Below you will find MCQ Questions of Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World Class 10 History Free PDF Download that will help you in gaining good marks in the examinations and also cracking competitive exams. These Class 10 MCQ Questions with answers will widen your skills and understand concepts in a better manner. MCQ Questions for Class 10 History Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World with answers 1. When and by whom was handprinting technology brought to Japan? (a) The Arab travellers to Japan in the 8th century (b) Buddhist missionaries from China around AD 768-770 (c) Chinese silk merchants in the 6th century (d) The Egyptians in the 8th century ► (b) Buddhist missionaries from China around AD 768-770 2. The earliest kind of print technology was developed in : (a) Japan and Korea (b) India, Japan and Korea (c) China, Japan and Korea (d) India, China and Arabia ► (c) China, Japan and Korea 3. When and how did the Chinese start handprinting? (a) From the 6th century onwards, the Chinese printed by rubbing paper (b) From AD 594 onwards, books in China were printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface of wooden blocks (c) From the 6th century onwards, by printing on this porous sheet (d) All the above ► (b) From AD 594 onwards, books in China were printed by rubbing paper against the inked surface of wooden blocks 4. The term ‘Calligraph’ means : (a) The art of beautiful printing (b) The art of beautiful and stylised writing (c) The art of beautiful handprinting (d) The art of printing an ‘accordion book’ ► (b) The art of beautiful and stylised writing 5. Which statement given below is not an explanation of the art form called ‘Ukiyo’? (a) ‘Ukiyo’ means pictures of the floating world or depiction (b) Artists first draw the themes on paper, then a skilled wood-carver pastes the drawing on a wooden block (c) He then carves a printing block to reproduce the painter’s lines (d) The original drawing is then preserved in the libraries ► (d) The original drawing is then preserved in the libraries 6. Who was Kitagawa Utamaro and why is he famous? (a) A famous Japanese artist, famous for his prints (b) A Japanese artist, famous for his art form ‘Ukiyo’ (c) A Japanese artist who influenced European artists like Manet, Monet and Van Gogh (d) A Japanese artist born in Edo in 1753, famous for his contribution to an art form called ‘Ukiyo’ which influenced European artists like Manet, Monet and Van Gogh ► (d) A Japanese artist born in Edo in 1753, famous for his contribution to an art form called ‘Ukiyo’ which influenced European artists like Manet, Monet and Van Gogh 7. The first to use wood-block printing in Europe were : (a) The French (b) The Spaniards (c) The Italians (d) The Germans ► (b) The Spaniards 8. The production of manuscripts became possible in Europe because : (a) The Europeans discovered paper (b) Just like silk and spices, paper reached Europe via the Arab world (c) Chinese paper reached Europe in the 11th century via the silk route, like silk and spices (d) All the above ► (c) Chinese paper reached Europe in the 11th century via the silk route, like silk and spices 9. The term ‘Compositor’ means : (a) A person who composes poems (b) A person who composes lyrics and songs for a play (c) A person who composes music (d) A person who composes the text for printing ► (d) A person who composes the text for printing 10. The Print Revolution transformed the lives of people by : (a) Changing their relationship to information and knowledge; with institutions and authorities (b) By producing cheaper books and producing them at a fast rate (c) Influencing popular perceptions and opening new way of looking at things (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c) 11. The term ‘Compositor’ means : (a) A person who composes poems (b) A person who composes lyrics and songs for a play (c) A person who composes music (d) A person who composes the text for printing ► (d) A person who composes the text for printing 12. Taverns were: (a) Restaurants, where people could eat, drink and be merry (b) Cheap hotels in towns (c) Places where people gathered to drink alcohol, to be served food, to meet friends and exchange views (d) Small buildings in a village for a public meeting ► (c) Places where people gathered to drink alcohol, to be served food, to meet friends and exchange views 13. Print culture, according to many historians, made people critical and rational because : (a) Enlightened thinkers argued for the rule of reason rather than custom, judging everything with reasons (b) The thinkers attacked sacred authority of the Church and despotism of the State (c) People who read the ideas of Voltaire and Rousseau saw the world through different eyes (d) All of the above ► (d) All of the above 14. There was a virtual reading mania in European countries at the end of the 18th century