CBSE CBSE Class 10 History CBSE Class 10 Social Science Class 10 Multiple Choice Questions Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp MCQs of History Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World MCQs of History Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World MCQs History Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World Class 10 1 / 65 Who among the following did not write about the caste system? E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker Ram Chaddha B. R. Ambedkar Jyotiba Phule 2 / 65 Paperback editions of books were introducted during the First World War the Second World War the Russian Revolution the onset of the Great Depression 3 / 65 The production of manuscripts became possible in Europe because : The Europeans discovered paper Just like silk and spices, paper reached Europe via the Arab world Chinese paper reached Europe in the 11th century via the silk route, like silk and spices All the above 4 / 65 The uses of print diversified in urban China by the 17th century. Which of the following statements support the above statement? Print was no longer used by scholar-officials only Merchants used print in their everyday life and trade information Reading became a leisure activity All the above 5 / 65 Who among following introduced hand printing technology in Japan? Buddhist Missionaries from India Buddhist Missionaries from Japan Buddhist Missionaries from China None of the above 6 / 65 Which one of the following statements is true? A children press, devoted to literature for children alone, was set up in France in 1757 Penny magazines were especially meant for men Lending libraries had been in existence from the seventeenth century None of the above 7 / 65 Children became an important category of readers in the 19th century, mainly because : Primary education became compulsory and production of school textbooks became essential for publishing industry A children’s press devoted to literature for children was set up in France in 1857 Grimm Brothers in Germany published fairytales for children in 1812 Anything vulgar was not published in children’s books 8 / 65 Which of the following is the correct meaning of ‘Biliotheque Bleue’? An author Low price small books Monuments None of these 9 / 65 “Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one.” Who spoke these words? Johann Gutenberg New Comen Mahatma Gandhi Martin Luther 10 / 65 The term ‘Calligraph’ means : The art of beautiful printing The art of beautiful and stylised writing The art of beautiful handprinting The art of printing an ‘accordion book’ 11 / 65 What were low priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers called in France? Chapbooks Almanacs Bibliotheque Bleue Ballads 12 / 65 China was, for a long time, the major producer of printed material, because : Civil service examinations were held regularly in China to recruit people to civil services Under the sponsorship of the imperial state, textbooks for these examinations were printed in vast numbers The number of examination candidates kept on increasing from the 16th century, so did the print material All the above 13 / 65 Who among following invented the first printing press in Europe? Macro Polo Kitagawa Utamaro Johann Gutenberg Erasmus 14 / 65 Who developed the first printing press in the 1430s? Marcopolo Johann Gutenberg James Watt None of the above 15 / 65 Who started to edit the Bengal Gazette weekly in 1780. James Augustus Hickey Richard M Hoe Bal Gangadhar Tilak None of the above 16 / 65 Which of the following is an Enlightened thinker whose writings are said to have created conditions for a revolution in France? Louise Sebastian Mercier Rousseau Mennochio Gutenberg 17 / 65 New forms of popular literature, targeting new audience at the end of the 18th century, were : Romances, histories, almanacs, ballads and folktales for entertainment Newspapers and journals combining current affairs (wars and trade) with entertainment Ideas of scientists and philosophers included in popular literature All the above 18 / 65 Who wrote her autobiography ‘Amar Jiban’ published in 1876? Tara Bai Shinde Rash Sundari Devi Pandita Rama Bai Kailashbashini Devi 19 / 65 Taverns were : Restaurants, where people could eat, drink and be merry Cheap hotels in towns Places where people gathered to drink alcohol, to be served food, to meet friends and exchange views Small buildings in a village for a public meeting 20 / 65 Who was against the Catholic Church? Martin Luther Gutenberg Jaidev John Augustine 21 / 65 In which year, printing in Hindi began and what was its main concern? Hindi printing began from the 1870s, a large segment was devoted to women’s education, widow remarriage and the national movement Hindi printing began from the 1870s and their main concern was women-related issues Hindi printing began from 1900 and was devoted to education of women Printing in Hindi began in the early 20th century and its main concern was religious reform 22 / 65 The contribution of Grimm Brothers of Germany to children’s literature was : Publishing stories