Analyze the historical events and figures related to the Russian Duma and the Weimar Republic.

Step 1: Answer Question 01. Assertion (A): The Tsar changed the voting laws and packed the third Duma with conservatives and politicians. Liberals and politicians were kept out. (True) Reason (R): He didn't want any questioning of his authority or any reduction in his power. (True) The reason correctly explains the assertion. The correct option is (a). a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. Step 2: Answer Question 02. Match column A with suitable options from column B: A. German Parliament → IV. Reichstag* B. World's Biggest Stock Exchange → III. Wall Street Exchange* C. Making up for a wrong done → II. Reparation* D. Gestapo → I. Secret State Police* The correct matching is A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I. The correct option is (b). b) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I Step 3: Answer Question 03. Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one. (a) Use of Article 48 by the President led to the suspension of civil rights in Germany. (Correct) (b) The people of Germany didn't welcome the Weimar Republic due to the war clause. (Correct) (c) Use of Proportional Representation brought stability for the German parliament. (Incorrect - it often led to instability due to many small parties and coalition governments). The incorrect statement is (c). c) Use of Proportional Representation brought stability for the German parliament. Step 4: Answer Question 04. The image depicts a sans-culottes couple, identifiable by their distinctive clothing, such as the trousers (not breeches) worn by the male figure, which were a symbol of the working class during the French Revolution. The correct option is (b). b) Sans-culottes couple Step 5: Answer Question 05. A subsistence crisis is an extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered. This often occurs due to poor harvests, leading to a scarcity of food grains, rising food prices, and weakened bodies susceptible to disease. Step 6: Answer Question 06. After the October Revolution of 1917, the Bolshevik party introduced several major changes: Most industries and banks were nationalized* in November 1917. Land was declared social property*, and peasants were allowed to seize the land of the nobility. In cities, Bolsheviks enforced the partition of large houses according to family requirements. The use of old aristocratic titles was banned*. New uniforms were designed for the army and officials. Russia became a one-party state* (the Communist Party). Step 7: Answer Question 07 (first option). The peace treaty signed with Germany after World War I was the Treaty of Versailles. Its main features included: Germany was forced to accept the war guilt clause*, holding it responsible for the war and damages. Germany had to pay reparations* amounting to \$6.3 billion (or 6,600 million pounds). Germany lost its overseas colonies*. A tenth of its population, 13% of its territories, and 75% of its iron and 26% of its coal were given to France, Poland, Denmark, and Lithuania. The Rhineland* was demilitarized. The German army was limited* to 100,000 men, and it was forbidden to have an air force or submarines. Send me the next one 📸