Which situation explains nobles' interest in defending the Old Regime?

The system gave them feudal dues tax exemptions and social honour

The Old Regime was not equally beneficial to all groups. Many nobles enjoyed feudal dues, legal and social privileges, tax exemptions, and high social status. Because these advantages came from the existing system, they had a strong reason to defend it. A person or group that receives important benefits from an arrangement is generally likely to oppose changes that may remove those benefits.

Therefore, option A is correct. It identifies the feudal income, tax exemptions and social honour that connected noble interests with the preservation of the Old Regime. The other choices contradict the situation: nobles were not the highest-taxed group, they were not placed in the Third Estate, and the system had not removed all their rights. Their support was linked to privilege.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.