Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
John is part of a group that contains members from only the lawyer community and is actively participating in the French Revolution from one side. Breanna and her group are composed of people belonging entirely to the royal family and lineage. They enjoy various luxuries and are devoid of any struggles. Harry and his brother George are members of a group that is made up of people belonging only to the catholic clergy. All their ancestors have worked in the church. The French Revolution took place and all of them survived it and now they are to do a profit-loss analysis of their group.
(A) From the above information, it is clear that the groups per se are homogenous. Who among the following belonged to the clergy?
(a) John
(b) Breanna
(c) Harry
(d) All three belong to the clergy
(Understand)
(B) When did the French Revolution take place?
(a) Eighteenth century
(b) Nineteenth century
(c) Sixteenth century
(d) Seventeenth century
(Remember)
(C) Who (of the four people mentioned in the case above) would emerge victorious in the context of power that they held before and after the French Revolution? (Evaluate)
(D) Do you think any of the classes were losers in the French Revolution? Explain your stance.
(Evaluate)
(E) Assertion (A): Voting in the Estates General in the past had been conducted according to the principle that each estate had one vote.
Reason (R): The 3rd estate has the most citizens classified under it.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct. (Analyse)
Ans. (A) (c) Harry
Explanation: It is given in the passage that Harry and George are members of a group belonging to the Catholic clergy. Their ancestors have been traditionally working within the church. This tradition has been continued by them. Thus, Harry and George belong to the clergy.
(B) (a) Eighteenth century
Explanation: The French Revolution occurred in 1789 marking the end of the eighteenth century. It promoted the ideals of equality, fraternity and liberty.
(C) Before the French Revolution, the power equations were tilted in favour of the 1st and the 2nd estate. Thus, Breanna, George, and Harry were dominant before the revolution. John belonged to the lawyer community and thus was part of the 3rd estate. However, after the revolution, the power equation in France changed and the privileges of Breanna, Harry, and George were taken away and, in this process, John and the alike were given similar rights as the rest of the people.
(D) It is true that some people believe that the 1st and 2nd estates were losers in the French Revolution but it is not so. Establishing equality is beneficial for all parties in the longer run. Equality leads to peace which ensures prosperity for all parties.
(E) (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
