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Broad on printing
1. What is meant by the print revolution? Explain its significance.
2. How had the earliest printing technology developed in the world? Explain with examples.
3. What was an “Accordion Book”? Describe any two features of hand printing in China.
5. Explain the reasons favoring shift from hand printing to mechanical printing in China.
6. Highlight any three innovations which have improved the printing technology from 19th century onwards.
8. How did Johann Gutenberg develop the first printing press?
2. How did Martin Luther’s writing bring reforms in the religious field? Explain.
6. Why did the demand for hand written books diminish?
9. Write a short note on Indian manuscripts.
11. How did the print media affect the women in India?
2. How did China remain a major producer of printed materials for a long time.
6. Who was Marco Polo? What was his contribution to print culture.
8. Explain the main features of the first printed Bible. Or Describe any three main features of the first printed Bible.
9. ‘The shift from handprinting to mechanical printing led to the print revolution.’ Explain.
10. How did printing press create a new- reading public Explain. Or
“There was a virtual reading mania in European countries in the 18th century”. Explain the factors responsible for this virtual
reading mania.
12. State any three points of importance of penny chapbooks. Or
Describe some of the new printed books which were sold by the pedlars in villages in the eighteenth century Europe.
13. ‘Print popularised the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers.’ Explain. Or
How did ideas about science, reason and rationality find their way into popular literature in the 18th century Europe.
15. Who was Louise-Sebastien Mercier What were his Ideas about print Or
‘Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world ! Tremble before the virtual writer ! Explain this statement.
18. Why did the woodblock method become popular in Europe.
19. Printed tracts and newspapers not only spread the new ideas, but they shaped the nature of debate also. Explain by giving
examples.
20. Explain the steps which were taken by the British government or the colonial government to control the freedom of press.
2. Mention some of the important characteristics of print culture of Japan.
5. In which way did the early printed books closely resemble the manuscripts? Explain.
6. What were the features of the new books which were produced in Europe after the invention of the Gutenberg
’s press .
7. Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after the 17th century.
9. How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted orally Explain with suitable
examples. [CBSE 2008 (F), Sept. 2012]
Or
How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards, printed books [CBSE Sept. 2012]
10. Explain the role of print in the religious reforms in India. [CBSE 2011]
11. ‘Print not only stimulate the publication of conflicting opinions amongst communities, but it also connected communities
and people in different parts of India.’ Explain.
[CBSE 2008 (O), 2009 (D), Sept. 2011]
Or
How did print help connect communities and people in different parts of India Explain with examples.[CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
12. “By the end of the 19th century a new visual culture was taking shape.” Write any three features of this new visual
culture. [CBSE Comp. (O) 2008, Sept. 2010, 2011]
13. ‘Not everyone welcomed the printed books, and those who did also had fears about it.’ Explain by giving examples.
14. Why did people in the eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end
despotism? [CBSE 2011]
15. Explain the factors which were responsible for creating a virtual reading mania in Europe. [CBSE 2014]
Or
How did a new reading public emerged with the printing press Explain. [CBSE 2010 (D)]
Or
Explain any three reasons for an increase in reading mania in Europe in the 18th Century.
[CBSE Sept. 2011]
16. ‘Many historians have argued that print culture created the conditions within which the French Revolution occurred.’
Explain. [CBSE 2009 (O)]
Or
“Print culture created the conditions within which French revolution occurred.” Give any three suitable arguments to support
the statement. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011]
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17. What did the spread of print culture in the 19th century Europe mean to :
(a) Children (b) Women (c) Workers.
18. Trace the growth of print technology in India.
19. How did the women writers use the print to express their opinions regarding the status of women in India Explain.
Or
“Printing technology gave women a chance to share their feelings with the world outside.” Support the statement with any five
suitable examples. [CBSE 2013]
20. ‘Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th century.’ Explain by giving examples. [CBSE Sept.
2012, 2013]
Or
Explain the role of press in shaping the Indian society in the 19th century.
