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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward exam-ready
The proclaiming of the German Empire took place in January 1871 at: (A) The Church of St Paul in Frankfurt (B) The Reichstag in Berlin (C) The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles (D) The Congress Hall in Vienna
  1. A The Church of St Paul in Frankfurt
  2. B The Reichstag in Berlin
  3. C The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles
  4. D The Congress Hall in Vienna
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:34 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) The Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles

On 18 January 1871, the German Empire was proclaimed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, with Kaiser William I of Prussia as its head.

Source: Nationalism in Europe, Section 4.1 (Nation-building in Germany)

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Explanation

The passage clearly states: "an assembly… gathered in the unheated Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles to proclaim the new German Empire." Option (A) refers to the Frankfurt Parliament of 1848 — a common distractor. Options (B) and (D) are incorrect locations. Always distinguish between the Frankfurt Parliament (1848) and the Proclamation of the German Empire (1871) — examiners frequently test this.

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