Which of the following were introduced in France by the "Convention" during the revolution?

(i)Knee breeches

(ii)Sans Culottes

(iii) Citoyen

(iv) Monsieur

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Correct option is A

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• During the French Revolution, especially under the National Convention (1792–1795), several social and cultural reforms were introduced to break from the symbols of the monarchy and aristocracy. These included:

• (ii) Sans Culottes - Sans-culottes literally means "without knee breeches."These were the working-class revolutionaries who rejected the aristocratic fashion of knee breeches (culottes) and instead wore long trousers as a mark of revolutionary identity.

• (iii) Citoyen - Meaning "Citizen" in French.The title Citoyen (male) or Citoyenne (female) replaced aristocratic titles like Monsieur, Madame, etc., to promote equality.

• (i) Knee breeches -These were the aristocratic fashion symbol that the revolutionaries rejected.

• (iv) Monsieur - This was a royalist/aristocratic title that revolutionaries abolished.

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