MCQ’s on Print Culture and the Modern World for Class 10 History | Quiz 2

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MCQ’s on Print Culture and the Modern World for Class 10 History | Quiz 2

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MCQ's on Print Culture and the Modern World for Class 10 History | Quiz 2

1 / 30

In which of the following country, the earliest kind of print technology was not developed?

Egypt

China

Japan

India

2 / 30

Which of the following was responsible for print revolution?

Innovations by the Chinese.

Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing.

Marco Polo's visit to China.

Increase in the number of Universities.

3 / 30

Which of the following statement was not true about Erasmus?

Adages is his famous work.

He was an associate of Martin Luther in the Protestant Reformation Movement.

He was anxious about print culture.

He criticised the excesses of Catholicism.

4 / 30

In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed because _________

After the Revolt of 1857, the British wanted to clamp down the Indian press.

Nationalist newspapers grew in numbers and needed to be controlled.

British rule needed to be celebrated by journals and papers.

Englishmen criticised the printed matter objectionable to the Government.

5 / 30

In letterpress printing, the board that was pressed against paper to cause an impression was known as

Cast

Platen

Press

Roller

6 / 30

Who was developed the first printing press?

Marco Polo

Johann Gutenburg

Erasmus

Christopher Columbus

7 / 30

When was the publication of Bengal Gazette initiated?

1780

1750

1850

1880

8 / 30

Where did Gutenberg live?

Strasbourg

Berlin

Beijing

Tokyo

9 / 30

Which of the following statements regarding printing in Medieval Europe are correct?
I. Wood block printing reached Europe in the 13th Century.
II. The aristocrats and monks criticised printed books as cheap vulgarities in the beginning.
III. Printing did not entirely displace the art of producing books by hand.
IV. Martin Luther had reservations against printing of books.

I, II and IV

I, III and IV

I, II and III

10 / 30

Who invented the first printing press?

Johann Gutenburg

George Eliot

Martin Luther

Raja Rammohun Roy

11 / 30

Which European power introduced the printing press in India?

Spanish

Portuguese

French

China

12 / 30

Who brought hand printing technology to Japan?

The Egyptians

Buddhist Missionaries

The Arab Travellers

Chinese Silk Merchants

13 / 30

Who wrote the book 'Adages'?

Keshav Chand Sen

Erasmus

Raja Rammohan Roy

lshwar Chandra Vidyasagar

14 / 30

Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted?

Because he had connections with the Indian National Congress.

Because he published gossip about the Company's officials.

Because he was a supporter of anti-colonial movement.

Because he published anti-religious articles in the Bengal Gazette.

15 / 30

The correct meaning of 'Bibliotheque Bleue' is _________

An artist

Low price small books

Monuments

An author

16 / 30

How were the books in China printed?

Machine printing

By rubbing paper, against the inked surface of woodblocks

Rust printing

Printing by seals

17 / 30

What was the 'Bengal Gazette'?

A daily newspaper

A quarterly journal

A fortnightly publication

A weekly magazine

18 / 30

On which issue Dr. B. R. Ambedkar mainly wrote?

Political Issues

Caste System

Women

Economy

19 / 30

Which one of the following is the ancient name of Tokyo?

Osaka

Gifu

Nagam

Edo

20 / 30

Match the following :
(1) Almanac (a) Petty pedlars
(2) Chapbook (b) Ritual calendar
(3) Biliotheque Bleue (c) Catholic Court
( 4) Inquisition (d) Low priced small book
Choose the answer from the given options:

1 - b; 2 - d; 3 - a; 4 - c

1 - b; 2 - a; 3 - d; 4 - c

1 - d; 2 - c; 3 - b; 4 - a

1 - d; 2 - c; 3 - a; 4 - b

21 / 30

Who wrote the autobiography Amar Jiban?

Kailashbashini Debi

Rashsundari Devi

Tarabai Shinde

Pandita Ramabai

22 / 30

How did the print media affect the religious systems?

Those who disagreed with established authorities could now print and circulate their ideas. Through the printed message, they could persuade people to think differently.

Print media and religion stayed away from each other.

No questioning and debates came up.

There was no effect.

23 / 30

About printing and reading, what was the common conviction by the mid-eighteenth century?

That people only read what the writer wanted them to read.

Those books were a means of spreading progress and enlightenment.

That book knowledge was uneven in society.

Books created discourses.

24 / 30

Which of the following is the oldest Japanese book?

Diamond Sutra

Dipavamsa

Sutta Pitaka

Mahavamsa

25 / 30

The Sambad Kaumudi was published by _________.

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B. Sukhdev

26 / 30

A former Roman Catholic court for identifying and punishing heretics was _______.

Seditious

Heretical

Satiety

Inquisition

27 / 30

How did the print culture help poor people in India?

Public libraries were set up, where jobs were offered to poor people.

Huge number of books which had flooded the markets led to the opening of hundreds of bookshops, where poor people got employed.

Selling books with a small investment became a business for poor people.

Cheap books were brought out which the poor people could afford to buy and read.

28 / 30

In which year the printing in Hindi began? What kind of printed material was published?

Hindi printing began from the 1870s and a large segment was devoted to women’s education, widow remarriage and the national movement.

Printing in Hindi began in the early 20th century and its main concern was religious reform.

Hindi printing began from 1880s and was devoted to education of women.

Hindi printing began from the 1870s and their main concern was women-related issues.

29 / 30

Vellum was used in making ____________.

Handwritten luxury editions of books

Cheap prints

Ukiyo prints

Books for university students

30 / 30

Which of the following resulted in publishing paperback editions of books?

End of imperialism

The Great Depression of the 1930s

World War II

World War I

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