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print culture - G 10

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’?

a)

Raja Rammohan Roy

b)

Jyotiba Phule

c)

Balgangadhar Tilak

d)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

2.

Which of the following refers to print revolution?

a)

Invention of printing press

b)

Shift from hand printing to mechanical printing

c)

Revolt of people against printed matters

d)

Handwritten manuscripts for printed books

3.

Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted by Governor General Warren Hastings?

a)

For poor editing of Bengal Gazette

b)

For publishing a lot of gossip about company’s Senior Official

c)

For publishing substandard material

d)

None of these

4.

By whom was ‘ Sambad Kaumudi’ published in 1821?

a)

Iswer Chandra Vidyasagar

b)

C.R. Das

c)

Raja Rammohun Roy

d)

Swami Vivekanand

5.

In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?

a)

Vellum

b)

Palm leaves

c)

Parchment paper

d)

paper

6.

Complete the sentence with one out of the following words:

The Chinese paper reached Europe through

a)

Sea Route

b)

Silk Route

c)

Buddhist missionaries

d)

Buddhist merchants

7.

Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of handwritten manuscripts in Europe:

a)

Manuscripts were fragile.

b)

They were awkward to handle and could I not be carried around easily.

c)

The content of manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.

d)

Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.

8.

Where was the first print technology developed?

a)

China

b)

America

c)

India

d)

None of the above

9.

_____ became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western- Style schools.

a)

Shanghai

b)

China

c)

Europe

d)

Japan

10.

_____ missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan

a)

British

b)

Buddhist

c)

Portuguese

d)

Chinese

11.

How did Chinese paper reach Europe?

a)

Sea

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Silk route

d)

China raods

12.

Who developed the first printing press?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Kitagawa Utamaro

c)

Shunman Kubo

d)

Johann Gutenberg

13.

Why manuscripts were not widely used in everyday life? Choose the correct option.

a)

They could not be read easily as the script was written in different styles.

b)

They were highly expensive and fragile.

c)

They had to be handled carefully.

d)

All the above

14.

Why did Hindu orthodoxy commission publish the news paper Samachar Chandrika ?

a)

To spread Indian literature.

b)

To protect Hinduism from christian missionaries.

c)

To oppose Rammohun Roy’s opinions.

15.

In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?

a)

Vellum

b)

Palm leaves

c)

Parchment paper

d)

paper

16.

why did MARTIN LUTHER write the 95 THESES?

a)

To criticize the country.

b)

To criticize the church.

c)

To criticize the church practices and rituals.

d)

None of the above.

17.

Who among the following religious reformers wrote Ninty Five These criticising many of the religious practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic church?

a)

Confucious

b)

Kitagawa Utamaro

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Hi-sang

18.

Which of the following books is the oldest Japanese book, printed in 868 AD containing six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations?

a)

Diamond Sutra

b)

Harshcharita

c)

Brihatsutra

d)

Mrichkatika

19.

The Founder of newspaper Bangal Gazette is James Augustus

a)

False

b)

True

20.

Why was not everyone happy with the establishment of print technology?

a)

people feared that it wold destroy the country.

b)

it would create rebellious and irreligious thoughts among people.

c)

it might destroy the value of literature

d)

it would destroy the print technology