ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

CULTURAL AND LITERARY (18TH 19TH) CENTURIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following events was NOT associated with the Victorian period?
A
Repeal of the corn laws
B
Opium Wars
C
Great Exhibition
D
French Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Explanation: (c) Reign of Terror Is the correct answer of this question.

Detailed explanation-2: -14 July 1789: Storming of Bastille. A wave of revolutionary hysteria sweeps through Paris, leading to fears of a military coup. 22 September 1792: French Republic established. June 1793: Reign of Terror begins. 1795: The Directory takes power. 9 November 1799: Napoleonic era begins.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 1788 – The royal treasury is empty; Prelude to the Revolution. 2 1789 – The Revolution Begins; the Estates-General and the Constituent Assembly. 3 1790 – the Rise of the Political Clubs. 4 1791 – The unsuccessful flight of the Royal Family from Paris. 5 1792 – War and the overthrow of the monarchy. More items

Detailed explanation-4: -The Moderate Phase: 1789-1792. The Radical Phase: 1792-1794. Conservative Phase: 1795-1799. Overview.

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