date was the Bastille fortress stormed, marking the symbolic start of the French Revolution?
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Answer: 14 July 1789
Explanation: The Bastille, a royal prison, was stormed on 14 July 1789. This date is now celebrated as Bastille Day in France.
- Q2 of 6Easy
Pre-revolutionary French society under the Old Regime was divided into how many Estates?
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Answer: Three
Explanation: French society was divided into three Estates: the First (clergy), Second (nobility), and Third (commoners including peasants, artisans, and middle class).
- Q3 of 6Medium
The Constitution of 1791 in France established which type of government?
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Answer: A constitutional monarchy with limited powers for the king
Explanation: The Constitution of 1791 created a constitutional monarchy. The king retained executive power but the Legislative Assembly (elected by property-owning males) held legislative power.
- Q4 of 6Medium
Which of the following is NOT correctly associated with Napoleon Bonaparte's domestic reforms?
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Answer: Restoration of hereditary feudal privileges for the nobility
Explanation: Napoleon did not restore feudal privileges — he abolished them through the Napoleonic Code. His reforms included the metric system, Bank of France, lycées, and a uniform legal code.
- Q5 of 6Hard
The Jacobins represented the radical phase of the Revolution. Their ideology was distinct from the earlier revolutionaries (Girondins) because the Jacobins:
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Answer: Mobilised the urban poor (sans-culottes), advocated radical democracy, and used state violence to eliminate enemies
Explanation: Jacobins allied with Parisian sans-culottes (labourers), advocated universal male suffrage, price controls (Maximum), and the Reign of Terror to eliminate counter-revolutionaries. The Girondins, by contrast, represented provincial middle-class interests and opposed centralised terror.
- Q6 of 6Hard
Analyse the structural reasons why the Old Regime in France was unstable. Which combination best explains the multi-dimensional crisis of 1787–89?
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Answer: Fiscal bankruptcy + regressive tax system + Enlightenment ideas + harvest failures
Explanation: The Revolution resulted from convergent crises: (1) State bankruptcy from wars; (2) A tax system where the rich (nobles/clergy) were exempt, putting all burden on the poor; (3) Enlightenment ideas questioning absolute monarchy; (4) The 1788 harvest failure triggering bread riots. No single cause explains it — the interaction of all four created a revolutionary situation.
The French Revolution notes: key concepts (Class 9 Social Science)
This chapter traces the causes, events and impact of the French Revolution of 1789, which ended absolute monarchy and spread the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity.
- The Old Regime
- Pre-1789 French society was divided into three estates; the clergy and nobility were privileged and tax-exempt, while the Third Estate bore the tax burden.
- Causes of the revolution
- Financial crisis, an unjust tax system, food scarcity, and Enlightenment ideas (Rousseau, Montesquieu) questioning privilege and absolute rule.
- Outbreak of 1789
- The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 became the symbol of the revolution; feudal privileges were abolished.
- Declaration of Rights
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed liberty, equality and rights for all citizens.
- Outcomes
- France became a republic; the monarchy was abolished; the Reign of Terror followed, and eventually Napoleon rose to power.
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This chapter traces the causes, events and impact of the French Revolution of 1789, which ended absolute monarchy and spread the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity. Key ideas include The Old Regime, Causes of the revolution, Outbreak of 1789, Declaration of Rights, Outcomes.
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