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1. Who authored the revolutionary and patriotic pamphlet “Common Sense” in America ?Asked in ro aro 2024 · GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2023
2. Who said, "Without the French Revolution would not have taken place"? (1) Voltaire (3) Napoleon Bonaparte (2) Lafayette (4) MirabeauAsked in Head Master Praveshika School (Sanskrit Edu.) 2021
3. Which one of the following was not among the intellectual contributors of French Revolution?Asked in Headmaster (Secondary School) 2018
4. Who said that "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains" ?Asked in POST GRADUATE TEACHER (PGT) 2018
5. Choose the correct chronological sequence of the following events in the context of recognition of human rights : (i) Magna Carta (ii) French Revolution (iii) Universal Declaration of Human Rights (iv) Adoption of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2022
6. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for Olympe de Gouges ? She was one of the most important politically active woman in revolutionary France. She was one of the members of the Committee that drafted the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen. She wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen. Select the correct answer using the code given below :Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2015
7. Which one of the following statements about the Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2018
8. Napoleon was finally defeated at the battle ofAsked in TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICER(TIO) 2017
9. The battle of Waterloo took place in the yearAsked in tcs tps gr ii 2014 prelim general studies 2014
10. Which is a valid generalization about the immediate result of the French Revolution of 1789?Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2015
11. The French Revolution gave to the world an inspiration in the form ofAsked in ASSISTANT ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) 2016
12. The inspiration of 'liberty, equality and fraternity' was derived from A) American revolution B) Russian revolution C) French revolution D) Italian revolutionAsked in Forest Officer (RFO) 2018
13. 'Liberty, Equality and Fraternity' is related to theAsked in VETERINARY OFFICER(VO) 2020
14. The principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity were adopted in Indian Constitution from which country's constitution ? (a) Soviet Union (b) South Africa (c) Germany (d) FranceAsked in ro aro 2024
15. Which among the following statements is not correct about the Reign of Terror ?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2019
16. The 'Reign of Terror' in revolutionary France referred toAsked in UPSC NDA 2 2023
17. When did the 'Tennis court oath' incident took place in France?Asked in Headmaster (Secondary School) 2018
18. The event of the ‘Fall of Bastille’ is related to the revolution of which country ?Asked in ro aro 2024
19. The treaty of Schonbrunn (1809) was signed after which one of the following battles ?Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2019
20. Which country among the following was not a part of the Third Coalition against Napoleon ?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2019
21. Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017
22. The “Continental System” of Napoleon was a coalition against which of the following country ?Asked in ro aro 2024
23. The League of the Three Emperors or Union of the Three Emperors (1873–1887) was an alliance among the - (B) British, French and Spanish EmpiresAsked in GS CompApp RA 09 2024 1009 2024