CBSE Class 10 Social Science Print Culture and Modern World MCQs Set 04

Question: Printing was first developed in
a) Japan
b) Germany
c) Portugal
d) China
Answer: b

Question: Who said, “Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one”?
a) Charles Dickens
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) J.V. Schely
d) Martin Luther
Answer: d

Question: The newspaper ‘Kesari’ was started by the Indian freedom fighter
a) Balgangadhar Tilak
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Bipin Chandra Pal
d) Sri Aurobindo
Answer: a

Question: E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker from Madras is better known as
a) Acharya
b) Guru
c) Periyar
d) Saint
Answer: c

Question: Erasmus, a Latin scholar and a Catholic reformer, expressed a deep anxiety about printing in his book
a) Adages
b) De civitate dei
c) Confessiones
d) De Doctrina Christiana
Answer: a

Question: “The Gita Govinda” was written by Jayadeva in the
a) Sixteenth century
b) Seventeenth century
c) Eighteenth century
d) Nineteenth century
Answer: c

Question: The colonial rule’s attitude to freedom of the press in India changed after the
a) Non Cooperation Movement of 1920
b) Jallianwalla Bagh of 1919
c) Revolt of 1857
d) Chauri-Chaura incident of 1922
Answer: c

Question: When was the publication of Bengal Gazette initiated?
a) 1750
b) 1780
c) 1850
d) 1880
Answer: b

Question: Who among the following brought a printing press to India?
a) Dutch
b) British
c) Portuguese
d) French
Answer: c

Question: The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was modelled on the
a) Irish Press Laws
b) Irish Coercion Laws
c) Irish Restrictive Laws
d) Irish Brehon Laws
Answer: a

Question: The Penny magazine was published especially for
a) business men
b) children
c) women
d) workers
Answer: b, d

Question: Gutenberg was associated with
a) Powerloom
b) Rail Engine
c) Computer
d) Printing Press
Answer: d

Question: Who began to edit the Bengal Gazette from 1780?
a) Walter Scot
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) James Augustus Hicky
d) Devendra Thakur
Answer: c

Question: Which one of the following led to the print revolution in the world?
a) Hand printing
b) Manuscript writing
c) Calligraphy
d) Mechanical printing
Answer: d

Question: The first biography, ‘Amar Jiban’ in 1876 in Bengali language was written by
a) Pandita Ramubai
b) Rashsundari Debi
c) Kumardevi
d) Bibi Fatima
Answer: b

Question: The first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas came out from Calcutta in the year
a) 1810
b) 1813
c) 1816
d) 1817
Answer: a

Question: The number of Tamil texts printed by the Dutch Protestant missionaries by 1710 was
a) 32 Tamil texts
b) 37 Tamil texts
c) 39 Tamil texts
d) 40 Tamil texts
Answer: a

Question: Which one of the following journals was published in the late nineteenth century?
a) Bombay Gazette
b) Bengal Gazette
c) Indian Charivari
d) Al-Hilal
Answer: c

Question: First newspaper published in India was
a) Om Prakash
b) Sambaddha Kaumudi
c) Rast-Goftar
d) Bengal Gazette
Answer: d

Question: Which Journal was started by Lokmanya Tilak in 1881 in Marathi?
a) Hindu
b) Kesari
c) Times of India
d) Miraat
Answer: b

Question: Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein addressed the Bengal Women’s Education Conference in
a) 1927
b) 1926
c) 1929
d) 1928
Answer: b

Question: The meaning of “Calligraphy” is
a) kind of writing
b) book binding
c) cultural practice
d) ancient library
Answer: a

Question: The power-driven cylindrical press was capable of printing
a) 5,000 sheets per hour
b) 6,000 sheets per hour
c) 7,000 sheets per hour
d) 8,000 sheets per hour
Answer: d

Question: The First Newspaper published in India was
a) The Bengal
b) The Bengal Gazette
c) The Hindi
d) The Indian Mirror
Answer: b

Question: What was the theme of the Printing of Frederic Sorrieu?
a) Democratic
b) Socialistic
c) Capitalistic
d) None of the above
Answer: a

Question: ‘Vellum’ was a
a) paper made from wood
b) parchment made from the skin of animals
c) wood-pulp material
d) product for paper making
Answer: b

Question: Who introduced hand-printing technology into Japan?
a) Buddhist missionaries
b) Christian missionaries
c) Jainist missionaries
d) Muslim mulavis
Answer: a

Question: The Calcutta Supreme Court had passed certain regulations to control press freedom by
a) 1820’s
b) 1830’s
c) 1840’s
d) 1850’s
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following was the first Indian Newspaper?
a) The Tribune
b) Times of India
c) Bengal Gazette
d) The Young India
Answer: c

Question: Who said, ‘Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one.’?
a) Charles Dickens
b) J.V.Schely
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Martin Luther
Answer: d