UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1989 · Q6 · 60 marks
The French Revolution (1789) really achieved far less than what it intended to effect. Do you agree?
- Chapter
- Origins of Modern Politics
- Topic
- French Revolution: Course and Achievements
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