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

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

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following is the oldest Japanese book?

Sutta Pitaka

Dipavamsa

Mahavamsa

Diamond Sutra

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How did the print culture help poor people in India?

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.

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

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

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

End of imperialism

World War II

World War I

The Great Depression of the 1930s

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How did the print media affect the religious systems?

Print media and religion stayed away from each other.

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

No questioning and debates came up.

There was no effect.

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Who was developed the first printing press?

Erasmus

Johann Gutenburg

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

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

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

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

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

8 / 30

Where did Gutenberg live?

Strasbourg

Beijing

Berlin

Tokyo

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The correct meaning of 'Bibliotheque Bleue' is _________

Monuments

An artist

An author

Low price small books

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Vellum was used in making ____________.

Cheap prints

Handwritten luxury editions of books

Books for university students

Ukiyo prints

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

Osaka

Gifu

Edo

Nagam

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

Cast

Platen

Press

Roller

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Who invented the first printing press?

George Eliot

Johann Gutenburg

Martin Luther

Raja Rammohun Roy

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When was the publication of Bengal Gazette initiated?

1750

1780

1880

1850

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Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted?

Because he was a supporter of anti-colonial movement.

Because he had connections with the Indian National Congress.

Because he published gossip about the Company's officials.

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

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Who wrote the autobiography Amar Jiban?

Tarabai Shinde

Kailashbashini Debi

Pandita Ramabai

Rashsundari Devi

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

Those books were a means of spreading progress and enlightenment.

That book knowledge was uneven in society.

Books created discourses.

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

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Who wrote the book 'Adages'?

lshwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Keshav Chand Sen

Raja Rammohan Roy

Erasmus

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Which of the following was responsible for print revolution?

Increase in the number of Universities.

Marco Polo's visit to China.

Innovations by the Chinese.

Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing.

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In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed because _________

Nationalist newspapers grew in numbers and needed to be controlled.

Englishmen criticised the printed matter objectionable to the Government.

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

British rule needed to be celebrated by journals and papers.

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

Women

Caste System

Economy

Political Issues

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

Heretical

Inquisition

Satiety

Seditious

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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

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What was the 'Bengal Gazette'?

A weekly magazine

A fortnightly publication

A quarterly journal

A daily newspaper

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Which European power introduced the printing press in India?

Spanish

China

French

Portuguese

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The Sambad Kaumudi was published by _________.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B. Sukhdev

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

27 / 30

How were the books in China printed?

Printing by seals

By rubbing paper, against the inked surface of woodblocks

Machine printing

Rust printing

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Which of the following statement was not true about Erasmus?

He criticised the excesses of Catholicism.

He was anxious about print culture.

Adages is his famous work.

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

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

Japan

India

Egypt

China

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Who brought hand printing technology to Japan?

The Arab Travellers

The Egyptians

Chinese Silk Merchants

Buddhist Missionaries

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