Who invented power driven cylindrical press ? What were its advantages ?
Richard M Hoe of New York.
Advantages :
1) The press was capable of printing S.OQO sheets per hour.
2) The press was useful for printing newspapers.
Name the printing presses which published numerous religious texts in vernaculars from the 1880s.
Explain the main features of the first printed Bible. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
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Describe any three main features of the first printed Bible. [CBSE 2014]
How did printing press create a new- reading public ? Explain. [CBSF. Sept. 2013]
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"There was a virtual reading mania in European countries in the 18th century". Explain the factors responsible for this virtual reading mania.
Print popularised the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers.' Explain. [CBSE 2014]
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How did ideas about science, reason and rationality find their way into popular literature in the 18th century Europe ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
State any three points of importance of penny chapbooks. [CBSE Sept. 2010.2011]
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Describe some of the new printed books which were sold by the pedlars in villages in the eighteenth century Europe. [CBSE-2012, 2014]
Write about the different innovations in the printing technology during the 19th century ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Explain how the print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
Study the given paragraph and answer the following questions that follow :
Liberty of speech…. liberty of the press freedom of association. The government of India is now seeking to crush the three powerful vehicles of expressing and cultivating public opinion. The fight for Swaraj, for Khilafat …. means a fight for this threatened freedom before all else ….'
(i) Who said these words ?
(ii) Name the freedoms he is talking about.
Why were the printed books popular even among illiterate people ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]
Trace the growth and development of print technology.
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How had the earliest print technology developed in the world ? Explain.
How did Gutenberg personalise the printed hooks suiting to the tastes and requirement of others ? [CBSE 2012]
The shift from handprinting to mechanical printing led to the print revolution.’ Explain.
Print not only stimulate the publication of conflicting opinions amongst communities, but it also connected communities and people in different parts of India.' Explain. [CBSE 2008 (O), 2009 (D), Sept. 2011]
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How did print help connect communities and people in different parts of India ? Explain with examples. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
In north India, the ulama were deeply anxious about the collapse of Muslim dynasties. They feared that colonial rulers would encourage conversion, change the Muslim personal laws. Mention any two steps taken by them to counter this.
Name an Act which was passed by the British government to keep a regular track of the vernacular newspapers.
Why did some people in eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted orally ? Explain with suitable examples. [CBSE 2008 (F), Sept. 2012]
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How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards, printed books ? [CBSE Sept. 2012]