Print Culture and the Modern World — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE History · Chapter 5
30 practice questions · 10 Easy · 10 Medium · 10 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE History questions from Chapter 5, "Print Culture and the Modern World". You get 3 timed quizzes made from 30 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 10 Easy, 10 Medium and 10 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that set top scorers in CBSE Board exams apart.
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Key concepts: Print Culture and the Modern World (Class 10 History)
Follows print from woodblock printing in China and the Diamond Sutra (868 CE) to Gutenberg's press in Europe, showing how it fuelled the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It then traces it in India—from the Portuguese in Goa and the Bengal Gazette (1780) to the Vernacular Press Act (1878) and reform.
- Woodblock Printing
- The earliest print technology, developed in China: text and images were carved onto wooden blocks, inked and hand-pressed onto paper.
- Diamond Sutra (868 CE)
- The oldest dated printed book in the world, a Buddhist text printed in China—evidence that print began in Asia long before Europe.
- Gutenberg's Press (c.1440s)
- Johann Gutenberg built Europe's first printing press at Strasbourg using metal movable type; the Bible was his first major printed book.
- Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
- Martin Luther's printed criticism of the Catholic Church sparked the Protestant Reformation and split Western Christianity.
Print Culture and the Modern World — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 History)
6 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 24 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
Which country developed the earliest kind of print technology, using hand printing from wood blocks?
A.IndiaB.China✓ CorrectC.GermanyD.EnglandAnswer: B. China
Explanation: China, Japan and Korea developed the earliest print technology, with China hand printing from wood blocks as early as the sixth century.
- Q2Easy
Who developed the first printing press in Europe at Strasbourg around the 1430s-1440s?
A.Martin LutherB.ErasmusC.Marco PoloD.Johann Gutenberg✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Johann Gutenberg
Explanation: Johann Gutenberg developed the first known printing press in Europe; his press was perfected by 1448 and the Bible was the first book he printed.
- Q3Medium
Why did the Chinese imperial state remain, for a long time, the major producer of printed material in China?
A.It needed large numbers of printed textbooks for the civil service examinations it conducted✓ CorrectB.Printing was banned for all private citizensC.Only the emperor was allowed to read booksD.Merchants had no interest in booksAnswer: A. It needed large numbers of printed textbooks for the civil service examinations it conducted
Explanation: The imperial state in China was the major producer of printed material because it recruited officials through civil service examinations, requiring vast numbers of textbooks for candidates.
- Q4Medium
What does the term 'print revolution' mean?
A.A political revolution led by printers against the kingB.The transformation in society and people's lives brought about by the shift from hand printing to mechanical printing✓ CorrectC.The replacement of all printed books by handwritten manuscriptsD.The invention of paper in EuropeAnswer: B. The transformation in society and people's lives brought about by the shift from hand printing to mechanical printing
Explanation: The print revolution refers to the changes in society and ways of life that followed the shift from hand printing to the mechanical printing press, transforming how knowledge was produced and shared.
- Q5Hard
Which statement about the spread of print from Asia to Europe is INCORRECT?
A.Paper reached Europe through the silk route in the eleventh centuryB.Marco Polo brought back the knowledge of woodblock printing from China to ItalyC.Woodblock printing was unknown in Asia before it appeared in Europe✓ CorrectD.Books in Europe were copied by hand by scribes before the printing pressAnswer: C. Woodblock printing was unknown in Asia before it appeared in Europe
Explanation: Woodblock printing was developed in China long before it appeared in Europe; Marco Polo helped carry the knowledge back, so saying it was unknown in Asia is incorrect.
- Q6Hard
Assertion (A): The print revolution did not automatically lead to acceptance of all printed ideas. Reason (R): Print created the possibility of wide circulation of ideas and introduced a new world of debate and discussion, even of dissenting views. Choose the correct option.
A.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A✓ CorrectB.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of AC.A is true but R is falseD.A is false but R is trueAnswer: A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Explanation: Print enabled wide circulation and opened a world of debate, so the same ideas could be criticised as well as accepted; this very openness explains why printed ideas were not automatically accepted, so R explains A.
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Follows print from woodblock printing in China and the Diamond Sutra (868 CE) to Gutenberg's press in Europe, showing how it fuelled the Reformation, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It then traces it in India—from the Portuguese in Goa and the Bengal Gazette (1780) to the Vernacular Press Act (1878) and reform. Key ideas include Woodblock Printing, Diamond Sutra (868 CE), Gutenberg's Press (c.1440s), Ninety-Five Theses (1517).
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