Question

Name two countries where print technology was developed first:
A. India and Pakistan
B. China and Japan
C. India and China
D. Japan and India

Answer 1

Hint: Paper was also invented in one of the countries in the answer, and is India’s neighbour. Organic substances like rubber, papyrus and palm leaves were used. Another major player was Korea.

Complete answer: - India was introduced to print technology by the Portugese in the 16th century. A Spaniard named Joao De Bustamante is said to be one of the missionaries who brought this to the western coast, in Goa.
Only 300 years later did it take on a fundamental role. In the 1800s, we saw Printmaking awareness accessible, and it was an important agent in the Indian national freedom struggle. The first weekly was the Bengal Gazette. Newspapers, pamphlets, brochures, flyers, magazines and billboards were popular. Even the colonizers noticed its sway and responded with heavy censorship.
- All facts that apply to India here also apply to Pakistan as these are questions before India got Independence. Due to the difference in timeline, option A, C and D are redundant.

Thus, The correct answer is Option B.

Note: Print had originally been used to make textbooks for bureaucracy examinations in China but later was diversified in accordance with urban culture. It happened by rubbing paper against ink blocks but later became more efficient with the coming of western technology and machinery like the printing press.Buddhist missionaries brought hand-printing to Japan. The main material was iron and it was movable.