Print Culture and the Modern World Class 10 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
Who brought hand printing technology to Japan?
(a) The Arab travelers in the 8th century
(b) Chinese silk merchants in the 6th century
(c) The Egyptians in the AD 800
(d) Buddhist missionaries in AD 768-770
Answer:
(d) Buddhist missionaries in AD 768-770
Explanation: They brought hand printing technology to Japan from China.
Question 2.
The book, “Istri Dharam Vichar”’ talked about
(a) the link between caste and class exploitation
(b) instructions on how to act as ideal women and homemakers
(c) restrictions on the vernacular press
(d) ill-treatment of widows
Answer:
(b) instructions on how to act as ideal women and homemakers
Explanation: The book was written by Ram Chaddha.
Question 3.
The term ‘calligraphy means :
(a) The art of narrating a folk tale
(b) The art of beautiful, stylized writing
(c) The art of painting
(d) The art of drawing and sketching
Answer:
(b) The art of beautiful, stylized writing
Question 4.
Fill in the blank by choosing the most appropriate option:
Kitagawa Utamaro was a …….. and he was famous for
(a) famous Chinese painter; paintings of the sky
(b) well-known Japanese artist; his art form ‘Ukiyoe
(c) well known Indian sitar player; his musical notes
(d) famous sportsperson; for playing chess
Answer:
(b) well-known Japanese artist; his art form ‘Ukiyoe
Explanation: Kitagawa Utamaro, born in Edo in 1753, was widely known for his contributions to an art form called Ukiyo which basically focused on depiction of ordinary human experiences, especially urban ones.
Question 5.
Choose the correctly matched pair:
(a) Diamond Sutra-Chinese book pn Jainism
(b) The Bible-lndian book on religion
(c) Tripitaka Koreana-collection of Korean Buddhist scriptures
(d) Jikji-Japanese book on the art of living
Answer:
Question 6.
Which of the following nationalists were the first to use wood-block printing in Europe?
(a) French
(b) Italians
(c) Portuguese
(d) Spaniards
Answer:
(b) Italians
Explanation: Marco Polo, the explorer, brought back to Europe from China the art of using wood block printing. Italians began using this technology and soon it spread around Europe.
Question 7.
The main function of a compositor is to:
(a) compose poems
(b) compose the text for printing
(c) compose music
(d) compose lyrics and songs for a play
Answer:
(b) compose the text for printing
Question 8.
Which of the following statements implies that print culture was not the only basis for the French Revolution?
(a) Print culture encouraged questioning, critical reasoning and rule of reason rather than tradition through the ideas that it helped spread easily.
(b) It led to the birth of a new public culture of new ideas of social revolution.
(c) It aroused hostility against monarchy and caused reformation.
(d) Print opened up the possibility of thinking differently, but it did not shape their mentalities directly. It only helped in making them consider other opinions.
Answer:
(d) Print opened up the possibility of thinking differently, but it did not shape their mentalities directly. It only helped in making them consider other opinions.
Question 9.
Which of the following was not an effect of the blooming of urban culture in China in 17th century:
(a) New readership was born. This included children and women.
(b) Readership grew and reached the lowest classes of the country.
(c) Reading became a leisure activity.
(d) Merchants used print in their everyday life.
Answer:
Question 10.
Who among the following invented the first printing press in Europe in the 1430s?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Kitagawa Utamaro
(c) Johann Gutenberg
(d) Marco Polo
Answer:
(c) Johann Gutenberg
Question 11.
Which of the following statements is not true about the printed copies by Gutenberg’s printing press?
(a) The printed books resembled the written manuscripts in appearance and layout.
(b) Borders were illuminated by hand with foliage and other patterns, and illustrations were painted
(c) There was no space for decoration on the printed page.
(d) The metal letters imitated the ornamental handwritten styles.
Answer:
(c) There was no space for decoration on the printed page.
Explanation: The books that were printed for the rich had a lot of space Left blank for further customised decoration.
Question 12.
The printing in Hindi began in which year? What kind of printed material was published?
(a) Hindi printing began from the 1870s, a large segment was devoted to women’s education, widow remarriage and the national movement.
(b) Hindi printing began from the 1870s and their main concern was women-related issues.
(c) Hindi printing began from 1900 and was devoted to education of women.
(d) Printing in Hindi began in the early 20th century and its main concern was religious reform.
Answer:
(a) Hindi printing began from the 1870s, a large segment was devoted to women’s education, widow remarriage and the national movement
Question 13.
…………….. wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Bankim Chandra
Answer:
Question 14.
Which of the following is an enlightened thinker whose writings are said to have created conducive conditions for a revolution in France?
(a) Einstein
(b) Rousseau
(c) Menocchio
(d) Shakespeare
Answer:
Question 15.
………….. were low priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers called in France.
