Print Culture and the Modern World

Q 1.

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

Q 2.

Which material was used to print pictures in Japan?

Q 3.

What is manuscript ?

Q 4.

How was sale of books promoted in small towns?

Q 5.

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 6.

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

Q 7.

Write a brief note on Martin Luther.

Q 8.

Who developed the first printing press ?

Q 9.

Who was Martin Luther ?

Q 10.

Name two scholars whose writings inspired French people.

Q 11.

Who printed the first Tamil book ?

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

Name any four Indian women writers of the 19th century.

Q 14.

What was Vernacular Press Act ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 15.

Who started publishing Sambad Kaumudi from 1821?

Q 16.

What was Protestant Reformation ?

Q 17.

What were Biliotheque Blue ?

Q 18.

What were Chap books ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 19.

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 20.

What is calligraphy?

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

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

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Who wrote Istri Dharam Vichar ?

Q 25.

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

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

What were the features of the new books which were produced in Europe after the invention of the Gutenberg's press ?  [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

Who was the author of Amar Jiban ?

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.

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 32.

What was an accordion book"? Describe any two features of hand printing in China ?

Q 33.

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.

Q 34.

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 35.

The printing press is the most powerful engine of progress and public opinion is the force that will sweep despotism away". Who said these words ?

Q 36.

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

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

What medium was used for writing ancient Indian scriptures?

Q 39.

Who wrote Gulamgiri ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India.

Q 43.

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

Q 44.

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

Q 45.

What is calligraphy ?

Q 46.

Who was the major producer of printed material in China ? For what purpose this material was used ?

Q 47.

Why did Governor General Warren Hastings persecute Hickey ?

Q 48.

Which was first Indian newspaper ? By whom was it brought ?

Q 49.

"Woodblock print came to Europe after 1295". Give any three reasons to explain the above statement. [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 50.

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