History

Print Culture and the Modern World

Question:

Who invented the letter press?

Answer:

Letter Press was invented by Johann Gutenberg in Germany.

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Print Culture and the Modern World

Q 1.

Who developed the first printing press ?

Q 2.

Name an Act which was passed by the British government to keep a regular track of the vernacular newspapers.

Q 3.

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

Q 4.

What medium was used for writing ancient Indian scriptures?

Q 5.

Who invented power driven cylindrical press ? What were its advantages ?

Q 6.

What was the theme of the book Gulamgiri ?

Q 7.

Why were the printed books popular even among illiterate people ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]

Q 8.

What were Biliotheque Blue ?

Q 9.

Who wrote Gulamgiri ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

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 12.

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 13.

Who brought out the first Indian newspaper published in English?

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

What is calligraphy ?

Q 16.

Who was Martin Luther ?

Q 17.

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

Q 18.

Name two scholars whose writings inspired French people.

Q 19.

Why did Governor General Warren Hastings persecute Hickey ?

Q 20.

What did the spread of print culture in the nineteenth century India mean to :
Reformers

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

By the 17th century, as urban culture Ans. bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.’ Explain by giving examples.  [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
How did a new reading culture bloom in China ? Explain.

Q 24.

Why did the woodblock method become popular in Europe ? [CBSE 2015]
Or
What were the drawbacks of the handwritten manuscripts ?
Or
Mention the shortcomings of manuscripts. [CBSE Sept. 2011, 2012, 2014]

Q 25.

Who was Marco Polo?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

What is calligraphy?

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

What was print revolution ?

Q 30.

What was the basic objective of Ninety Five Theses ?

Q 31.

What were Chap books ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 32.

What was Vernacular Press Act ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 33.

’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 34.

Why did some people in the eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism ? [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
Or
Assess the impact of print revolution on the European society. [CBSE 2013]

Q 35.

The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion and a force that will sweep despotism away.'

Q 36.

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 37.

Write short notes to show what you know about:
a) The Gutenberg Press
b) Erasmus's idea of the printed book
c) The Vernacular Press Act
c) The Vernacular Press Act

Q 38.

What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
a) Women
b) The poor
c) Reformers.

Q 39.

How did printing press create a new- reading public ? Explain. [CBSF. Sept. 2013]
Or
"There was a virtual reading mania in European countries in the 18th century". Explain the factors responsible for this virtual reading mania.

Q 40.

How did the urban population use the print media?

Q 41.

Why did the demand for hand written books diminish?

Q 42.

How was sale of books promoted in small towns?

Q 43.

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 44.

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

Q 45.

Why did people in the eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?  [CBSE 2011]

Q 46.

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 47.

How were ideas and information written before the age of print in India ? How did the printing technique begin in India ? Explain. [CBSE 2008, Sept. 2010]
Or
Explain the role of missionaries in the growth of press in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

Which is the oldest book to be printed in Japan ?

Q 50.

Which material was used to print pictures in Japan?