CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE NECKLACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Paris, the poor and lower class people who occupied urban slums were targeted for removal through what program?
A
The Belle Opoque
B
The Nanterre Agenda
C
The Haussmann’s Renovation
D
The Champs Elysées
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He asked an administrator, Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann, to modernize Paris-to bring clean water and modern sewers to the fast growing city, to light the streets with gas lanterns, to construct a central market (Les Halles), and to build parks, schools, hospitals, asylums, prisons, and administrative buildings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Haussmanisation of Paris refers to the re-building of Paris by Baron Haussmann in the mid-eighteenth century. When Louis Napoleon III came to power, he appointed Haussmann as the chief architect of the new city. He laid out new streets, straight sidewalks, boulevards and open avenues, and planted full-grown trees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Haussmann’s renovation of Paris was a vast public works programme commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III and directed by his prefect of Seine, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, between 1853 and 1870.

Detailed explanation-4: -Haussmann’s reconstruction of Paris In their place, he created broad straight boulevards that were impervious to the barricade-and, equally important, they could better accommodate the free movement of troops. The avenues also allowed for the easy flow of commerce and so were a boon for business.

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