(a) Almanacs
(b) Pennybooks
(c) Bibliotheque Bleue
(d) Epics
Answer:
(c) Bibliotheque Bleue
Question 16.
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on
(a) American Press Laws
(b) Indian Press Laws
(c) British Press Laws
(d) Irish Press Laws
Answer:
(d) Irish Press Laws
Question 17.
In which among the following countries was the earliest kind of print technology developed?
(a) India
(b) England
(c) France
(d) China
Answer:
(d) China
Question 18.
Printing in which of the following languages had not begun until the 1870s?
(a) Urdu
(b) Hindi
(c) Bengali
(d) Maratha
Answer:
(b) Hindi
Explanation: Printing in other languages had begun much earlier.
Question 19.
Who wrote Ninety Five theses?
(a) Martin Luther
(b) Johann Gutenberg
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) L. Mercier
Answer:
(a) Martin Luther
Explanation: In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.
Question 20.
Who were called Chapmen?
(a) BookSeller
(b) Paper Seller
(c) Workers of Printing Press
(d) Seller of Penny Chapbooks
Question 21.
Why was reading of manuscripts not easy in India? Choose the appropriate reason from the following options.
(a) Manuscripts were highly cheap
(b) Manuscripts were widely spread out.
(c) Manuscripts were written in English and Hindi.
(d) Manuscripts were fragile.
Answer:
(d) Manuscripts were fragile.
Explanation: Manuscripts were made from palm- leaves or were handmade paper, which was very fragile.
Question 22.
Which of the following newspapers was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
(a) Kesari
(b) Jansatta
(c) Statesman
(d) Amrita Bazar Patrika
Answer:
(a) Kesari
Question 23.
Who brought in the first printing press to India?
(a) Portuguese Missionaries
(b) Catholic Priests
(c) Dutch Protestants
(d) East India Company
Answer:
(a) Portuguese Missionaries
Explanation: It came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries in the mid-sixteenth century. Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several tracts. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed in the Konkani and in Kanara languages.
Question 24.
Which one of the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people in eighteenth-century Europe?
(a) Printing ideas of Isaac Newton
(b) Development of printing press
(c) Interest of people in Science and reason
(d) Traditional aristocratic groups supported it
Answer:
Question 25.
In early nineteenth-century ‘Shamsul Akhbar’ as written in which one of the following languages ?
(a) Urdu
(b) Persian
(c) Arabic
(d) Swahili
Answer:
(b) Persian
Explanation: Two Persian newspapers- Jam- i-Jahan Nama and Shamsul Akhbar were published in 1822.
Question 26.
Which one of the following was published by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
(a) Sambad Kaumudi
(b) Shamsul Akhbar
(c) Punjab Kesari
(d) Chandrika
Answer:
(a) Sambad Kaumudi
Explanation: Sambad Kaumudi got published in 1819 and was owned by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. It was a Bengali weekly newspaper and was noted as a pro-reformist publication which raised voice for the abolition of Sati Pratha.
Question 27.
Which one of the following was the oldest Japanese book printed in 868 AD ?
(a) Bible
(b) Diamond Sutra
(c) Kokoro
(d) Kojiki
Answer:
(b) Diamond Sutra
Explanation: The oldest Japanese book, printed in AD 868, the Buddhist Diamond Sutra, contains six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations.
Identify the following on basis of the hints given:
Question 23.
Identify the personality:
(1) He grew up on a large agricultural estate and had been surrounded by wine and olive presses.
(2) He was a master goldsmith.
(3) He revolutionized the printing industry.
(4) He printed 180 copies of the Bible.
Answer:
Johannes Gutenberg
Explanation: He invented the printing press that completely shook the entire printing industry.
Question 29.
Identify the organization:
(1) It was founded in 1867,
(2) It published thousands of fatwas instructing the way of life to Muslims
(3) It also translated and explained the meaning of some Islamic doctrine.
Answer:
The Deoband Seminary
Explanation: The seminary was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi etc., in 1866.
Question 32.
The Sedition Committee Report under Rowlatt in 1919 reduced the controls that led to imposition of penalties on various newspapers.
Answer:
Question 33.
When Punjab revolutionaries were deported in 1907, Balgangadhar Tilak wrote with great sympathy about them in his Kesari.
Answer:
True
Question 34.
After the revolt of 1857, enraged Englishmen demanded a clamp down on the British press.
Answer:
False
After the revolt of 1857, enraged Englishmen demanded a clamp down on the ‘native’ press. Explanation: They considered that the revolt of 1857 was caused due to the nationalist ideas spread through native newspapers and pamphlets.
Question 35.
E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker was known as Periyar in Madras.
Answer:
True
Question 36.
Lakshminath Bezbaruah penned the popular song of Assam, ‘O Mor Apunar Desh’ (O’ my beloved land).
