Print Culture and the Modern World - Assertion-Reason Quiz
Assertion & Reason Questions
In the following questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
- a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- b. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- c. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- d. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
1. Assertion (A): The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China.
Reason (R): Books in China were printed by rubbing paper against inked woodblocks.
2. Assertion (A): The imperial state in China was the major producer of printed material.
Reason (R): China had a huge bureaucratic system recruiting through civil service exams, and textbooks were printed in vast numbers.
3. Assertion (A): Print in Japan was introduced by Buddhist missionaries from China.
Reason (R): The oldest Japanese book is the Buddhist Diamond Sutra printed in AD 868.
4. Assertion (A): Marco Polo brought woodblock printing technology to Italy.
Reason (R): He returned from China in 1295 with knowledge of printing.
5. Assertion (A): Johann Gutenberg developed the first known printing press in the 1430s.
Reason (R): He grew up on a large agricultural estate and learned polishing stones and goldsmithing.
6. Assertion (A): Printed books initially resembled handwritten manuscripts.
Reason (R): Metal letters imitated ornamental handwritten styles, and borders were illuminated by hand.
7. Assertion (A): The print revolution reduced the cost of books.
Reason (R): Multiple copies could be produced easily, leading to a new reading public.
8. Assertion (A): Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses led to the Protestant Reformation.
Reason (R): His writings were reproduced in vast numbers due to print.
9. Assertion (A): The Roman Church began an Index of Prohibited Books in 1558.
Reason (R): They feared the spread of rebellious and irreligious thoughts through print.
10. Assertion (A): Literacy rates went up in Europe through the 17th and 18th centuries.
Reason (R): Churches set up schools in villages.
11. Assertion (A): Print culture created the conditions for the French Revolution.
Reason (R): It popularised Enlightenment ideas and created a culture of debate.
12. Assertion (A): Children became an important category of readers in the 19th century.
Reason (R): Primary education became compulsory.
13. Assertion (A): Women became important readers and writers in the 19th century.
Reason (R): Penny magazines and manuals were aimed at them.
14. Assertion (A): Innovations in printing technology included the power-driven cylindrical press.
Reason (R): Richard M. Hoe perfected it in the mid-19th century.
15. Assertion (A): Manuscripts in India were copied on palm leaves or handmade paper.
Reason (R): They were fragile and expensive.
16. Assertion (A): Printing press came to India with Portuguese missionaries in Goa.
Reason (R): They printed tracts in Konkani and Kanara languages.
17. Assertion (A): James Augustus Hickey edited the Bengal Gazette.
Reason (R): It was the first Indian newspaper.
18. Assertion (A): Religious reform in India involved public debates through print.
Reason (R): Tracts and newspapers circulated arguments.
19. Assertion (A): The Deoband Seminary published fatwas.
Reason (R): To guide Muslim readers in everyday life.
20. Assertion (A): Print encouraged reading of religious texts in vernaculars.
Reason (R): Cheap editions were available.
21. Assertion (A): Novels in India acquired distinct Indian forms.
Reason (R): They reflected Indian lives and experiences.
22. Assertion (A): Rashsundari Debi wrote Amar Jiban.
Reason (R): It was the first full-length autobiography in Bengali.
23. Assertion (A): Battala in Calcutta printed popular books.
Reason (R): Cheap literature for the poor.
24. Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878.
Reason (R): To censor vernacular press.
25. Assertion (A): Nationalist newspapers grew despite repression.
Reason (R): They reported colonial misrule.
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