Or
How did print introduce debate and discussion Write three points. [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011, 2012]
Or
“Print led to intense controversies between social and religious reformers and Hindu orthodoxy.” Support this statement with
examples. [CBSE 2013]
21. How were ideas and information written before the age of print in India How did the printing technique begin in India
Explain. [CBSE 2008, Sept. 2010]
Or
Explain the role of missionaries in the growth of press in India. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
22. How was die print used to spread the religious texts by various communities Explain by giving examples. [CBSE 2010 (F)]
Or
What was the main fear of the ‘Ulamas’ State any two steps taken by the ‘Ulamas’ to defend their religion [CBSE 2013]
Or
How did religious communities in India make use of printing technology to spread their ideas Explain.[CBSE-2012]
24. Describe the issue of caste as taken by the novelists in India. [CBSE 2013]
1. What was an ‘accordion book” Describe any two features of hand printing in China
4. Why were the printed books popular even among illiterate people [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2012]
5. “Woodblock print came to Europe after 1295”. Give any three reasons to explain the above statement. [CBSE Sept. 2010]
6. Trace the growth and development of print technology.
Or
How had the earliest print technology developed in the world Explain.
7. What did the spread of print culture in 19th century mean to the Reformers
8. What restrictions were imposed by the Vernacular Press Act on the Indian Press Explain. [CBSE-2011]
Or
In what ways the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was a repressive step by the Government Explain. [CBSE-2011]
9. Mention any four social values which print culture promoted.
11. What were the effects of the spread of print culture for the poor people In the 19th century India [CBSE Sept. 2010, 2011,
2012]
Or
‘From the late 19th century, issue of caste discrimination began to be written about in many printed tracts and essays.’ Explain
by giving examples.
12. What was the attitude of people in India in the nineteenth century towards women reading? How did women respond to
this? Or
How did the practice of reading and writing increase among women in India in the 19th century. Support your answer with the
help of examples.
1. How were earlier books printed (before 15th century) Explain.
2. How did China remain a major producer of printed materials for a long time
Or
“The imperial state in China, was the major producer of printed material.” Support this statement with examples.
3. ‘By the 17th century, as urban culture bloomed in China, the uses of print diversified.’ Explain by giving examples. [CBSE Sept.
2010]
Or
How did a new reading culture bloom in China Explain.
10. How did printing press create a new- reading public Explain. Or
“There was a virtual reading mania in European countries in the 18th century”. Explain the factors responsible for this virtual
reading mania.
11. Explain the common conviction of people in the mid-18th century about the books and print culture,
13. ‘Print popularised the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers.’ Explain.
Or
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How did ideas about science, reason and rationality find their way into popular literature in the 18th century Europe [CBSE Sept.
2010]
14. How did the ideas of scientists and philosophers become more accessible to common people after the beginning of print
revolution in Europe .
15. Who was Louise-Sebastien Mercier What were his Ideas about print. Or
‘Tremble, therefore, tyrants of the world ! Tremble before the virtual writer ! Explain this statement.
16 Explain any three features of handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India.
17 “The Bengal Gazette was a commercial paper open to all. but influenced by none.” Justify the claim of James Augustus
Hickey.
18. Why did the woodblock method become popular in Europe Or
What were the drawbacks of the handwritten manuscripts. Or
Mention the shortcomings of manuscripts.
19. From the early 19th century, there were intense debates around the religious issues. Printed tracts and newspapers not only
spread the new ideas, but they shaped the nature of debate also. Explain by giving examples.
20. Explain the steps which were taken by the British government or the colonial government to control the freedom of press.
1. Trace the history of print in China. Or
How did China remain a major producer of printed materials for a long time Or
‘The imperial state in China, was the major producer of printed material.’ Support this statement.
3. Trace the history of print in Europe. Or
How did print culture develop in Europe Explain. Or
How did print come to Europe from China Explain.
5. In which way did the early printed books closely resemble the manuscripts? Explain. Or
Give three ways in which early printed books closely resembled manuscripts.
7. Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after the 17th century. Or
Highlight any three innovations which have improved the printing technology from 19th century onwards.
8. “Oral culture and print culture were complimentary to each other”. Justify the statement with any three suitable arguments.
9. How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted orally Explain with suitable examples. Or
How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards, printed books.
10. Explain the role of print in the religious reforms in India.
11. ‘Print not only stimulate the publication of conflicting opinions amongst communities, but it also connected communities
and people in different parts of India.’ Explain. Or
How did print help connect communities and people in different parts of India Explain with examples.
12. “By the end of the 19th century a new visual culture was taking shape.” Write any three features of this new visual culture.
13. ‘Not everyone welcomed the printed books, and those who did also had fears about it.’ Explain by giving examples.
