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WorksheetsPrint Culture and the Modern World
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’?
Raja Rammohan Roy
Jyotiba Phule
Balgangadhar Tilak
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Which of the following refers to print revolution?
Invention of printing press
Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
Revolt of people against printed matters
Handwritten manuscripts for printed books
Aim of Protestant Reformation was to:
reform religion
reform the Catholic church
reform Jewish religion
to protest against all reform
Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted by Governor General Warren Hastings?
For poor editing of Bengal Gazette
For publishing a lot of gossip about company’s Senior Official
For publishing substandard material
None of these
By whom was ‘ Sambad Kaumudi’ published in 1821?
Iswer Chandra Vidyasagar
C.R. Das
Raja Rammohun Roy
Swami Vivekanand
In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?
Vellum
Palm leaves
Parchment paper
paper
Who among the following was not a women novelist?
Jane Austen
Bronte Sisters
George Eliot
Maxim Gorky
Complete the sentence with one out of the following words:
The Chinese paper reached Europe through
Sea Route
Silk Route
Buddhist missionaries
Buddhist merchants
Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of handwritten manuscripts in Europe:
Manuscripts were fragile.
They were awkward to handle and could I not be carried around easily.
The content of manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.
Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.
‘The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away.’ Who said these words?
Manocchio
Louise Sebastien Mercier
Martin Luther
Erasmus
