UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2023 · Q6(a) · 20 marks
The philosophers and thinkers may have laid the foundation of the French Revolution, but it was precipitated by social and economic reasons. Explain. [20 Marks]
- Chapter
- Origins of Modern Politics
- Topic
- French Revolution: Causes and the Philosophers
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