Class 10 The Rise of Nationalism in Europe Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

• The French Revolution and the idea of the nation
• Liberal nationalism
• Conservatism after 1815
• The revolutionaries
• The age of revolutions: 1830-1848
• Romanticism and national feeling
• Unification of Germany
• Unification of Italy
• The case of Britain
• Visualising the nation
• Nationalism and imperialism

The Rise of Nationalism in Europe practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   Which term describes the belief that European powers had a duty to bring progress to non-European peoples, used to justify colonial rule?

   1. (a)Civilising mission
   2. (b)Free trade doctrine
   3. (c)Dynastic legitimacy
   4. (d)Balance of power
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   1. Correct option: (a) Civilising mission+1

   Answer: (a)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   In the visual representations of the French nation, what did the red cap, tricolour, and cockade stand for?

   1. (a)Liberty
   2. (b)Monarchy
   3. (c)Justice
   4. (d)Strength
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   1. Correct option: (a) Liberty+1

   Answer: (a)
3. Q3Assertion and reason·1 mark
   Assertion (A): Louis Philippe, the 'Citizen King' of France, was forced to abdicate in February 1848 and fled to England. Reason (R): The revolutionaries of 1848 in France demanded the restoration of the absolute monarchy of the Bourbon kings.

   1. (a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
   2. (b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
   3. (c)Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
   4. (d)Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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   1. Correct option: (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.+1

   Answer: (c)
4. Q4Assertion and reason·1 mark
   Assertion (A): Giuseppe Mazzini founded the secret society Young Italy in 1831 to work for the unification of Italy. Reason (R): Young Italy was open only to members of the royal family of Piedmont-Sardinia, who wanted to unite Italy under their own monarchy.

   1. (a)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
   2. (b)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
   3. (c)Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
   4. (d)Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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   1. Correct option: (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.+1

   Answer: (c)
5. Q5Short answer·2 marks
   State one demand of the liberal middle classes and one demand of the working classes during the revolutions of 1848 in Europe, and distinguish between the two demands.
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   1. States a demand of the liberal middle classes, such as a written constitution, freedom of the press and association, or an elected representative government+1
   2. States a demand of the working classes, such as the right to work or employment, better wages and relief from poverty, and distinguishes it from the middle-class demand as one focused on political rights versus one focused on economic and social welfare+1

   Answer: Middle classes demanded constitutions, freedom of press and an elected government; working classes demanded the right to work and better wages, so their demands were economic and social rather than political.
6. Q6Long answer·5 marks
   Describe the process and key phases of the unification of Italy during the 19th century.
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   1. Role of Giuseppe Mazzini and secret societies like Young Italy in spreading revolutionary ideas and inspiring national unity.+1
   2. Leadership of Count Cavour, the Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont, who formed a strategic diplomatic alliance with France to defeat Austrian forces.+1
   3. Contribution of Giuseppe Garibaldi and his armed volunteers (Red Shirts) in liberating southern Italy and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.+1
   4. Annexation of various Italian states culminating in Victor Emmanuel II being proclaimed the King of united Italy in $1861$.+1
   5. Final incorporation of Rome in $1870$ after French troops withdrew, successfully completing the unification of Italy.+1

   Answer: Mazzini and his secret society Young Italy spread the idea of a unified Italian republic, though the uprisings of 1831 and 1848 failed. Count Cavour, Chief Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont, made an alliance with France and defeated Austria in 1859. In 1860 Garibaldi and his Red Shirts marched into southern Italy and freed the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. The states were annexed and Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy in 1861; Rome joined in 1870 after French troops withdrew, completing unification.

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