Class 10 Social Science Print Culture and the Modern World MCQ

• First Printed Books

• History of Printing in China, Japan, and Europe.

• Gutenberg and The Printing Press

• The Print Revolution and its impact

• Religious Debates

• Dissent

• Fear of Print

• Print Culture 

• Role of Print Culture in the French Revolution 

• India and the World of Print

• The Role of Print in the Life of Women 

• Censorship 

• New forms of publication

Chapter 7 Print Culture and the Modern World MCQs with Answers 

1. Who was the inventor of the printing press?

a) Johannes Gutenberg

b) William Caxton

c) Martin Luther

d) William Shakespeare

Answer: a) Johannes Gutenberg

2. The first book to be printed using the printing press was:

a) The Bible

b) The Qur'an

c) The Bhagavad Gita

d) The Tao Te Ching

Answer: a) The Bible

3. Which was the first Indian language to be printed?

a) Hindi

b) Bengali

c) Tamil

d) Marathi

Answer: b) Bengali

4. Who among the following was the first to use the term 'Hindustan' to refer to the Indian subcontinent?

a) Babur

b) Akbar

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

Answer: a) Babur

5. The printing press played a significant role in the spread of which of the following religious movements?

a) Buddhism

b) Hinduism

c) Islam

d) Protestantism

Answer: d) Protestantism

6. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in which year?

a) 1867

b) 1878

c) 1882

d) 1905

Answer: c) 1882

7. Who among the following is known for the publication of the newspaper 'The Indian Mirror'?

a) Raja Rammohan Roy

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Answer: a) Raja Rammohan Roy

8. The spread of print culture led to the emergence of which of the following?

a) Nationalism

b) Feudalism

c) Mercantilism

d) Imperialism

Answer: a) Nationalism

9. Who among the following was the author of the famous novel 'Robinson Crusoe'?

a) William Shakespeare

b) Daniel Defoe

c) Charles Dickens

d) Jane Austen

Answer: b) Daniel Defoe

10. Which of the following is the oldest surviving daily newspaper in India?

a) The Times of India

b) The Hindu

c) The Indian Express

d) The Statesman

Answer: b) The Hindu

11. Who among the following was a famous writer of Urdu literature and also the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature?

a) Rabindranath Tagore

b) Munshi Premchand

c) Saadat Hasan Manto

d) Mirza Ghalib

Answer: d) Mirza Ghalib

12. In which year was the first postage stamp issued in India?

a) 1845

b) 1852

c) 1865

d) 1870

Answer: b) 1852

13. Which of the following is a famous Indian newspaper published in Malayalam language?

a) The Hindu

b) The Times of India

c) Mathrubhumi

d) Ananda Bazar Patrika

Answer: c) Mathrubhumi

14. Who among the following was the founder of the first Indian newspaper in English language?

a) Raja Rammohan Roy

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Dadabhai Naoroji

d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Answer: a) Raja Rammohan Roy

15. Who among the following was the first Indian woman to become a publisher and own a printing press?

a) Sarojini Naidu

b) Cornelia Sorabji

c) Rukhmabai

d) Ramabai

Answer: b) Cornelia Sorabji

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