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Print Culture and the Modern World - Assertion-Reason Quiz

Print Culture and the Modern World - Assertion-Reason Quiz

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

4. Assertion (A): Marco Polo brought woodblock printing technology to Italy.
Reason (R): He returned from China in 1295 with knowledge of printing.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

6. Assertion (A): Printed books initially resembled handwritten manuscripts.
Reason (R): Metal letters imitated ornamental handwritten styles, and borders were illuminated by hand.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

10. Assertion (A): Literacy rates went up in Europe through the 17th and 18th centuries.
Reason (R): Churches set up schools in villages.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

11. Assertion (A): Print culture created the conditions for the French Revolution.
Reason (R): It popularised Enlightenment ideas and created a culture of debate.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

12. Assertion (A): Children became an important category of readers in the 19th century.
Reason (R): Primary education became compulsory.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

13. Assertion (A): Women became important readers and writers in the 19th century.
Reason (R): Penny magazines and manuals were aimed at them.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

15. Assertion (A): Manuscripts in India were copied on palm leaves or handmade paper.
Reason (R): They were fragile and expensive.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

16. Assertion (A): Printing press came to India with Portuguese missionaries in Goa.
Reason (R): They printed tracts in Konkani and Kanara languages.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

17. Assertion (A): James Augustus Hickey edited the Bengal Gazette.
Reason (R): It was the first Indian newspaper.

c. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

18. Assertion (A): Religious reform in India involved public debates through print.
Reason (R): Tracts and newspapers circulated arguments.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

19. Assertion (A): The Deoband Seminary published fatwas.
Reason (R): To guide Muslim readers in everyday life.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

20. Assertion (A): Print encouraged reading of religious texts in vernaculars.
Reason (R): Cheap editions were available.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

21. Assertion (A): Novels in India acquired distinct Indian forms.
Reason (R): They reflected Indian lives and experiences.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

22. Assertion (A): Rashsundari Debi wrote Amar Jiban.
Reason (R): It was the first full-length autobiography in Bengali.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

23. Assertion (A): Battala in Calcutta printed popular books.
Reason (R): Cheap literature for the poor.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

24. Assertion (A): The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878.
Reason (R): To censor vernacular press.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

25. Assertion (A): Nationalist newspapers grew despite repression.
Reason (R): They reported colonial misrule.

a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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