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HISTORY - Print Culture and the Modern World

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Q. 1
What was the common belief about books in the mid-eighteenth century?
A
Books were a source of entertainment
B
Books were a means of spreading progress and enlightenment
C
Books were irrelevant to societal progress
D
Books were tools of oppression
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Q. 2
According to Louis-Sebastien Mercier, what did he consider the printing press to be?
A
A source of entertainment
B
A tool of despotism
C
A medium for tyranny
D
A powerful engine of progress
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Q. 3
How did heroes in Mercier's novels transform?
A
By acts of reading and becoming enlightened
B
By avoiding reading
C
By ignoring books
D
By criticizing printed material
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Q. 4
According to Mercier, what force did he believe would sweep away despotism?
A
Military power
B
Public opinion
C
Political alliances
D
Economic strength
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Q. 5
In Mercier's novels, what happens to the heroes when they read books?
A
They become lost in the world
B
They become ignorant
C
They become enlightened
D
They lose interest in progress
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Q. 6
What did Louis-Sebastien Mercier proclaim about tyrants of the world?
A
They should tremble before the virtual writer
B
They are invincible
C
They are allies of progress
D
They should be feared
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Q. 7
What did Mercier consider the printing press to be in relation to progress?
A
A hindrance
B
A catalyst
C
Irrelevant
D
A source of confusion
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Q. 8
According to Mercier, what did public opinion represent?
A
Ignorance
B
A force against progress
C
A powerful influence
D
Despotism
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Q. 9
In Mercier's view, what was the role of public opinion in society?
A
To support despotism
B
To hinder progress
C
To suppress books
D
To bring enlightenment
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Q. 10
How did Mercier envision the impact of books on the world?
A
As a liberating force
B
As irrelevant
C
As a cause of tyranny
D
As a source of confusion
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Q. 11
What were the debates in the early nineteenth century primarily centered around?
A
Political issues
B
Economic changes
C
Religious issues
D
Social reforms
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Q. 12
How did different groups respond to the changes in colonial society during the debates?
A
By avoiding discussions
B
By offering new interpretations
C
By suppressing opinions
D
By ignoring reforms
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Q. 13
What was one common approach during the debates?
A
Criticizing existing practices
B
Avoiding public discussions
C
Rejecting reforms
D
Ignoring newspapers
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Q. 14
How were the debates carried out?
A
Privately
B
Only in print
C
Only in public
D
Both in public and in print
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Q. 15
What role did printed tracts and newspapers play in the debates?
A
They suppressed new ideas
B
They discouraged public discussions
C
They spread new ideas and shaped the debate
D
They ignored clashes of opinions
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Q. 16
How did newspapers contribute to the debates?
A
By avoiding public discussions
B
By suppressing opinions
C
By encouraging wider public participation
D
By discouraging the clash of opinions
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Q. 17
What effect did the involvement of a wider public have on the debates?
A
It hindered the debates
B
It limited the clash of opinions
C
It discouraged new ideas
D
It shaped the nature of the debate
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Q. 18
In what ways did some groups express their views during the debates?
A
In public and in print
B
By avoiding discussions
C
Only in print
D
Privately
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Q. 19
What was a significant outcome of the clashes of opinions during the debates?
A
Suppression of new ideas
B
Discouragement of public discussions
C
Emergence of new ideas
D
Ignorance of reforms
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Q. 20
How did the debates influence the wider society?
A
By limiting public discussions
B
By discouraging reforms
C
By avoiding new ideas
D
By shaping opinions and expressions
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Q. 21
What is Krishnaji Trimbuck Ranade's intention in the passage?
A
To criticize the government
B
To publish a Marathi newspaper
C
To solicit patronage for welfare
D
To oppose political associations
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Q. 22
What topics does the newspaper aim to cover for local interest?
A
Only political issues
B
Scientific investigation and antiquities
C
International news
D
Literary discussions
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Q. 23
What role does the passage suggest for native newspapers and political associations?
