Class X – History (Social Science)

Chapter 1: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

MCQ Bank with Answer Key | 142 Questions | Session 2026-27

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Total Questions: 142 | Format: Multiple Choice (1 mark each)

This MCQ bank covers the complete Chapter 1 – The Rise of Nationalism in Europe with 142 carefully selected multiple choice questions and a verified answer key. All answers cross-checked with NCERT chapter content. Ideal for board exam preparation, quick revision, and class tests.

Topics Covered

• Frédéric Sorrieu\'s prints (1848) – vision of democratic republics, Liberty, procession of nations
• Key terms: Absolutism, Utopia, Plebiscite, Suffrage, Ideology, Allegory, Ethnic, Feminism, Volksgeist
• Ernst Renan – \'What is a Nation?\' (1882), daily plebiscite concept
• The French Revolution (1789) – sovereignty, tricolour, National Assembly, Jacobin clubs, La Patrie, Le Citoyen
• Napoleon and the Napoleonic Code (1804) – equality before law, abolition of feudal system, serfdom, conscription
• Mid-18th century Europe – kingdoms, duchies, cantons; Habsburg Empire; Magyar language
• Liberalism – freedom of individual, consent, equality before law; Zollverein (1834), Friedrich List
• Conservatism (post-1815) – tradition, gradual development; Congress of Vienna (1815), Metternich, Bourbon restoration
• Giuseppe Mazzini – Carbonari, Young Italy (Marseilles), Young Europe (Berne)
• Age of Revolutions – July Revolution 1830, Belgium independence, Greek War of Independence (1821), Lord Byron
• Romanticism – emotion, intuition, Volksgeist, Johann Gottfried Herder, Grimm Brothers (1812), Karol Kurpinski
• Economic hardship (1830s-1840s) – Silesian weavers revolt (1845), Wilhelm Wolff
• 1848 Revolution – Louis Philippe, Frankfurt Parliament, St Paul\'s Church, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, women as observers
• Unification of Germany (1866–1871) – Bismarck, three wars, William I at Versailles (Hall of Mirrors), Junkers
• Unification of Italy (1859–1870) – Sardinia-Piedmont, Cavour, Garibaldi, Red Shirts, Expedition of the Thousand
• British Isles – Act of Union (1707), Ireland (1801), Wolfe Tone, Gaelic language, Union Jack
• National symbols – Marianne (France), Germania (Germany); paintings by Philip Veit, Julius Hübner, Lorenz Clasen
• Germania symbols: oak crown (heroism), broken chains (freedom), olive branch (peace), rising sun (new era)
• Balkans – Slavs, Ottoman Empire, narrow nationalism, 1914 disaster

Answer Key (Q1–Q142)

1.(c) 2.(b) 3.(c) 4.(b) 5.(b) 6.(b) 7.(b) 8.(c) 9.(b) 10.(b)
11.(b) 12.(b) 13.(a) 14.(b) 15.(b) 16.(a) 17.(b) 18.(b) 19.(b) 20.(b)
21.(b) 22.(a) 23.(b) 24.(b) 25.(b) 26.(b) 27.(b) 28.(b) 29.(b) 30.(b)
31.(b) 32.(b) 33.(b) 34.(b) 35.(b) 36.(b) 37.(b) 38.(b) 39.(b) 40.(b)
41.(c) 42.(b) 43.(a) 44.(b) 45.(b) 46.(b) 47.(b) 48.(b) 49.(b) 50.(c)
51.(b) 52.(a) 53.(b) 54.(b) 55.(b) 56.(b) 57.(b) 58.(a) 59.(b) 60.(b)
61.(b) 62.(b) 63.(b) 64.(b) 65.(b) 66.(b) 67.(a) 68.(b) 69.(a) 70.(b)
71.(b) 72.(a) 73.(b) 74.(b) 75.(b) 76.(b) 77.(b) 78.(b) 79.(b) 80.(b)
81.(b) 82.(b) 83.(b) 84.(b) 85.(b) 86.(b) 87.(b) 88.(b) 89.(b) 90.(b)
91.(b) 92.(b) 93.(b) 94.(b) 95.(b) 96.(b) 97.(b) 98.(b) 99.(b) 100.(b)
101.(b) 102.(b) 103.(b) 104.(b) 105.(b) 106.(b) 107.(a) 108.(b) 109.(b) 110.(b)
111.(b) 112.(b) 113.(b) 114.(b) 115.(b) 116.(b) 117.(c) 118.(b) 119.(b) 120.(b)
121.(b) 122.(b) 123.(b) 124.(b) 125.(b) 126.(b) 127.(b) 128.(b) 129.(b) 130.(b)
131.(b) 132.(b) 133.(b) 134.(b) 135.(b) 136.(b) 137.(c) 138.(b) 139.(b) 140.(c)
141.(c) 142.(c)

Note: All answers have been cross-checked with the NCERT chapter content.

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