Questions of Assertion Reason of History Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World Social Science CBSE Class 10 are very simple to understand as this chapter deals with Print Culture and the Modern World. To solve assertion reason type questions of History of Social science, deeper understanding of concept about Print Culture and the Modern World is required. In order to help the student in solving Assertion Reason type of questions, detailed process is explained.
How to solve Assertion Reason Type Questions?
In Assertion-Reason type of question, two statements are given, first is Assertion and second is called Reason. Student must have to think critically about both the statements in Assertion Reason Questions, since it combines multiple choice questions and true/false type of questions which requires a higher level of understanding.
How many types are there of Assertion Reason Type Questions?
Assertion-Reason type of questions can be asked either with four MCQ options or with five MCQ options. First four options are same in both the cases only one more options is being provided i.e. last one. One extra option increases the difficulty level of the questions.
In assertion reason type of questions, all 4 or 5 options are same for each question, which are as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
(e) Both Assertion and Reason are false.
Then a question haunts in every student’s mind, which option is correct and when?
This can be understood clearly with the following table:
| Assertion (A) | Reason (R) | MCQ Options (Fixed for all questions) |
|---|---|---|
| If True | True | (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A). |
| If True | True | (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A). |
| If True | False | (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false. |
| If False | True | (d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true. |
| If False | False | (e) Both Assertion and Reason are false. |
Now, lets practice some Assertion Reason Questions of Social Science : History – Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World.
Read instructions carefully before answering the questions.
For question given below, two statements are given- one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Question.1.
Assertion (A) : In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.
Reason (R) : This led to a division within the Church and to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
Ans.1. (a)
A printed cojiy of the Theses was posted on a church door in Wittenberg. It challenged the Church to debate his ideas. Luther’s writings were immediately reproduced in large numbers and read widely. The reason thus correctly justifies the assertion.
Question.2.
Assertion (A) : The new reading culture was accompanied by a new technology.
Reason (R) : From hand printing there was a gradual shift to mechanical printing.
Ans.2. (a)
The reason thus correctly justifies the assertion.
Question.3.
Assertion (A) : The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books.
Reason (R) : Chinese paper reached Europe via the silk route.
Ans.3. (b)
Copying was laborious, expensive and time-consuming. Manuscripts were fragile, awkward to handle, and could not be carried around or read easily. Therefore, their circulation remained limited. The reason does not explain or justify the assertion.
Question.4.
Assertion (A) : The first book that Gutenberg printed was the Bible.
Reason (R) : About 500 copies were printed and it took two years to produce them.
Ans.4. (c)
About 180 copies were printed and it took three years to produce them. The reason is thus false.
Question.5.
Assertion (A) : Print and popular religious literature stimulated many distinctive individual interpretations of faith even among little-educated working people.
Reason (R) : Through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, literacy rates went up in most parts of Europe.
Ans.5. (b)
Question.6.
Assertion (A) : As literacy and schools spread in African countries, there was a virtual reading mania.
Reason (R) : Churches of different denominations set up schools in villages, carrying literacy to tribals.
Ans.6. (d)
As literacy and schools spread in European countries, there was a virtual reading mania. Churches of different denominations set up schools in villages, carrying literacy to peasants and artisans.
Question.7.
Assertion (A) : Children became an important category of readers.
Reason (R) : Primary education became compulsory from the late nineteenth century.
Ans.7. (a)
The reason justifies the assertion.
Question.8.
Assertion (A) : There was intense controversy between social and religious reformers and the Hindu orthodoxy over matters like-widow immolation, monotheism, Brahmanical priesthood and idolatory.
Reason (R) : The Deoband Seminary founded in 1867, published thousands upon thousands off at was telling Muslim readers how to conduct themselves in everyday lives, and explaining the meaning of Islamic doctrines.
Ans.8. (b)
The reason does not justify the assertion.