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Test 1
Answer: d
2. Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’? [CBSE
2011]
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Balgangadhar Tilak
(d) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: b
Answer: b
4. Aim of Protestant Reformation was to:
(a) reform religion
(ft) reform the Catholic church
(c) reform Jewish religion
(d) to protest against all reform
Answer: b
Answer: b
Answer: c
7. In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing
manuscripts?
(a) Parchments
(b) Vellum
(c) Palm leaves
(d) Paper
Answer: b
8. Which one of the following is the oldest Japanese book? [CBSE 2014]
(a) Sutta Pitaka
(b) Diamond Sutra
(c) Mahavamsa
(d) Dipavamsa
Answer: b
Answer: c
11. Name the country which remained the major producer of printed material
for a long time:
(a) The Imperial State of China
(b) Germany
(c) Korea
(d) Japan.
Answer: a
12. Buddhist missionaries from China had introduced one of the following in
Japan. Pick up the correct one from the list given below:
(a) Tripitakas (religious canons —three basic Buddhist principles)
(b) Hand printing technology
(c) Buddhism
(d) Teachings of Buddha
Answer: b
13. Complete the sentence with one out of the following words:
The Chinese paper reached Europe through
(a) Silk Route
(b) Sea route
(c) Buddhist missionaries
(d) Merchants
Answer: a
14. Where from did the Italians get the technology of wood block printing?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Korea
Answer: a
15. Merchants and students in the University towns bought cheaper printed
copies of books in Europe. What kind of books were bought by the
aristocrats? Pick out the correct answer.
(a) Handwritten books on silk.
(b) Books made out of papyrus leaves.
(c) Handwritten books on very expensive vellum (a parchment made from the
skin of animals).
(d) Books engraved on copper plates.
Answer: c
16. Which of the following was not a reason for the limited popularity of
handwritten manuscripts in Europe:
(a) Manuscripts were fragile.
(b) They were awkward to handle and could I not be carried around easily.
(c) The content of manuscripts was rebellious and seditious.
(d) Copying manuscripts was expensive and time-consuming.
Answer: c
17. Who invented the first known printing press and where?
(a) Henry Ford, USA
(b) Leo Tolstoy, Russia
(c) Sir Henry Morton Stanley, America
(d) Johann Gutenberg, Germany
Answer: d
Answer: a
19. Many historians have argued that print j culture created the conditions
within which French Revolution occurred. Choose the correct statement in this
regard from the list; given below:
(a) Print culture promoted the idea of Conservatism.
(b) It motivated the masses to protest old norms and values.
(c) Print culture created public opinion in favour of despotic power of the
State.
(d) Print popularized the ideas of enlightened ; thinkers who attacked the
despotic power of the State.
Answer: d
20. When did Printing Press come to India? Find the correct date from the list
given below.
(a) Mid 16th century
(b) Late 14th century
(c) Beginning of 18th century
(d) 19th century
Answer: a