Very Short Answer -Class 10 – Social Science – History -Chapter 5: Print Culture and Modern World

Class 10 – Social Science – History -Very Short Answer -Chapter 5: Print Culture and Modern World

Q1.  Name the first edition of the Indian religious text published in vernacular.

Ans : Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas was the first edition of the Indian religious text published in vernacular.

Q2. Name the Chinese traditional book, which was folded and stitched at the side.

 Ans : The traditional ‘Accordion Book’ of China was folded and stitched at the side because both the sides of the thin; porous sheets could not be printed.

Q3. Who brought the print culture to Japan?

 Ans : The print culture was brought to Japan by the Buddhist Missionaries from China.

Q4. Why couldn’t the production of hand written manuscripts satisfy the ever increasing demand for books? Give any three reasons.

 Ans : The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever increasing demand for books due to the following reasons:

a. In India, there is rich and old tradition of handwritten manuscripts in different languages which were copied on palm leaves or on handmade papers.

b. These manuscripts were highly expensive and fragile.

c. They needed careful handling.

Q5. Why couldn’t the production of hand written manuscripts satisfy the ever increasing demand for books? Give any three reasons.

Ans : The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever increasing demand for books due to the following reasons:

a. In India, there is rich and old tradition of handwritten manuscripts in different languages which were copied on palm leaves or on handmade papers.

 b. These manuscripts were highly expensive and fragile.

 c. They needed careful handling.

Q6. How’ were magazines different from novels? Write any three differences.

 Ans :  The three differences between the magazines and novels were:

 a. The magazines had several stories whereas the novels had just one story.

 b. The magazines were periodically published whereas the novels were one time publication.

 c. There might be several writers of one magazine but the novels had only one author.

Q7. In what three ways did the printed books at first closely resemble the written manuscripts?

Ans : The three ways in which initially the printed books closely resembled the written manuscripts were:

a. Initially the printed books resembled the written manuscripts in appearance.

b. It resembled in layout as the metal letters imitated the ornamental handwritten styles and the borders were illuminated by hand.

c. There was blank space for decoration in the books printed for the rich and the design was chosen by the buyer.

Q8. What were the limitations of the written manuscripts in India? Explain. 

Ans : The following were the limitations of the written manuscripts in India:

 a. These manuscripts were highly expensive, fragile and needed careful handling.

b. Reading the manuscripts was not easy as they were written in different styles which limits its use.

c. It was not used in everyday life by the common people

Q9. Who invented printing press? How did he develop the printing technology?

Ans : Johann Gutenberg developed the first known printing press in 1430s at Strasbourg, Germany.

Most of his childhood was spent on a large agricultural estates where he saw wine and olive presses.

He learnt polishing stones and created lead moulds. The olive press was the model for the printing press and the moulds were used for casting the metal types for the letters of the alphabet.