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WorksheetsPrint Culture & The Modern World
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which place became the hub of new print culture?
Beijing
Shanghai
Osaka
Hong Kong
Who developed the first known printing press?
John Gutenberg
Joan Gutenberg
Johann Gutenberg
Jane Gutenberg
Identify the type of printing.
(a)
Women became readers as well as (a)
Identify the person in the picture.
(Hint: Italian miller)
(a)
Which place was the major producer for printed material?
Japan
China
Korea
Italy
In the 19th century, which group became the important category for readers?
Women
Laborers
Children
Poor workers
"Printing is the ultimate gift from God". Who said this?
(a)
By which year did Gutenberg perfect the system?
1443
1446
1448
1446
When was the first Malayalam book printed?
1773
1710
1778
1775
When and where did the printing press come to India
(a)
Manuscripts were ........
Highly expensive
Hard to read
Fragile
Written in the same style
By 19th century there were intense debates regarding what issues?
(a)
Who were deeply anxious about the collapse of Muslim dynasties?
Muslims
Fatwas
Ulama
Christians
Conservative Hindus believed that a literate girl would be married
Yes
No
Name the women who wrote about the hardships of women and widows. (Select all correct answers)
Rashsundari Debi
Kailabashini Debi
Tarabai Shinde
Pandita Ramabai
What is the name of the oldest Japanese book?
Diamond Sutra
Silver Sutare
Diamond Sutar
Diamond Surat
What is the name of the Maratha pioneer of 'low caste' protest movements?
Jyotsna Phulle
B.R.Lee
Jyotiba Phule
Kashibaba
What is the name of the Kanpur mill worker, who wrote and published the book 'Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal' ?
Kishibabu
Jaesuwoon
Kashibabu
Kashibaba
"For rich local patrons, setting up a library was a way of acquiring prestige". State whether true or false.
False
True
In which year did Governor General Bentinck revise the press laws?
1885
1835
1865
1888
In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed and provided the government to (a) reports and editorials in the vernacular press.
What lead to the beginning of Protestant Reformation? (NOTE: CLICK ALL THAT APPLY)
Luther's writings
Civil War
95 Theses
Because of whose imprisonment did widespread protests occur all over India? Also when did the imprisonment take place?
Tipu Sultan, 1906
Balgangadhar Tilak, 1907
Bewari Sarallis, 1905
Select the correct option.
A: Common people lived in a world of oral culture.
B: Earlier, Reading was very much open for the elites.
A & B is true
A & B is false
A is false, B is true
A is true, B is false
