[Download] Case Study Questions for Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 1 The French Revolution
Case Study Question
Question 1:
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows:
The society of estates was part of the feudal system that dated back to the Middle Ages. The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789.
French society was organised in system of estates. Peasants made up about 90 per cent of the population. However, only a small number of them owned the land they cultivated. About 60 per cent of the land was owned by nobles, the Church and other richer members of the third estate. The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants. Peasants were obliged to render services to the lord – to work in his house and fields – to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option:
(i) The term Old Regime describes the Society and Institutions of France before _______
(A) 1879
(B) 1789
(C) 1987
(D) 1798
(ii) What was the ratio of the Peasants?
(A) 80%
(B) 50%
(C) 60%
(D) 90%
(iii) About ________percent of the land was owned by nobles, the church and other richer members of the third estate.
(A) 50
(B) 80
(C) 60
(D) 70
(iv) The feudal dues were extracted from:
(A) Businessmen
(B) Peasants
(C) Artisans
(D) Merchants
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Ans. (i) (B) 1789(ii) (D) 90%
(iii) (C) 60
(iv) (B) Peasants
