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.

How was sale of books promoted in small towns?

Q 4.

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

Q 5.

What is manuscript ?

Q 6.

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

Q 7.

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 8.

Who developed the first printing press ?

Q 9.

What is calligraphy?

Q 10.

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 11.

Who started publishing Sambad Kaumudi from 1821?

Q 12.

Name two scholars whose writings inspired French people.

Q 13.

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

Q 14.

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

Q 15.

Who was Martin Luther ?

Q 16.

Who printed the first Tamil book ?

Q 17.

Who wrote Istri Dharam Vichar ?

Q 18.

Who wrote Gulamgiri ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 19.

What was Vernacular Press Act ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 20.

Write a brief note on Martin Luther.

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

What were Chap books ? (CBSE 2014)

Q 23.

Who was the author of Amar Jiban ?

Q 24.

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 25.

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

Q 26.

What were Biliotheque Blue ?

Q 27.

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

Q 28.

Why did Governor General Warren Hastings persecute Hickey ?

Q 29.

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

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.

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

Q 33.

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

Q 34.

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

Q 35.

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

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 print revolution ?

Q 38.

What was Protestant Reformation ?

Q 39.

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 40.

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

Q 41.

What medium was used for writing ancient Indian scriptures?

Q 42.

Who brought out the first Indian newspaper published in English?

Q 43.

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 44.

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 45.

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

Q 46.

Name any two women novelist of the 19th century.

Q 47.

Name any four languages in which Indian manuscript was prepared before the age of print.

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

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