| Read the passage given below and answer the following questions. |
| The constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the National Assembly, which was indirectly elected. That is, citizens voted for a group of electors, who in turn chose the Assembly. Not all citizens, however, had the right to vote. Only men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 day of a labourers wage were given the status of active citizens, that is, they were entitled to vote. The remaining men and all women were classed as passive citizens. To qualify as an elector and then as a member of the Assembly, a man had to belong to the highest bracket of taxpayers. |
| The new constitution made France a |
A) Communist state
B) Constitutional Monarchy
C) Democratic state
D) Totalitarian state
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
[b] France became a constitutional monarchy after the National Assembly completed the draft of the Constitution in 1791 with the objective of reducing the powers of the monarch. Powers were separated and assigned to different institutions like the Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.
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