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The journalist who was jailed for his anti-British writings from Bijapur was _______.

social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

  1. Jaya Rao Nargund

  2. R. R. Diwakar

  3. Hanumantha Rao Mohare

  4. K. C. Reddy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hanumantha Rao Mohare was one of the promoters of Kannada press which supported a series of progressive movements in Karnataka. He also played an important role in the promotion of Kannada press which played a major role in the restoration of democracy and press freedom in post-independence years. He was one amongst the prominent editors who was responsible for the growth of the newspapers like Samyukta Karnataka which was considered the people’s newspaper for the people in Karnataka during the turbulent national freedom movement.

Who among the following were the ones to bring a printing press in India ?

social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

  1. Dutch

  2. British

  3. Portuguese

  4. French

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Correct Option: C

Paper was invented in China about 1900 years ago, by a man named _______.

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  1. Fa- Hieun

  2. Cai Lun.

  3. Jack Ma

  4. Deng Xioping

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cai Lun is regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process in 105 AD. He created a sheet of paper using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste. He took paper beyond being a technical invention and helped drive its widespread adoption such that it became a successful innovation.

Cai Lun beat plant fibres, cloth, rope and the bark of trees, soaked these in water, and then pressed, drained and dried the pulp to create _______.

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  1. Shirt

  2. Carpet

  3. Paper

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cai Lun is regarded as the inventor of paper and the papermaking process in 105 AD. He created a sheet of paper using mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste and then pressed, drained and dried the pulp to create paper. He took paper beyond being a technical invention and helped drive its widespread adoption such that it became a successful innovation.

The first printing press was introduced in India at _________.

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  1. Surat

  2. Bombay

  3. Calcutta

  4. Goa

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The printing press first came to Goa with Portuguese missionaries in the mid-sixteenth century. Jesuit priests learnt Konkani and printed several tracts. By 1674, about 50 books had been printed in the Konkani and in Kanara languages. Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579 at Cochin, and in 1713 the first Malayalam book was printed by them. 

The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November $12$, $1832$ started by a publisher reformer named _____.

social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

  1. Jagannath Shankar

  2. Vishnu Shastri

  3. Bal Shastri

  4. Krishna Shastri

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Correct Option: C

Upon whom was the title 'Punjab Kesari' conferred?

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  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. Sardar Baldev Singh

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. Ranjit Singh

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lala Lajpat Rai, popularly known as Punjab Kesari, was a prominent nationalist leader who played an important role in India's freedom struggle. His fierce brand of patriotism and potent vocalism against the British rule earned him the title of ‘Punjab Kesari’ or the Lion of the Punjab. 

What was the first kind of printing system called?

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  1. Press-Printing System

  2. Ink Printing System

  3. Hand Printing System

  4. Paper Printing System

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • First kind of printing system was press-printing system. Earliest kind of print technology was developed in China, Japan and Korea.
  • This was system of hand printing. In AD 594 in China printing was done by rubbing paper by wooden blocks. It totally depended on pressing one against the the other on which the matter has to be printed.

Name the book written by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule.

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  1. Mooknayak

  2. Gulamgiri

  3. Durgesh Nandini

  4. Andha

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Gulamgiri was written by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. He was an Indian activist, thinker, and social reformer. He was born in Maharashtra on April 11th 1827 and died on 28th November 1890.
  • He occupied a unique position among 19th-century social activists. He revolted against unjust caste system under which millions of people suffered.
  • He established Sathya Sodhak Samaj to spread caste equality. In 1873 he wrote Gulamgiri which means slavery and dedicated to all Americans who fought to free slaves. He established a link between lower castes of India and black slaves of America.

'Al Hilal' was a newspaper launched for propagating nationalism by _______.

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  1. Syed Ahmed Khan

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Abul Kalam Azad

  4. DE Wacha

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Al Hilal was a weekly Urdu language journal established by the Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. He began publishing it in 1912 to arouse a new political consciousness, a desire for freedom in the religious class. He called for a revival of the faith, to win the freedom represented by Islam, which was relevant to all aspects of life.