A
To avoid criticizing government policies
B
To support government policies blindly
C
To critically examine and suggest improvements
D
To focus solely on historical topics
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Q. 24
What is the comparison made between native newspapers and the Opposition in the House of Commons?
A
They both avoid discussions
B
They both blindly support policies
C
They both critically examine and suggest improvements
D
They both focus on historical topics
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Q. 25
What does the passage suggest as the task of native newspapers and political associations?
A
Studying particular issues and gathering diverse relevant information
B
Gathering irrelevant information
C
Avoiding diverse information
D
Ignoring the welfare of the people
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Q. 26
What kind of influence does the passage imply that native newspapers can earn?
A
Considerable influence
B
No influence
C
Political influence only
D
Negative influence
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Q. 27
What is Krishnaji Trimbuck Ranade soliciting in the passage?
A
Political opposition
B
Welfare funds
C
Government intervention
D
Patronage and support
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Q. 28
What does the passage highlight as the role of political associations in examining government policies?
A
Blind support
B
Focusing solely on history
C
Avoiding discussions
D
Critically examining and suggesting improvements
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Q. 29
What does the passage consider as the identical role of political associations to the Opposition in the House of Commons?
A
Critically examining and suggesting improvements
B
Supporting government policies blindly
C
Ignoring diverse information
D
Focusing solely on historical topics
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Q. 30
What language does Krishnaji Trimbuck Ranade intend to use in the newspaper?
A
Hindi
B
English
C
Sanskrit
D
Marathi
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Q. 31
The first weekly paper published in India was
A
Bombay Samachar.
B
Bengal Gazette.
C
Shamsul Akbar.
D
Amrit bazar.
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Q. 32
Who among the following invented the first printing press in Europe?
A
Marco Polo.
B
Kitagawa Utamaro.
C
Johann Gutenberg.
D
Erasmus.
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Q. 33
Who introduced the printing press in India-
A
French
B
Italian
C
Portuguese
D
None of these
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Q. 34
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on:
A
Irish Press laws.
B
American Press laws.
C
Chinese Press laws.
D
German Press laws.
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Q. 35
It is a historical account or folk tale in verse, usually sung or recited:
A
Ballad
B
Vellum
C
Galley
D
Taverns
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Q. 36
The book “Chote Aur Bade Ka Sawal” talked about
A
The injustices of the caste system.
B
The link between caste and class exploitation.
C
Restrictions on the vernacular press act.
D
Ill-treatment of widows.
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Q. 37
Which of the following is the correct meaning of “Biliotheque Bleue”?
A
An author.
B
Low price small book.
C
Monuments.
D
None of these.
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Q. 38
Who among the following introduced hand printing technology in Japan?
A
Buddhist Missionaries from India.
B
Buddhist Missionaries from China.
C
Buddhist Missionaries from Japan.
D
Buddhist Missionaries from Sri Lanka.
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Q. 39
What was the main purpose behind the passing of the Vernacular Press Act in India in 1878?
A
The Vernacular Press Act aimed to control the freedom of the 'native press' by imposing stringent control over what they published.
B
The Vernacular Press Act aimed to curb growing political dissent by banning many political parties.
C
The Vernacular Press Act regulated the publications in the English language.
D
The Vernacular Press Act aimed to control trade controlled by Indian merchants and imposed high tariffs on their goods.
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Q. 40
Who authored ‘Gitagovinda’?
A
Jayadeva
B
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C
J. A. Hickey
D
Chandu Menon
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Q. 41
Who wrote ‘My childhood My university’.
A
Thomas wood
B
Maxim Gorky
C
George Eliot
D
Jane Austen
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Q. 42
Which revolution of the following is assumed to happen due to the printing revolution?
A
American revolution
B
French revolution.
C
Revolution in China.
D
Revolution in German.
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Q. 43
What were low priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers called in France?
A
Biliotheque Bleue.
B
Chapbooks.
C
Almanacs.
D
Ballads.