because : (a) People wanted to read books and printers produced them in increasing numbers (b) Churches set up schools in villages carrying literacy to peasants and artisans (c) Literacy rates went up in Europe as 60 to 80 percent (d) There was a variety in reading material, so reading became popular ► (b) Churches set up schools in villages carrying literacy to peasants and artisans 15. Which of the following statements does not support the view of some historians that Print Culture was the basis for the French Revolution? (a) Print culture led to the spread of ideas of enlightened thinkers and encouraged questioning, critical reasoning and rule of reason rather than tradition (b) It led to a public culture of debate, discussion, new ideas of social revolution (c) Print did not directly shape the people’s minds but opened up the possibility of thinking differently (d) It aroused hostility against monarchy, its mentality and mocked it ► (c) Print did not directly shape the people’s minds but opened up the possibility of thinking differently 16. Children became an important category of readers in the 19th century, mainly because : (a) Primary education became compulsory and production of school textbooks became essential for publishing industry (b) A children’s press devoted to literature for children was set up in France in 1857 (c) Grimm Brothers in Germany published fairytales for children in 1812 (d) Anything vulgar was not published in children’s books ► (a) Primary education became compulsory and production of school textbooks became essential for publishing industry 17. The role of lending libraries in England in the 19th century was : (a) Promoting reading among the working-class people (b) Educating white collar workers, artisans and lower middle-class people (c) Encouraging self-improvement, self-expression and encouraging the working class to write autobiographies (d) Both (b) and (c) ► (d) Both (b) and (c) 18. Through the 19th century, series of innovations in printing technology were: (a) Richard M. Hoe of New York perfected power-driven cylindrical press capable of printing 8,000 sheets per hour (b) Six colours at a time could be printed by the offset press (c) Methods of feeding paper improved, quality of plates became better, automatic paper reels and photoelectric controls of colour register were introduced (d) Both (a) and (b) ► (d) Both (a) and (b) 19. Printers and publishers developed new strategies to sell their products. Which of the following is not an innovation of the 20th century? (a) Cheap paperback editions were printed (b) The dust cover or the book jacket was an innovation (c) Important novels were serialised, which led to a new way of writing novels (d) Popular works were sold in England in cheap series called the shilling series ► (c) Important novels were serialised, which led to a new way of writing novels 20. In which year, printing in Hindi began and what was its main concern? (a) Hindi printing began from the 1870s, a large segment was devoted to women’s education, widow remarriage and the national movement (b) Hindi printing began from the 1870s and their main concern was women-related issues (c) Hindi printing began from 1900 and was devoted to education of women (d) Printing in Hindi began in the early 20th century and its main concern was religious reform ► (a) Hindi printing began from the 1870s, a large segment was devoted to women’s education, widow remarriage and the national movement 21. The book, ‘Chote Aur Bade Ka Sawal’ talked about (a) the link between caste and class exploitation (b) the injustices of the caste system (c) restrictions on the vernacular press (d) ill treatment of widows ► (a) the link between caste and class exploitation 22. Who wrote about the injustices of the caste system in ‘Gulamgiri’? (a) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Jyotiba Phule (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Bankim Chandra ► (b) Jyotiba Phule 23. Which of the following was the first book printed by Gutenberg? (a) The Diamond Sutra (b) Chapbook (c) Grimms’ fairytales (d) The Bible ► (d) The Bible 24. Who among following invented the first printing press in Europe? (a) Macro Polo (b) Kitagawa Utamaro (c) Johann Gutenberg (d) Erasmus ► (c) Johann Gutenberg 25. The printing press was first introduced in India by which one of the following? (a) East India Company officials (b) Indian reformers (c) Protuguese missionaries (d) Arabic traders ► (c) Protuguese missionaries 26. Which of the following is an Enlightened thinker whose writings are said to have created conditions for a revolution in France? (a) Louise Sebastian Mercier (b) Rousseau (c) Mennochio (d) Gutenberg ► (b) Rousseau 27. What were low priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers called in France? (a) Chapbooks (b) Almanacs (c) Bibliotheque Bleue (d) Ballads ► (c) Bibliotheque Bleue