Print Culture and the Modern World Which of the following books
reflects the plight of the lower castes and poor in India?
(1) Gulamagiri
(2)
Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal
(3) Sachchi Kavitayen
(4) All the above
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World The first weekly paper published in India
was
(1) Bombay Samachar
(2) Bengal Gazette
(3) Shamsul Akbar
(4) Samachar
Chandika
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 2 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World When and how did the
Chinese start handprinting?
(1) From the 6th century onwards, the Chinese printed
by rubbing paper
(2) From AD 594 onwards, books in China were printed by rubbing
paper against the inked surface of wooden blocks
(3) From the 6th century
onwards, by printing on this porous sheet
(4) All the above
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 2 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World Which one among the
following is an ancient name of Tokyo?
(a) Osaka
(b) Nagano
(c) Edo
(d) Gifu
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in Gulamgiri?
(a)
Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Bankim
Chandra
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 2 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World The Print Revolution transformed the lives of
people by :
(a) Changing their relationship to information and knowledge; with
institutions and authorities
(b) By producing cheaper books and producing them at
a fast rate
(c) Influencing popular perceptions and opening new way of looking at
things
(d) Both
(b) and
(c)
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 4 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World Who among following invented the first printing press in
Europe?
(a) Macro Polo
(b) Kitagawa Utamaro
(c) Johann Gutenberg
(d) Erasmus
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 3 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World There was a virtual reading mania in European countries at the end of the
18th century because :
(1) People wanted to read books and printers produced them
in increasing numbers
(2) Churches set up schools in villages carrying literacy
to peasants and artisans
(3) Literacy rates went up in Europe as 60 to 80
percent
(4) There was a variety in reading material, so reading became
popular
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 2 Solution : -. |
Print Culture and the Modern World The book, Chote Aur Bade Ka Sawal talked about
(a) the link between caste and class
exploitation
(b) the injustices of the caste system
(c) restrictions on the
vernacular press
(d) ill treatment of widows
| A. | Option 1 |
| B. | Option 2 |
| C. | Option 3 |
| D. | Option 4 |
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Option: 1 Solution : -. |
