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Unit 11:The Age of Revolutions
Tamil Nadu Board 12th Standard History - Unit 11: Book Back Answers and Solutions
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- 1 Mark Questions: Choose the correct answer, Fill in the blanks, Identify the correct statement, Match the following
- 2 Mark Questions: Answer briefly
- 3, 4, and 5 Mark Questions: Answer in detail
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Unit 11:The Age of Revolutions
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. The Europeans who settled first in North America were_______
(a) Portuguese
(b) Spanish
(c) Danish
(d) English
Answer Key:
(d) English
2. New Amsterdam was renamed as________
(a) Washington
(b) New York
(c) Chicago
(d) Amsterdam
Answer Key:
(b) New York
3. Assertion (A): England passed the Navigation Acts.
Reason (R): The Act mandated that colonial produce should be exported only in British ships.
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
Answer Key:
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
4. Assertion (A): In 1770, England abolished the taxes on products except tea.
Reason (R): This was retained to assert that the British Parliament had a right to tax the colonies directly as well as indirectly.
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
5. Boston Tea Party incident took place in the year_______
(a) 1775
(b) 1773
(c) 1784
(d) 1799
Answer Key:
(b) 1773
6. Assertion (A): The representatives of all the colonies except that of Georgia, demanded the repeal of the Intolerable Acts.
Reason (R): The Congress decided to boycott the British goods until then.
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
(c) A is correct R is wrong
(d) A is wrong R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
7. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
Statement I: On July 4, 1776, all the thirteen colonies declared independence from Britain.
Statement II: The Declaration of Independence was essentially the work of Thomas Jefferson.
(a) I
(b) II
(c) None of the above
(d) All the above
Answer Key:
(d) All the above
8. In the American War of Independence the British army was led by_______
(a) Richard Lee
(b) George Washington
(c) William Howe
(d) Rockingham
Answer Key:
(c) William Howe
9. Which of the following statement/s is/are Correct?
Statement I: The peasantry made up the bulk of French society.
Statement II: The peasants in France were serfs.
Statement III: The peasants had to work certain days in the week for their lords for remuneration.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) All are Correct
Answer Key:
(a) I and II
10. The noble who led the protest that led to Tennis Court Oath was_______
(a) Marat
(b) Danton
(c) Lafayette
(d) Mirabeau
Answer Key:
(d) Mirabeau
11. Assertion (A): The rising bourgeoisie wanted their political power to match their economic status.
Reason (R): They wanted to have a voice in government.
(a) Both A and R correct. R explains A
(b) Both A and R correct. R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R correct. R explains A
12. Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) Montesquieu 1. Jacobins
(B) Voltaire 2. English Philosopher
(C) Reign of Terror 3. The Age of Louis XIV
(D) John Locke 4. The Spirit of Laws
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 1 4 3 2
Answer Key:
(b) 4 3 1 2
13. The storming of the Bastille happened on_______
(a) June 5, 1789
(b) July 14, 1789
(c) November 11, 1789
(d) May 1, 1789
Answer Key:
(b) July 14, 1789
14. During the French Revolution _______was dissatisfied with the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen, as it excluded women.
(a) Olympe de Gouges
(b) Mary Antoinette
(c) Roget de Lisle
(d) Robespierre
Answer Key:
(a) Olympe de Gouges
15. The official residence of Louise XVI was______
(a) Versailles
(b) Toulon
(c) Marseilles
(d) Tuileries
Answer Key:
(d) Tuileries
16. ________was earlier known as Saint- Dominigue
(a) Mexico
(b) Panama
(c) Haiti
(d) Havana
Answer Key:
(c) Haiti
17. The revolution in Mexico was led by_______
(a) Simon Bolivar
(b) Jose Maria Morelos
(c) Ferdinand de Lesseps
(d) Miguel Hidalgo
Answer Key:
(d) Miguel Hidalgo
18. The liberator of Argentina was________
(a) San Martin
(b) Dom Pedro
(c) Bernardo O’Higgins
(d) Marina Morelos
Answer Key:
(a) San Martin
19. ________city acquired the nickname “Cottonopolis’’.
