Class 10 - History

Print culture and the modern world Online MCQs Test

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Set 19

1. What did the Deoband Seminary publish extensively in the late nineteenth century?

Newspapers
Religious texts in vernaculars
Fatwas
Secular literature

2. What was the main purpose of the fatwas published by the Deoband Seminary?

Encouraging public debates
Enlarging followers
Telling Muslims how to conduct themselves
Opposing the influence of opponents

3. What played a crucial role in conducting battles and debates among different Muslim sects and seminaries?

Oral communication
Written fatwas
Urdu print
Secular literature

4. What did print encourage among Hindus in terms of religious texts?

Suppressing the reading of religious texts
Reading religious texts only in Sanskrit
Reading religious texts, especially in vernacular languages
Avoiding religious discussions

5. When did the first printed edition of the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas come out?

1600s
1700s
1800s
1900s

6. What contributed to the widespread availability of cheap lithographic editions in north Indian markets by the mid-nineteenth century?

Colonial rulers
Religious debates
Naval Kishore Press and Shri Venkateshwar Press
Secular literature

7. How did the printed and portable form of religious texts benefit the faithful?

They could be used as decorative items
They could only be read in specific locations
They could be easily read anywhere and anytime
They were only for display in religious institutions

8. What did the printed and portable form of religious texts allow for large groups of illiterate people?

Learning Sanskrit
Engaging in secular literature
Reading religious texts easily
Ignoring religious discussions

9. What did the widespread availability of religious texts in printed form encourage?

Secular discussions
Suppressing religious discussions
Discussions, debates, and controversies within and among different religions
Reading only in Sanskrit

10. What role did newspapers play in connecting communities and people in different parts of India?

Encouraged regional identities
Suppressed pan-Indian identities
Created pan-Indian identities by conveying news
Had no impact on identities