Print Culture and the Modern World

Q 1.

What were Chap books ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 2.

When was print technology introduced in Japan?

Q 3.

What medium was used for writing ancient Indian scriptures?

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

What is manuscript ?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

Who was Marco Polo ?

Q 8.

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

Q 9.

The shift from handprinting to mechanical printing led to the print revolution.’ Explain.

Q 10.

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

Q 11.

What is calligraphy?

Q 12.

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

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

What were Biliotheque Blue ?

Q 15.

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

Q 16.

Mention any four social values which print culture promoted.

Q 17.

Analyse the impact of print revolution on religion. [CJBS £ 2012]

Q 18.

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 19.

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

Q 20.

Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after the 17th century. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
Or
Highlight any three innovations which have improved the printing technology from 19th century onwards. [CBSE 2014]

Q 21.

What is calligraphy ?

Q 22.

Name the first book published by Johann Guttenbcrg.

Q 23.

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

Q 24.

Name two scholars whose writings inspired French people.

Q 25.

Who printed the first Tamil book ?

Q 26.

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

Q 27.

Name the paper with which Bal Gangadhar Tilak was associated.

Q 28.

’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 29.

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 30.

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

Q 31.

How did Gutenberg personalise the printed hooks suiting to the tastes and requirement of others ? [CBSE 2012]

Q 32.

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 33.

Print popularised the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers.' Explain. [CBSE 2014]
Or
How did ideas about science, reason and rationality find their way into popular literature in the 18th century Europe ?  [CBSE Sept. 2010]

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

Who was Marco Polo?

Q 36.

Who invented the letter press?

Q 37.

How was sale of books promoted in small towns?

Q 38.

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 39.

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 40.

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

Q 41.

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

Q 42.

Who started publishing Sambad Kaumudi from 1821?

Q 43.

Who was Martin Luther ?

Q 44.

What was the basic objective of Ninety Five Theses ?

Q 45.

When did the first printing press come to India?

Q 46.

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

Q 47.

Who wrote Istri Dharam Vichar ?

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

Why did the demand for hand written books diminish?