for them Spending years on compiling traditional folktales gathered from peasants, editing and publishing them as a collection in 1812 Having a new shape to rural folktales All the above 23 / 65 The term ‘Compositor’ means : A person who composes poems A person who composes lyrics and songs for a play A person who composes music A person who composes the text for printing 24 / 65 The first weekly paper published in India was Bombay Samachar Bengal Gazette Shamsul Akbar Samachar Chandika 25 / 65 Printers and publishers developed new strategies to sell their products. Which of the following is not an innovation of the 20th century? Cheap paperback editions were printed The dust cover or the book jacket was an innovation Important novels were serialised, which led to a new way of writing novels Popular works were sold in England in cheap series called the shilling series 26 / 65 The printing press was first introduced in India by which one of the following? East India Company officials Indian reformers Protuguese missionaries Arabic traders 27 / 65 The role of lending libraries in England in the 19th century was : Promoting reading among the working-class people Educating white collar workers, artisans and lower middle-class people Encouraging self-improvement, self-expression and encouraging the working class to write autobiographies Both (b) and (c) 28 / 65 There was a virtual reading mania in European countries at the end of the 18th century because : People wanted to read books and printers produced them in increasing numbers Churches set up schools in villages carrying literacy to peasants and artisans Literacy rates went up in Europe as 60 to 80 percent There was a variety in reading material, so reading became popular 29 / 65 The first to use wood-block printing in Europe were : The French The Spaniards The Italians The Germans 30 / 65 Which of the following statement is true in the light of Vernacular Press Act 1878? It gave freedom to Vernacular press It gave financial assistance to Vernacular press It provided rights to government to censor reports and editorials in the Vernacular press None of the above 31 / 65 Which of the following reading material were especially for women? Chap books Penny magazines Grimm’s Fairytales The Bible 32 / 65 When did the printing press first came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries? Mid-eighteenth century Mid-seventeenth century Mid-sixteenth century Mid-fifteenth century 33 / 65 The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on : Irish Press Laws American Press Laws Chinese Press Laws German Press Laws 34 / 65 Print culture, according to many historians, made people critical and rational because : Enlightened thinkers argued for the rule of reason rather than custom, judging everything with reasons The thinkers attacked sacred authority of the Church and despotism of the State People who read the ideas of Voltaire and Rousseau saw the world through different eyes All of these 35 / 65 Which statement given below is not an explanation of the art form called ‘Ukiyo’? ‘Ukiyo’ means pictures of the floating world or depiction Artists first draw the themes on paper, then a skilled wood-carver pastes the drawing on a wooden block He then carves a printing block to reproduce the painter’s lines The original drawing is then preserved in the libraries 36 / 65 In which among the following countries was the earliest kind of print technology developed? India England France China 37 / 65 The circulation of handwritten manuscripts remained limited because : they were fragile and awkward to handle they could not be carried around they could not be read easily all the above 38 / 65 ‘Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world! Tremble before the virtual writer.’ Whose words are these and what warning is given through them? Mercier, a French novelist of 18th century, who believed that printing press is so powerful that it would sweep despotism away Louise Sebastien Mercier, a novelist of the 18th century England, who gave this warning to despots Mercier, an American novelist of the 18th century, who believed in the power of print and warned against despotism A French novelist Mercier (19th century), who believed in the power of print 39 / 65 Which religious reformer was responsible for the Protestant Reformation? Martin Luther George Elliot Maxim Gorky Martin Luther King 40 / 65 Who among the following agreed to revise Press Laws? Lord Cornwallis Lord Dalhousie Governor General Bentinck None of the above 41 / 65 Who was Kitagawa Utamaro and why is he famous? A famous Japanese artist, famous for his prints A Japanese artist, famous for his art form ‘Ukiyo’ A Japanese artist who influenced European artists like Manet, Monet and Van Gogh A Japanese artist born in Edo in 1753, famous for his contribution to an art form called ‘Ukiyo’ which influenced European artists like Manet, Monet and Van Gogh 42 / 65 Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’? Raja Rammohan Roy Jyotiba Phule Bal Gangadhar Tilak Bankim Chandra 43 / 65 When and by whom was