14. Why did people in the eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
15. Explain the factors which were responsible for creating a virtual reading mania in Europe. Or
How did a new reading public emerged with the printing press Explain. Or
Explain any three reasons for an increase in reading mania in Europe in the 18th Century.
16. ‘Many historians have argued that print culture created the conditions within which the French Revolution occurred.’
Explain. Or
“Print culture created the conditions within which French revolution occurred.” Give any three suitable arguments to support
the statement.
18. Trace the growth of print technology in India.
20. ‘Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th century.’ Explain by giving examples. Or
Explain the role of press in shaping the Indian society in the 19th century.Or
How did print introduce debate and discussion Write three points. Or
“Print led to intense controversies between social and religious reformers and Hindu orthodoxy.” Support this statement with
examples.
21. How were ideas and information written before the age of print in India How did the printing technique begin in India
Explain. Or Explain the role of missionaries in the growth of press in India.
22. How was die print used to spread the religious texts by various communities Explain by giving examples. Or
What was the main fear of the ‘Ulamas’ State any two steps taken by the ‘Ulamas’ to defend their religion
Or How did religious communities in India make use of printing technology to spread their ideas Explain.
24. Describe the issue of caste as taken by the novelists in India.
1. What was an ‘accordion book” Describe any two features of hand printing in China
4. Why were the printed books popular even among illiterate people
5. “Woodblock print came to Europe after 1295”. Give any three reasons to explain the above statement.
6. Trace the growth and development of print technology. Or
How had the earliest print technology developed in the world Explain.
7. What did the spread of print culture in 19th century mean to the Reformers
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8. What restrictions were imposed by the Vernacular Press Act on the Indian Press Explain. Or
In what ways the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was a repressive step by the Government Explain.
9. Mention any four social values which print culture promoted.
11. What were the effects of the spread of print culture for the poor people In the 19th century India.Or
‘From the late 19th century, issue of caste discrimination began to be written about in many printed tracts and essays.’ Explain
by giving examples.
13. Analyse the impact of print revolution on religion.
3) Briefly describe China’s system of Woodblock printing.
4) “The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever-increasing demand for books.” Give reasons to support
this statement. Or,
Explain any three factors responsible for the invention of new printing techniques.
5) Who invented the printing press? How did he develop printing technology?
6) Why did the new technology not entirely displace the existing art of producing books by hand?
Or,
In what three ways did the printed books at first closely resemble the written manuscripts?
10) What was the importance of the printing press in the spread of the Protestant Reformation? Or,
Martin Luther remarked, "Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one." Explain his remarks in light of religious
reforms that took place in Europe.
11) Explain the effects of print culture in the religious sphere in early modern Europe.
12) “The print culture created the conditions within which the French Revolution occurred.” Support the statement by giving
necessary arguments.
14) How were magazines different from novels? Write any three differences.
15) Briefly describe Indian manuscripts and their drawbacks.
17) Discuss the role of newspapers in shaping public opinion and the democratization of information during the modern period.
18) How did the printing press lead to a new visual culture in India?
1. How had the Imperial State in China been the major producer of printed material for a long time? Explain with examples.
2. How had novels been easily available to the masses in Europe during the nineteenth century? Explain with examples.
3. How had the printing press created a new culture of reading in Europe?
5. “Print created the possibility of the wide circulation of ideas and introduced a new world of debate and discussion.” Analyse
the statement in the context of religion in Europe.
6. Explain any three factors responsible for the invention of new printing techniques.
7. ‘With the printing press a new public emerged in Europe’. Justify the statement.
2. Explain with examples how print culture catered to the requirement of children.
1. “Issues of caste discrimination began to be written about in many printed tracts and essays in India in the late nineteenth
century.” Support the statements with two suitable examples.
2. What is manuscript? Mention any two limitations of it, during the nineteenth century.
3. Explain any three features of hand written manuscripts before the age of print in India.
4. Why did British Government curb the freedom of the Indian press after the Revolt of 1857?
5. For what purpose did Ram Chaddha, publish ‘Istri Dharam Vichar’?
6. Why were women not educated in India in the early part of the nineteenth century? Give any two reasons.
7. Why was Vernacular Press Act passed? Explain about this Act.
1. Explain briefly the initial efforts made by foreigners to introduce printing press in India.
2. “Print not only stimulated the publication of conflicting opinions amongst communities, but it also connected communities
and people in different parts of India.” Examine the statement.