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Class: X

Social Science (History)
Competency Based Question Worksheet

Chapter: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe
Sl. No. Question Marks
1 Identify the ideology under which people demanded freedom of 1
markets in early-19th century Europe.
a. Romanticism
b. Liberalism
c. Socialism
d. Rationalism
2 Indicate which of the following option is NOT correct: 1
Napoleon’s invasions were resented in several countries due to _____.
a. Increased taxation
b. Censorship
c. Forced conscription into the French armies
d. Abolishment of the feudal system
3 Identify the correct statement with regard to the ‘Zollverein’ from the 1
following options:
a. It was a coalition of Prussian states formed to manage political
alliances.
b. Its aim was to bind Prussia politically into an association.
c. It was a Custom Union at the initiative of Prussia.
d. It helped to awaken and raise national sentiment in Europe.
4 Which of the following treaty recognized Greece as an independent 1
nation?
a. Treaty of Sevres
b. Treaty of Versailles
c. Treaty of Lausanne
d. Treaty of Constantinople
5 Who played a key role in spreading the idea of a nation and nationalism 2
in Europe during the 19th century?
6 How did the concept of a nation-state differ from earlier multi-national 2
dynastic empires in Europe?
7 Whom did Metternich described him as ‘the most dangerous enemy of 2
our social order’and Why?
8 How did Frederic Sorrieu used various characters in a symbolic manner 3
to establish the central idea of his painting in 1848?

9 Why do you think Napoleonic rule over other region slowly became 3
unpopular with some sections of Europe?