handprinting technology brought to Japan? The Arab travellers to Japan in the 8th century Buddhist missionaries from China around AD 768-770 Chinese silk merchants in the 6th century The Egyptians in the 8th century 44 / 65 Which one among the following is an autobiography of Rashsundari Devi? Amar Jiban Amar Jyoti Amar Jawan Amar Zindagi 45 / 65 Which one among the following is an ancient name of Tokyo? Osaka Nagano Edo Gifu 46 / 65 The earliest kind of print technology was developed in : Japan and Korea India, Japan and Korea China, Japan and Korea India, China and Arabia 47 / 65 The book, ‘Chote Aur Bade Ka Sawal’ talked about the link between caste and class exploitation the injustices of the caste system restrictions on the vernacular press ill treatment of widows 48 / 65 When and how did the Chinese start handprinting? From the 6th century onwards, the Chinese printed by rubbing paper From AD 594 onwards, books in China were printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface of wooden blocks From the 6th century onwards, by printing on this porous sheet All the above 49 / 65 Who among the following perfected the power drivers cylindrical press? James Watt Newcomen George Eliot Richard M Hoe 50 / 65 Which of the following was a book showing links between caste and class exploitation? Ghulamgiri Amar Jiban Istri Dharm Vichar Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal 51 / 65 Who among the following brought the technology of wood block printing to Europe? Johann Gutenberg Marco Polo Richard M Hoe None of the above 52 / 65 The Bengal Gazette was : A weekly magazine, first to be edited by an Indian A weekly English magazine edited by James Hickey from 1780, described as a commercial paper open to all, influenced by none First English magazine brought out by Raja Rammohun Roy A weekly magazine, edited by James Hickey from 1780 in English 53 / 65 Which of the following books reflects the plight of the ‘lower castes’ and poor in India? Gulamagiri Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal Sachchi Kavitayen All the above 54 / 65 Through the 19th century, series of innovations in printing technology were : Richard M. Hoe of New York perfected power-driven cylindrical press capable of printing 8,000 sheets per hour Six colours at a time could be printed by the offset press Methods of feeding paper improved, quality of plates became better, automatic paper reels and photoelectric controls of colour register were introduced Both (a) and (b) 55 / 65 The Print Revolution transformed the lives of people by : Changing their relationship to information and knowledge; with institutions and authorities By producing cheaper books and producing them at a fast rate Influencing popular perceptions and opening new way of looking at things Both (b) and (c) 56 / 65 Who was Martin Luther? Religious reformer of Germany Religious reformer of France Religious reformer of Austria Religious reformer of Holland 57 / 65 Which of the following statements does not support the view of some historians that Print Culture was the basis for the French Revolution? Print culture led to the spread of ideas of enlightened thinkers and encouraged questioning, critical reasoning and rule of reason rather than tradition It led to a public culture of debate, discussion, new ideas of social revolution Print did not directly shape the people’s minds but opened up the possibility of thinking differently It aroused hostility against monarchy, its mentality and mocked it 58 / 65 In England books carried by petty pedlars and sold for a penny were known as : Shilling series Almanacs Chapbooks Novels 59 / 65 Which of the following was the first book printed by Gutenberg? The Diamond Sutra Chapbook Grimms’ fairytales The Bible 60 / 65 Protestant Reformation was : A 16th century movement to reform the Catholic Church dominated by Rome A challenge to the authority of Rome A new religion started by Martin Luther A movement which started anti-Catholic Christianity 61 / 65 By the end of the 19th century, the new culture taking shape in India was : A visual culture with cheap prints and calendars, so that even the poor could decorate the walls of their homes with them Visible images reproduced in multiple copies which shaped popular ideas about modernity, tradition, religion, politics, society and culture Painters producing images for mass circulation Ravi Varma starting a new visual culture 62 / 65 The term ‘Galley’ refers to A corridor or long passage where family portraits are hung A metal frame in which types are laid and the text composed A long, low built ship with one deck, propelled by oars and sails A scarecrow 63 / 65 Lending libraries came into existence in the : 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century 64 / 65 Choose the name of the oldest printed book of Japan. Diamond Sutra Bible Ukiyo Koran 65 / 65 Who among the following was not a women novelist? Jane Austen Bront’e Sisters George Eliot None of the above Your score isThe average score is 66% 0% Restart quiz
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