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Q. 44
He developed the first-known Printing Press in the 1430s:
A
Marco Polo
B
Martin Luther
C
Johann Gutenberg
D
Warren Hastings
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Q. 45
What led to the production of children’s literature in nineteenth century in Europe?
A
Primary education became compulsory from the nineteenth century
B
Demand increased for children’s books
C
New schools were opened
D
New story books were published
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Q. 46
Arrange the following in the correct sequence of old tradition of handwritten manuscripts:
(i) Vernacular languages
(ii) Persian
(iii) Arabic
(iv) Sanskrit
A
iv-i-ii-iii
B
iv-iii-ii-i
C
iv-ii-i-iii
D
iv-iii-i-ii
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Q. 47
Paperback editions of books were introduced during
A
The First World War.
B
The Second World War.
C
The Russian Revolution.
D
The onset of the Great Depression.
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Q. 48
Which European power introduced the printing press in India ?
A
English
B
French
C
Portuguese
D
Spanish
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Q. 49
In Europe, where did people gather to discuss and debate, and were served alcohol and food?
A
Cocktail Lounges
B
Gardens
C
English coffee houses
D
Taverns
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Q. 50
“Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one” was spoken by
A
Dante.
B
Martin Luther.
C
New Comen.
D
Johann Gutenberg.
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Q. 51
This city became the hub of the new print culture, catering to the Western-style schools:
A
New York
B
Shanghai
C
Tokyo
D
Mumbai
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Q. 52
Which is the oldest printed book of Japan
A
Bible
B
Diamond Sutra
C
Mahabharta
D
Ukiyo
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Q. 53
Criticizing many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church, in 1517 the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote
A
Sixty Five Theses
B
Seventy Five Theses
C
Eighty Five Theses
D
Ninety Five Theses
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Q. 54
Who said, that press is the most important tool for progress of society?
A
Menocchio
B
Voltaire
C
Louis Sebastien Mercier
D
Martin Luther
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Q. 55
What is calligraphy?
A
Poetry
B
Textbooks
C
Flowers arrangement
D
Stylized
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Q. 56
In the twentieth century, B.R. Ambedkar, the great leader of the Dalit community, wrote against the caste system from
A
Gujarat
B
Madras
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
Maharashtra
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Q. 57
First Bengali autobiography was
A
Amar Bhuban.
B
Amar Jiban.
C
Amar Samoy.
D
Amar Katha.
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Q. 58
Which of the following cities was known by the name Edo in the medieval times?
A
Beijing
B
Shanghai
C
Bombay
D
Tokyo
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Q. 59
“The Gita Govinda” was written by Jayadeva in the
A
Sixteenth century.
B
Seventeenth century.
C
Eighteenth century.
D
Nineteenth century.
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Q. 60
Consider the following statements:
I. Novels, a new literary form, develop in Europe.
II. Novels were religious texts used by Pope and priests to spread their faith among the common people.
III. Novels contained life stories, expressing human experiences, relationships, read by all those who could read.
A
, I and II
B
I, II and III
C
I and IV
D
I and III
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Q. 61
Who were deeply anxious about the collapse of Muslim dynasties?
A
Jesuit priests
B
Portuguese missionaries
C
Hindus
D
Ulama
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Q. 62
Who among the following perfected the power drive cylinders press?
A
James Watt.
B
Gutenberg.
C
George Eliot.
D
Richard M Hoe.
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Q. 63
Martin Luther was
A
Religious performer of Holland.
B
Religious performer of Austria.
C
Religious performer of Germany.
D
Religious performer of America.
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Q. 64
In England books carried by petty pedlars and sold for a penny were known as
A
Shilling series.
B
Almanacs.
C
Novels.
D
Chapbooks.
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Q. 65
In India, the first printing press came in
A
Goa.
B
Kerala.
C
Bengal.
D
Tamil Nadu.
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Q. 66
When was the Vernacular Press Act passed?
A
1857
B
1907
C
1820
D
1878
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Q. 67
Who wrote Ramcharitmanas?
