History

Print Culture and the Modern World

Question:

Why did Governor General Warren Hastings persecute Hickey ?

Answer:

Because he criticised the British Government regarding slave trade.

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Print Culture and the Modern World

Q 1.

Give a brief description of the first form of print technology.

Q 2.

What is calligraphy ?

Q 3.

Name the printing presses which published numerous religious texts in vernaculars from the 1880s.

Q 4.

How was sale of books promoted in small towns?

Q 5.

Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th century.' Explain by giving examples.  [CBSE Sept. 2012, 2013]
Or
Explain the role of press in shaping the Indian society in the 19th century.
Or
How did print introduce debate and discussion ? Write three points. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2012]
Or
"Print led to intense controversies between social and religious reformers and Hindu orthodoxy."Support this statement with examples. [CBSE 2013]

Q 6.

When and by whom was hand printing technology introduced in Japan ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 7.

Who developed the first printing press ?

Q 8.

Name the first Weekly that appeared in India. Who bought it out ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 9.

What is calligraphy?

Q 10.

What is manuscript ?

Q 11.

Who started publishing Sambad Kaumudi from 1821?

Q 12.

Who wrote Istri Dharam Vichar ?

Q 13.

Name the paper with which Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated.

Q 14.

Write about the different innovations in the printing technology during the 19th century ? [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 15.

How had the earliest printing technology developed in the world ? Explain. [CBSE 2012]

Q 16.

How did the urban population use the print media?

Q 17.

Write a brief note on Martin Luther.

Q 18.

Name the countries where the earliest kind of print technology was developed.

Q 19.

Which material was used to print pictures in Japan?

Q 20.

What was the role of cartoons and caricatures in the French Revolution ?

Q 21.

What were Chap books ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 22.

Explain how the print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]

Q 23.

Explain the main features of the first printed Bible. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
Describe any three main features of the first printed Bible. [CBSE 2014]

Q 24.

Describe the issue of caste as taken by the novelists in India. [CBSE 2013]

Q 25.

What were Biliotheque Blue ?

Q 26.

Name any two women novelist of the 19th century.

Q 27.

When did the first printing press come to India?

Q 28.

Who printed the first Tamil book ?

Q 29.

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.

Q 30.

’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….’
Who said these words ?

Q 31.

What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in nineteenth century India?

Q 32.

How were earlier books printed (before 15th century) ? Explain.

Q 33.

State any three points of importance of penny chapbooks. [CBSE Sept. 2010.2011]
Or
Describe some of the new printed books which were sold by the pedlars in villages in the eighteenth century Europe.  [CBSE-2012, 2014]

Q 34.

Explain any three features of handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010. 2011. 2012. 2013]

Q 35.

Write a short note on Indian manuscripts

Q 36.

How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted orally ? Explain with suitable examples.  [CBSE 2008 (F), Sept. 2012]
Or
How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards, printed books ? [CBSE Sept. 2012]

Q 37.

What was Protestant Reformation ?

Q 38.

Name two scholars whose writings inspired French people.

Q 39.

What was the theme of the book Gulamgiri ?

Q 40.

Give reasons for the following:
a) Woodblock print only came to Europe after 1295.
b) Martin Luther was in favour of print and spoke out in praise of it.
c) The Roman Catholic Church began keeping an Index of Prohibited books from the mid-sixteenth century.
d) Gandhi said the fight for Swaraj is a fight for liberty of speech, liberty of the press, and freedom of association.

Q 41.

How did China remain a major producer of printed materials for a long time ? [CBSE 2013]
Or
"The imperial state in China, was the major producer of printed material.” Support this statement with examples.  [CBSE 2013. 2012. 2014]

Q 42.

How did the print revolution influence the reading habit of the people of Europe?

Q 43.

Not everyone welcomed the printed books, and those who did also had fears about it.' Explain by giving examples.

Q 44.

What was print revolution ?

Q 45.

Who said "Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one ? ] [CBSE 2010. 11, 12]

Q 46.

How the growth of print culture lead to women empowerment ? Explain.

Q 47.

Why did the demand for hand written books diminish?

Q 48.

How did the print revolution influence the reading habit of the people of Europe?

Q 49.

Who brought out the first Indian newspaper published in English?

Q 50.

Give a brief description of the first form of print technology.