(a) Manchester
(b) Lancashire
(c) Liverpool
(d) Glasgow
Answer Key:
(a) Manchester
20. Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below
(A) Michael Faraday 1. Ark Wright
(B) Elias Howe 2. Robert Fulton
(C) Water Frame 3. Electricity
(D) Steam Boat 4. Sewing machine
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
Answer Key:
(c) 3 4 1 2
(a) Portuguese
(b) Spanish
(c) Danish
(d) English
Answer Key:
(d) English
2. New Amsterdam was renamed as________
(a) Washington
(b) New York
(c) Chicago
(d) Amsterdam
Answer Key:
(b) New York
3. Assertion (A): England passed the Navigation Acts.
Reason (R): The Act mandated that colonial produce should be exported only in British ships.
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
Answer Key:
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
4. Assertion (A): In 1770, England abolished the taxes on products except tea.
Reason (R): This was retained to assert that the British Parliament had a right to tax the colonies directly as well as indirectly.
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
5. Boston Tea Party incident took place in the year_______
(a) 1775
(b) 1773
(c) 1784
(d) 1799
Answer Key:
(b) 1773
6. Assertion (A): The representatives of all the colonies except that of Georgia, demanded the repeal of the Intolerable Acts.
Reason (R): The Congress decided to boycott the British goods until then.
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
(b) Both A and R are correct, R does not explain A
(c) A is correct R is wrong
(d) A is wrong R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R are correct, R explains A
7. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
Statement I: On July 4, 1776, all the thirteen colonies declared independence from Britain.
Statement II: The Declaration of Independence was essentially the work of Thomas Jefferson.
(a) I
(b) II
(c) None of the above
(d) All the above
Answer Key:
(d) All the above
8. In the American War of Independence the British army was led by_______
(a) Richard Lee
(b) George Washington
(c) William Howe
(d) Rockingham
Answer Key:
(c) William Howe
9. Which of the following statement/s is/are Correct?
Statement I: The peasantry made up the bulk of French society.
Statement II: The peasants in France were serfs.
Statement III: The peasants had to work certain days in the week for their lords for remuneration.
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) All are Correct
Answer Key:
(a) I and II
10. The noble who led the protest that led to Tennis Court Oath was_______
(a) Marat
(b) Danton
(c) Lafayette
(d) Mirabeau
Answer Key:
(d) Mirabeau
11. Assertion (A): The rising bourgeoisie wanted their political power to match their economic status.
Reason (R): They wanted to have a voice in government.
(a) Both A and R correct. R explains A
(b) Both A and R correct. R does not explain A
(c) A is correct but R is wrong
(d) A is wrong but R is correct
Answer Key:
(a) Both A and R correct. R explains A
12. Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) Montesquieu 1. Jacobins
(B) Voltaire 2. English Philosopher
(C) Reign of Terror 3. The Age of Louis XIV
(D) John Locke 4. The Spirit of Laws
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 1 4 3 2
Answer Key:
(b) 4 3 1 2
13. The storming of the Bastille happened on_______
(a) June 5, 1789
(b) July 14, 1789
(c) November 11, 1789
(d) May 1, 1789
Answer Key:
(b) July 14, 1789
14. During the French Revolution _______was dissatisfied with the Declaration of Rights of Man and of the Citizen, as it excluded women.
(a) Olympe de Gouges
(b) Mary Antoinette
(c) Roget de Lisle
(d) Robespierre
Answer Key:
(a) Olympe de Gouges
15. The official residence of Louise XVI was______
(a) Versailles
(b) Toulon
(c) Marseilles
(d) Tuileries
Answer Key:
(d) Tuileries
16. ________was earlier known as Saint- Dominigue
(a) Mexico
(b) Panama
(c) Haiti
(d) Havana
Answer Key:
(c) Haiti
17. The revolution in Mexico was led by_______
(a) Simon Bolivar
(b) Jose Maria Morelos
(c) Ferdinand de Lesseps
(d) Miguel Hidalgo
Answer Key:
(d) Miguel Hidalgo
18. The liberator of Argentina was________
(a) San Martin
(b) Dom Pedro
(c) Bernardo O’Higgins
(d) Marina Morelos
Answer Key:
(a) San Martin
19. ________city acquired the nickname “Cottonopolis’’.
(a) Manchester
(b) Lancashire
(c) Liverpool
(d) Glasgow
Answer Key:
(a) Manchester
20. Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below
(A) Michael Faraday 1. Ark Wright
(B) Elias Howe 2. Robert Fulton
(C) Water Frame 3. Electricity
(D) Steam Boat 4. Sewing machine
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
Answer Key:
(c) 3 4 1 2
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