A
Tulsidas
B
Gangadhar Bhattacharya
C
Kashibaba
D
Ram Chaddha
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Q. 68
Who was Martin Luther?
A
A religious reformer
B
A pope
C
A political leader
D
An emperor
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Q. 69
Which one of the following aspects was common among the writings of Kailashbashini Debi, Tarabai Shinde and Pandita Ramabai ?
A
Raised awareness about cultural heritage.
B
Motivated Indians for their national freedom.
C
Demanded economic equality for masses.
D
Highlighted the experiences of women
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Q. 70
In which among the following countries were the earliest kinds of print technology developed?
A
India.
B
Germany.
C
China.
D
England.
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Q. 71
Who wrote 95 theses?
A
Martin Luther
B
Johann Gutenberg
C
J. V. Schley
D
Charles Dickens
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Q. 72
Following the newspaper was published by Raja Rammohan Roy?
A
Bengal Gazette
B
Samachar Chandrika.
C
Sambad kaumudi.
D
Amrit Bazar.
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Q. 73
Gutenberg got an idea of casted metallic alphabets for printing, is a form
A
Golden trinkets.
B
Brass trinkets.
C
Silver trinkets.
D
Lead trinkets.
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Q. 74
The circulation of handwritten manuscripts remained limited because:
A
All of the above.
B
They could not be read easily.
C
They could not be carried around
D
They were fragile and awkward to handle.
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Q. 75
Which of the following reading material were especially for women?
A
Chapbooks.
B
Grimm’s fairytales.
C
Penny magazines.
D
The Bible.
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Q. 76
China started printing book since
A
600 AD.
B
594 AD.
C
714 AD
D
1005 AD.
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Q. 77
The autobiography “ Amar Jiban” is on
A
Tara Bai Sinde.
B
Rash Sundari Devi.
C
Pandita Rama Bai.
D
Kailashbashini Devi.
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Q. 78
Which one of the following was published by Raja Rammohan Roy?
A
Sambad Kaumudi
B
Shamsul Akhba
C
Punjab Kesari
D
Chandrika
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Q. 79
The first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas, came out from Calcutta in the year
A
1810
B
1813
C
1816
D
1817
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Q. 80
In which year did Marco Polo return to Italy from China?
A
1297
B
1295
C
1299
D
1296
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Q. 81
Who were called 'Chapmen?'
A
Book sellers
B
Sellers of 'penny chapbooks'
C
Paper sellers
D
Workers of printing press
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Q. 82
When was the Vernacular press act passed?
A
1878
B
1887
C
1867
D
1898
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Q. 83
Who among the following brought out 'Bengal Gazette; the first weekly newspaper?
A
Raja Rammohan Roy
B
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C
Gangadhar Bhattacharya
D
Bipin Chandra Pal
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Q. 84
The oldest Japanese book, printed in AD 868, is the Buddhist
A
Bronze Sutra
B
Diamond Sutra
C
Gold Sutra
D
Silver Sutra
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Q. 85
China exported paper to Europe in the
A
11th century.
B
12th century.
C
10th century.
D
9th century.
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Q. 86
Name of the oldest printed book of Japan is
A
Ukiyo.
B
Tripitaka.
C
Bible.
D
Diamond Sutra.
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Q. 87
Why was reading of manuscripts not easy in India? Choose the appropriate reason from the following options:
A
Manuscripts were written in English and Hindi.
B
Manuscripts were widely spread out
C
Manuscripts were highly cheap.
D
Manuscripts were fragile
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Q. 88
Erasmus, a Latin scholar and a Catholic reformer, who criticised the excesses of Catholicism, expressed a deep anxiety about printing in his book
A
Adages
B
Confessiones
C
De Doctrina Christiana
D
De civitate dei
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Q. 89
Who compiled the folktales assembled from peasants in Germany during the nineteenth century?
A
Thomas Wood
B
Jane Austin
C
George Eliot
D
Grimm Brothers
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Q. 90
Who among the following published 'Kesari'?
