PRINT CULTURE AND THE MODERN WORLD

Q-1 Where was the first printing press set up in India-

a) Pune 

b) Kanpur 

c) Goa 

d) Bombay

Ans. (c)   Goa

Q-2. What was the first printed books after the invention of the printing press-?

a) Ramayan

b) Gita

c) Kuran

d) Bible

Ans. (d) Bible

Q-3. A Legal scholars of Islam and the Sharia-

a) Ulamas

b) Kazi

c) Maulvi 

d) Fatwahow 

Ans. (a) Ulamas

Q-4. Printing created possibilities of wider circulation of ideas. Who of the following hailed printing as the ultimate gifts of god?

a) Martin Luther

b) Menocchio

c) Roman Catholic Church

d) Gutenberg

Ans. (a) Martin Luther

Q-5. The first printing press was developed by-

a) Marco Polo

b) Kitagawa Utamaro

c) Johann Gutenberg

d) Erasmus

Ans. (a) Marco Polo

Q-6. 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

Ans. (d) Martin Luther

Q-7. Which religious reformer was responsible for the reformation movement?

a) Martin Luther

b) The Grimm Brother

c) George Eliot

d) Maxim Garky

Ans. (a) Martin Luther

Q-8. Who among the following was not a women novelist-?

a) Jane Austern 

b) Bronte sister

c) George Eliot

d) Maxim Garky

Ans. (d) Maxim Garky

Q-9. Who among the following wrote her autobiography?

a) Kailashbasini Debi

b) Tarabai Shinde

c) Pandita Ramabai

d) Rashundari Debi

Ans. (d) Rashundari Debi

Q-10. The book Gulamgiri wrote about-

a) The link between caste and class exploitation

b) The injustices of the caste system

c) Illtreatment of windows

d) Restrictions on the vernacular press

Ans. (b). The injustices of the caste system

Q-11. Church began to maintain an index of prohibited books from

a) 1556

b) 1558

c) 1560

d) 1562

Ans. (b) 1558

Q-7. The book “Chote Aur Bade Ka Sawal” was written by-

a) Sudarshan Chakra 

b) Kashibaba

c) Gandhi ji

d) S.C. Bose

Ans. (b) Kashibaba

Q-8. The thinker Confucius belonged to the country

a) England

b) America 

c) China 

d) Japan

Ans. (c) China

Q-9. Consider the following events related to print culture and identify the correct chronological response from the options given thereafter:

a) Buddist missionaries from China introduced hand printing technology into Japan around 768-770AD.

b) Gutenberg perfected the system of olive press.

c) Macro Polo brought wood block printing technology of Italy.

d) The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China.

Ans. (b) Gutenberg perfected the system of olive press.

Q-10. Who began to edit the Bengal Gazette from 1780?

a) Walter Scot

b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

c) James Augustus Hicky

d) Devendra Thakur

Ans. (c) James Augustus Hicky

Q-11. First newspaper published in India was-

a) Om Prakash

b) Sambaddha Kaumudi

c) Rast-Gofter

d) Bengal Gazzat

Ans. (d) Bengal Gazzat

Q-12. The shilling series was introduced in

a) France 

b) US 

c) England

d) Germany

Ans. (c) England

Q-13. How many theses Martin Luther wrote

a) Sixteen

b) Sixty

c) Eighty Nine

d) Ninety Five 

Ans. (d) Ninety Five

Q-14. Printing was first developed in:

a) Japan 

b) Portugal

c) China

d) Germany

Ans. (c) China

Q-15. The First Newspaper published in India was:

a) The Bengal

b) James Augustus Hicky

c) The Hindi

d) The Indian Mirror

Ans. (b) James Augustus Hicky

Q-16. What was the theme of the Printing of Frederic Sorrieu-?

a) Democratic 

b) Socialistic

c) Capitalistic

d) None of above

Ans. (a) Democratic 

Q-17. 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

Ans. (d) Martin Luther

Q-18. Gutenberg was associated with:

a) Power loom

b) Rail Engine

c) Computer

d) Printing Press

Ans. (d) Printing Press

Q-19. Who is the pioneer of modern Hindi Literature?

a) Bharatendu Harish Chandra

b) Srinivas Das

c) Devki Nandan Khatri 

d) Munshi Premchand

Ans. (a) Bharatendu Harish Chandra

Q-20. In the early decades of 20th century the most important reason for the popularity of novels among women was:

a) That novels presented a new conception of women hood

b) Because women were fond of love stories

c) The women wanted to read the books written by women author

d) More and more women were literate enough to read novels

Ans. (a) that novels presented a new conception of women hood

Q-21. The novel that generally reflected the inner and outer world of the newly emerging middle class is:

a) Chandrakanta

b) Pariksha guru

c) Sewasadan

d) Godan

Ans. (b) Pariksha guru

Q-22. Who is the author of Mayor of Caster Bridge?

a) Jule Verne

b) Thomas Hardy

c) Charles Dickens 

d) Jane Austin

Ans. (b) Thomas Hardy

Q-23. Which was the first historical novel written in Bengali?

a) Anandamath

b) Sultana’s dream

c) Durgeshnandini 

d) Anguriya Binimoy

Ans. (d) Anguriya Binimoy

Q-24. Which of the following best explains the term “Dastan”?

a) Tradition of prose tales of adventure and heroism in Persian and Urdu

b) Long stories of love written in Hindi 

c) Poem depicting nature written in Urdu

d) None of the above

Ans. (a) Tradition of prose tales of adventure and heroism in Persian and Urdu

Q-25. A format of novel in which the story is published in instalment is known as:

a) Epistolary novel

b) Continuous novel

c) Serialized novel

d) None of the above

Ans. (c) Serialized novel

Q-26. Mary Ann Evans is the real name of which of the following authors?

a) Jane Austin

b) Thomas Hardy

c) George Eliot

d) R.L. Stevenson

Ans. (c) George Eliot

Q-27. The form of writing used to criticize the society in a clever and witty manner is called:

a) Tragedy

b) Comedy

c) Satire

d) Anthology

Ans. (c) Satire

Q-28. Which of the following emphasized the need for reform of women related problems?

a) Padmarag

b) Sultana’s dream

c) Chandrakanta 

d) Indulekha

Ans. (a) Padmarag

Q-29. Who is the pioneer of modern Hindi Literature?

a) Bharatendu Harishchandra

b) Srinivas Das

c) Devaki Nandan Khatri

d) Munshi Premchand

Ans. (a) Bharatendu Harishchandra

Q-30. In the early decades of 20th century the most important reason for the popularity of novels among women was:

a) That novels presented a new conception of women hood

b) Because women were fond of love stories

c) The women wanted to read the books written by women author 

d) More and more women were literate enough to read novels

Ans. (a) that novels presented a new conception of women hood