Answer:
True
Question 37.
Kashibaba, a Kanpur millworker, wrote and published Sachchi Kavitaayein in 1938 to show the links between caste and class exploitation.
Answer:
Question 38.
Gutenberg developed metal types for each of the 26 characters of the Italian alphabet.
Answer:
False
Gutenberg developed metal types for each of the 26 characters of the Roman alphabet.
Question 39.
Newspapers conveyed news from one place to another, creating pan-Indian identities.
Answer:
True
Explanation: Print connected communities and people in different parts of India. It became easy for people to connect to other Indians in extreme north/south or East/west. They started recognising one another.
Fill in the blanks with suitable information:
Question 40.
This shift from hand printing to ………….. led to the print revolution.
Answer:
mechanical printing
Explanation: Mechanical Printing made printing easier, less expensive and more accessible. The books were made available more easily to all classes and sections of the society.
Question 41.
Aristocratic circles of Europe liked their manuscripts to be printed on …………….
Answer:
Question 42.
In 19th century China, the city of…………….became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western-style schools.
Answer:
Shanghai
Question 43.
……………… gave British government extensive rights to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press.
Answer:
The Vernacular Press Act
Question 44.
The first printed edition of Ramcharitmanans came out in ………………..
Answer:
In 1810 in Calcutta
Question 45.
The first Malayalam book was printed by Catholic priests in
Answer:
1713
Question 46.
In Central Calcutta, at cheap editions of religious tracts and scriptures, as well as literature that was considered obscene and scandalous could be purchased.
Answer:
Question 47.
By 1448, Gutenberg perfected the system of printing. The first book he printed was the [CBSE 2020,17]
Answer:
Bible
Explanation: Gutenberg was a son of a merchant and he mastered printing techniques by 1448. The first book that he printed was the Bible.
Related Theory
Gutenberg developed metal types for each 26 characters of the Roman alphabet and this came to be known as movable type printing machine and it remained as the basic printing technology for the next 300 years. The Gutenberg press could print 250 sheets on one side per hour.
Question 48.
Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into …………… around A.D. 768-770.
Answer:
Japan
Explanation: The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China, Japan and Korea, out of which hand printing technology was introduced into Japan by Buddhist missionaries from China. The oldest Japanese book was printed in A.D. 868 named as the Buddhist Diamond Sutra which had six sheets of text and wood-cut illustrations.
Related Theory
About 180 copies of the Bible were printed and it took him years to produce them. By the standards of the time this was fast production.
Match the Columns Choose the correct pairs:
Question 49.
Match the following items given in column A with those in column B.
|
Column A (Authors) |
Column B (Books) |
| (A) Rashsundari Debi | (I) Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal |
| (B) Sudarshan Chakr | (II) Kesari |
| (C) Kashibaba | (III) Amar Jiban |
| (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak | (IV) Sacchi Kavitayen |
Answer:
|
Column A (Authors) |
Column B (Books) |
| (A) Rashsundari Debi | (III) Amar Jiban |
| (B) Sudarshan Chakr | (IV) Sacchi Kavitayen |
| (C) Kashibaba | (I) Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal |
| (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak | (II) Kesari |
Question 50.
Match the following items given in column A with those in column B
| Column A (Pamphlets) | Column B (Year of Publication) |
| (A) Bengal Gazette | (I) 1822 |
| (B) Statesman | (II) 1780 |
| (C) Sambad Kaumudi | (III) 1877 |
| (D) Jan-i-Jahan Nama | (IV) 1821 |
Answer:
Assertion Reasoning questions Class 10 History Chapter 7
In each of the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason (R). Select the correct answers to codes (a), (b), (c) or (d) as given below:,
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Question 51.
Assertion (A): Every page of each copy printed by Gutenberg’s press was different.
Reason (R): In each copy, the borders were carefully designed, painted, and illuminated by hand by artists.
Answer:
Question 52.
Assertion (A): With the printing press, a new reading public emerged.
Reason (R): Printing reduced the cost of books and they became easily available.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Question 53.
Assertion (A): The line that separated the oral and reading cultures became blurred, the hearing public and reading public became intermingled.
Reason (R): People became literate.
Question 54.
Assertion (A): Many were apprehensive of the effects that the easier access to the printed word and the wider circulation of books, could have on people’s minds.
Reason (R): New ideas were completely disastrous and blasphemous.
Answer:
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.
Explanation: New ideas were more rational and scientific and they strongly contrasted with the orthodox and conservative approach of the medieval ages. Hence the people were worried that these thoughts would pollute the minds and hearts of people.
Question 55.
Assertion (A): When scientists like Isaac Newton began to publish their discoveries, they could influence a much wider circle of scientifically-minded readers.
Reason (R): More people could read and form opinions on his theories, this helped the scientific temper grow.
Answer:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).