A
B.R. Ambedkar
B
Bhagat Singh
C
Balgangadhar Tilak
D
Mahatma Gandhi
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Q. 91
Before the twentieth century in Europe, most printing presses published popular ballads other than the novel or other types of books. it is due to
A
Printing books was a costly affair.
B
Most European peoples were illiterate.
C
Most peoples in Europe preferred Ballads compared to books.
D
King banned producing knowledge sharing by books.
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Q. 92
The manuscripts in India were written in which ofthese following languages before the beginning of the print age?
A
Sanskrit, Greek, and Persian
B
Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, and vernacular
C
Hindi, Arabic, Greek, Latin, and Persian
D
Latin, Urdu, Persian, and Sanskrit
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Q. 93
The term, ‘Vellum’ refers to the
A
paper made from wood
B
parchment made from the skin of animals
C
wood-pulp material
D
parchment made of leaves
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Q. 94
The invention of paper was made in which of the following nations?
A
China
B
England
C
Korea
D
India
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Q. 95
'Sambad Kaumudi' was published by:
A
Keshav Chandra Sen
B
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C
Rammohun Roy
D
Debendranath Tagore
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Q. 96
Which one of the following was NOT the reason for the popularity of scientific ideas among the common people in eighteenth century Europe?
A
Interest of people in science and reason
B
Printing of idea of Isaac Newton
C
Traditional aristocratic groups supported it
D
Development of printing press
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Q. 97
Who said, “Printing is the ultimate gift of god and the greatest one.”
A
Charles Dickens
B
J. V. Schley
C
Mahatma Gandhi
D
Martin Luther
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Q. 98
The first autobiography, ‘Amar Jiban’ in 1876 in Bengali language was written by
A
Rashsundari Debi
B
Kumardevi
C
Pandita Ramubai
D
Bibi Fatima
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Q. 99
Which of the following was the first book printed by Gutenberg?
A
The Diamond Sutra.
B
Chapbook.
C
Grimm’s fairytales.
D
The Bible.
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Q. 100
Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in “Gulamgiri”?
A
Raja rammohan Roy.
B
Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
C
Jyotiba Phule
D
Bankim Chandra.
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Q. 101
What was Gutenberg’s first printed book?
A
Ballads
B
Dictionary
C
Bible
D
None of these
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Q. 102
Which of the following newspapers started publishing in the "Gujarati" language from the year 1822?
A
Bombay Dreams
B
Bombay Samachar
C
Bombay Deccan
D
Bombay Herald
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Q. 103
What were ‘Penny Chapbooks’?
A
Pocket – sized books
B
Journals
C
Ritual Calendars
D
Newspaper
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Q. 104
Before printing revolution in Europe the common man transferred knowledge by the following method except
A
Handwritten books.
B
Reciting Ballads
C
Narrating folk tales.
D
Sacred text readout.
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Q. 105
Diamond Sutra containing
A
Numerous sheets of text.
B
12 sheets of text.
C
6 sheets of text.
D
100 sheets of text.
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Q. 106
"Amar Jiban" was the autobiography of which of these famous women?
A
Sarojini Naidu
B
Rashsundari Debi
C
Pandita Ramabai'
D
Savitri Phule
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Q. 107
Which of the following statement is true in the light of Vernacular Press act 1878?
A
It gave freedom to Vernacular Press.
B
It gave financial assistance to Vernacular press.
C
It provided rights to the government to censor reports and editorials in the vernacular press.
D
All of the above.
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Q. 108
How the poor people decorated their walls?
A
Using calendars and cheap prints.
B
Using paintings
C
Using expensive paints.
D
Employed artists to make paintings for their walls.
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Q. 109
Consider the following statements.
I. "Ulamas" were the Islamic scholars who dealt with the matters of law according to the Sharia.
II. "Ulamas" were afraid of the British administration as they believed that they can change the Islamic laws.
A
II only
B
I only
C
Neither (a) nor (b)
D
Both (a) and (b)
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