New ! History MCQ Practise Tests



The Age of Revolutions Model Question Paper

12th Standard

    Reg.No. :
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

History

Time : 02:00:00 Hrs
Total Marks : 50
    11 x 1 = 11
  1. The Europeans who settled first in North America were _________

    (a)

    Portuguese

    (b)

    Spanish

    (c)

    Danish

    (d)

    English

  2. New Amsterdam was renamed as ___________

    (a)

    Washington

    (b)

    New York

    (c)

    Chicago

    (d)

    Amsterdam

  3. Boston Tea Party incident took place in the year _________

    (a)

    1775

    (b)

    1773

    (c)

    1784

    (d)

    1799

  4. In the American War of Independence the British army was led by _________

    (a)

    Richard Lee

    (b)

    George Washington

    (c)

    William Howe

    (d)

    Rockingham

  5. The noble who led the protest that led to Tennis Court Oath was _________

    (a)

    Marat

    (b)

    Danton

    (c)

    Lafayette

    (d)

    Mirabeau

  6. The storming of the Bastille happened on _________

    (a)

    June 5, 1789

    (b)

    July 14, 1789

    (c)

    November 11, 1789

    (d)

    May 1, 1789

  7. The official residence of Louise XVI was __________

    (a)

    Versailles

    (b)

    Toulon

    (c)

    Marseilles

    (d)

    Tuileries

  8.  _________ was earlier known as Saint-Dominigue

    (a)

    Mexico

    (b)

    Panama

    (c)

    Haiti

    (d)

    Havana

  9. The revolution in Mexico was led by ________

    (a)

    Simon Bolivar

    (b)

    Jose Maria Morelos

    (c)

    Ferdinand de Lesseps

    (d)

    Miguel Hidalgo

  10. The liberator of Argentina was ___________

    (a)

    San Martin

    (b)

    Dom Pedro

    (c)

    Bernardo O’Higgins

    (d)

    Marina Morelos

  11. __________ city acquired the nickname “Cottonopolis’’.

    (a)

    Manchester

    (b)

    Lancashire

    (c)

    Liverpool

    (d)

    Glasgow

  12. 6 x 2 = 12
  13. What impact did the European settlement in North America make on the indigenous population?

  14. What do you know about the Boston Tea Party?

  15. Point out the importance of the battle of Saratoga.

  16. Discuss the three Estates of the ancien regime.

  17. Highlight the essential features of Industrial Revolution.

  18. What was the background for the Peterloo Massacre?

  19. 4 x 3 = 12
  20. Discuss the important provisions of the Treaty of Paris signed in 1783.

  21. Long before the revolution of 1789, there was a revolution in the realm of ideas. Explain.

  22. What caused the “September Massacres”?

  23. What happened in Germany during the second phase of Industrial Revolution?

  24. 3 x 5 = 15
  25. Discuss the causes, course and results of the American War of Independence

  26. American Revolution and French Revolution inspired the revolution in Haiti. Substantiate.

  27. Why did Industrial revolution start in England first? What impact did it make on modern society?

*****************************************

Reviews & Comments about 12th Standard History - The Age of Revolutions Model Question Paper

Write your Comment