(Paper) PRE EXAMINATION TEST PAPER (HISTORY) Set - 4

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PRE EXAMINATION TEST CENTRE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES


Print Culture and Modern World 

Class X


General Instructions: -

(i) Answer to questions carrying 1 mark should not exceed 30 words.

(ii) Answer to questions carrying 3 marks should not exceed 60-80 words.

(iii) Answer to questions carrying 4 marks should not exceed 80-100 words.

(iv) Maps should be securely tied in the middle of the answer scripts.

(v) Attempt all parts of the question together.

 

1. Why was the traditional Chinese .accordion book. folded and stitched at the side? [1]

2. Why was the imperial state in China, for a long time, the measure producer of printed material? [3]

3. What do you know about Gutenberg? [3]

4. Why did publishers do to persuade people to welcome the printed book in the 19th century? [3]

5. Why do some historians think that print culture created the basis for the French Revolution? What is you view-point about such thinking? [4]

6. .The 19th century saw vast leaps in mass literacy in Europe, bringing in large numbers of new readers among children, women and workers.. Explain this statement. [4]

7. On the outline map of India mark these places: [2]
(a) Chauri-Chaura (Calling of the NCM)
(b) Champaran (Movement of indigo planters)