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Class 10 Print Culture and the Modern World worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Hand printing in East Asia, Gutenberg, the print revolution in Europe, and print, reform and censorship in India. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
The earliest hand printing developed in China, Japan and:
- Germany
- Italy
- India
- Korea
Answer
(d) Korea
- 2.
Erasmus is known for:
- fearing a glut of books
- paintings printed for mass circulation
- writing in Kesari
- writing Chhote Aur Bade Ka Sawal
Answer
(a) fearing a glut of books
- 3.
What is meant by “almanac”?
- the art of beautiful, stylised writing
- the person who sets the type
- a metal frame holding the set type
- an annual book of astronomical and everyday information
Answer
(d) an annual book of astronomical and everyday information
Section B · short answer
- 4.
How were books printed in early China?
Answer
By rubbing paper against the inked surface of carved woodblocks.
- 5.
What is each known for? (a) Richard M. Hoe (b) Rammohun Roy
Answer
(a) the power-driven cylindrical press (b) publishing the Sambad Kaumudi
Section C · long answer
- 6.
How did print change the lives of ordinary people in Europe?
Answer
Books became cheaper and more plentiful, a new reading public grew alongside the hearing public, and ballads and folk tales were printed and read aloud.
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