Worksheetsprint culture - G 10
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
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
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.
Where was the first print technology developed?
China
America
India
None of the above
_____ became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western- Style schools.
Shanghai
China
Europe
Japan
_____ missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan
British
Buddhist
Portuguese
Chinese
How did Chinese paper reach Europe?
Sea
Marco Polo
Silk route
China raods
Who developed the first printing press?
Marco Polo
Kitagawa Utamaro
Shunman Kubo
Johann Gutenberg
Why manuscripts were not widely used in everyday life? Choose the correct option.
They could not be read easily as the script was written in different styles.
They were highly expensive and fragile.
They had to be handled carefully.
All the above
Why did Hindu orthodoxy commission publish the news paper Samachar Chandrika ?
To spread Indian literature.
To protect Hinduism from christian missionaries.
To oppose Rammohun Roy’s opinions.
In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?
Vellum
Palm leaves
Parchment paper
paper
why did MARTIN LUTHER write the 95 THESES?
To criticize the country.
To criticize the church.
To criticize the church practices and rituals.
None of the above.
Who among the following religious reformers wrote Ninty Five These criticising many of the religious practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic church?
Confucious
Kitagawa Utamaro
Martin Luther
Hi-sang
Which of the following books is the oldest Japanese book, printed in 868 AD containing six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations?
Diamond Sutra
Harshcharita
Brihatsutra
Mrichkatika
The Founder of newspaper Bangal Gazette is James Augustus
False
True
Why was not everyone happy with the establishment of print technology?
people feared that it wold destroy the country.
it would create rebellious and irreligious thoughts among people.
it might destroy the value of literature
it would destroy the print technology
