Knowledge Check: The Print Culture and the Modern World
Knowledge Check
Q1: The earliest kind of print technology was developed in
A) Europe
B) China
C) India
D) Japan
Q2: The oldest Japanese book Diamond Sutra was printed in
A) 594 AD
B) 768 AD
C) 868 AD
D) 1295 AD
Q3: Johannes Gutenberg developed the first printing press in
A) 1420s
B) 1440s
C) 1460s
D) 1480s
Q4: The first book Gutenberg printed was
A) Diamond Sutra
B) Bible
C) Ramayana
D) Quran
Q5: Print created possibility of wide circulation of
A) Food
B) Clothes
C) Ideas
D) Machines
Q6: Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses in
A) 1517
B) 1525
C) 1535
D) 1545
Q7: The Roman Church was troubled by
A) Printed books
B) Hand-written books
C) Paintings
D) Sculptures
Q8: In the 19th century, children became an important group of
A) Farmers
B) Readers
C) Soldiers
D) Traders
Q9: Lending libraries in England started in the
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
Q10: The first printed book in India was in
A) Hindi
B) Tamil
C) Bengali
D) Portuguese
Q11: The first Tamil book was printed in
A) 1579
B) 1710
C) 1780
D) 1812
Q12: The Vernacular Press Act was passed in
A) 1878
B) 1857
C) 1905
D) 1920
Q13: Battala in Calcutta was famous for
A) Factories
B) Cheap printed books
C) Ships
D) Schools
Q14: Rashsundari Debi wrote her autobiography
A) Amar Jiban
B) Gora
C) Anandamath
D) Kesari
Q15: Calligraphers were people who
A) Printed books
B) Wrote beautiful handwriting
C) Made machines
D) Sold books
Q16: A village boy learns to read because of cheap books. This shows
A) Fear of books
B) Spread of literacy
C) High prices
D) No schools
Q17: A school teacher uses printed textbook instead of handwritten notes. This is because of
A) Printing press
B) Hand writing
C) No paper
D) High cost
Q18: The first Indian newspaper was
A) Kesari
B) Bengal Gazette
C) Amrita Bazar Patrika
D) Hindu Patriot
Q19: Printing reached India with
A) British traders
B) Portuguese missionaries
C) French soldiers
D) Dutch merchants
Q20: Which is NOT a reason for fear of print?
A) Spread of new ideas
B) Rebellion against rulers
C) High cost of books
D) Criticism of authority
Q21: The Grimm Brothers collected
A) Taxes
B) Folk tales
C) Machines
D) Money
Q22: Penny magazines were specially meant for
A) Rich people
B) Poor people
C) Children only
D) Women only
Q23: The first Hindi printed book was
A) Amar Jiban
B) Prem Sagar
C) Kesari
D) Samachar Chandrika
Q24: Which book was written by Rashsundari Debi?
A) Kesari
B) Amar Jiban
C) Gora
D) Anandamath
Q25: The Index of Forbidden Books was maintained by
A) British government
B) Roman Church
C) Indian rulers
D) French government
Q26: Printing was brought to India by
A) British traders
B) Portuguese missionaries
C) Dutch merchants
D) French soldiers
Q27: The first Bengali book was printed in
A) 1579
B) 1713
C) 1800
D) 1857
Q28: The Vernacular Press Act was modelled on
A) British press laws
B) Irish press laws
C) French press laws
D) German press laws
Q29: Which is NOT a feature of print revolution?
A) Books became cheap
B) Reading public grew
C) Books became costly
D) Ideas spread fast
Q30: A woman in village learns to read using printed book secretly. This shows
A) Fear of learning
B) Spread of education among women
C) High cost of books
D) No schools
Q31: The earliest printed book in China used
A) Moveable type
B) Woodblock printing
C) Hand writing
D) Metal type
Q32: Marco Polo brought printing knowledge from China to
A) India
B) Japan
C) Italy
D) Korea
Q33: The first Indian community to set up printing press was
A) Hindus
B) Muslims
C) Parsis
D) Christians
Q34: The number of printed books in Europe increased greatly after
A) 1500
B) 1600
C) 1700
D) 1800
Q35: Print helped in spread of
A) Food
B) Clothes
C) Ideas of Reformation
D) Machines
Q36: The first autobiography in Bengali was
A) Gora
B) Amar Jiban
C) Anandamath
D) Kesari
Q37: The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by
A) Lord Lytton
B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Dalhousie
Q38: Which is NOT an effect of print in India?
A) Religious reform debates
B) Social awakening
C) Stop of all reading
D) Spread of new ideas
Q39: A school library has many printed books. This became common in
A) 15th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
Q40: Print culture created a new
A) Reading public
B) Farming public
C) Trading public
D) Teaching public