NCERT BOOK CLASS 10TH HISTORY MCQ
Chapter 5 : Print Culture and the Modern World
1. When was the Vernacular Press Act passed? (CBSE 2020)
a) 1857
b) 1878
c) 1885
d) 1905
Answer: b) 1878
2. Where was the first printing press established in India? (MP Board 2019)
a) Kolkata
b) Goa
c) Mumbai
d) Chennai
Answer: b) Goa
3. In which language was the newspaper “Kesari” published? (UP Board 2021)
a) Hindi
b) Marathi
c) English
d) Bengali
Answer: b) Marathi
4. Who started the magazine “Harijan”? (Bihar Board 2020)
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi
5. In which year was “Amrita Bazar Patrika” started? (CBSE 2019)
a) 1857
b) 1868
c) 1875
d) 1880
Answer: b) 1868
6. Who is the author of “Satyarth Prakash”? (MP Board 2020)
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: b) Dayanand Saraswati
7. Which was the first newspaper in the Hindi language? (UP Board 2019)
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Urdu
d) Marathi
Answer: a) Hindi
8. Who was the editor of “Bengal Gazette”? (Bihar Board 2021)
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) James Augustus Hicky
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: b) James Augustus Hicky
9. Who started “The Tribune” newspaper? (CBSE 2021)
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: a) Lala Lajpat Rai
10. Who started the newspaper “Pratap”? (MP Board 2021)
a) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Chandrashekhar Azad
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: a) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
11. Who started the magazine “Al-Hilal”? (UP Board 2020)
a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
c) Maulana Mohammad Ali
d) Iqbal
Answer: a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
12. In which magazine was the song “Vande Mataram” first published? (Bihar Board 2019)
a) Banga Darshan
b) Kesari
c) Young India
d) Harijan
Answer: a) Banga Darshan
13. Who was the editor of “Hindu Patriot”? (CBSE 2018)
a) Harishchandra Mukherjee
b) Surendranath Banerjee
c) Dadabhai Naoroji
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: a) Harishchandra Mukherjee
14. In which language was “Kavi Vachan Sudha” published? (MP Board 2018)
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Telugu
d) Marathi
Answer: a) Hindi
15. Who started “Young India” magazine? (UP Board 2018)
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
16. Which was the first newspaper in the Marathi language? (Maharashtra Board 2020)
a) Darpan
b) Kesari
c) Prabhakar
d) Maratha
Answer: a) Darpan
17. Who started the magazine “Banga Darshan”? (West Bengal Board 2019)
a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: a) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
18. In which language was “Sulabh Samachar” published? (Rajasthan Board 2021)
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Urdu
d) Punjabi
Answer: a) Hindi
19. Who started “Indian Mirror”? (Kerala Board 2020)
a) Surendranath Banerjee
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Devendranath Tagore
d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: a) Surendranath Banerjee
20. From where was “The Pioneer” newspaper published? (Delhi Board 2019)
a) Lucknow
b) Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai
Answer: a) Lucknow
21. When was “Hindustan Times” started? (Punjab Board 2021)
a) 1924
b) 1878
c) 1885
d) 1905
Answer: a) 1924
22. Who started “Indian Opinion”? (Gujarat Board 2020)
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
23. Who started the magazine “Kranti”? (Haryana Board 2019)
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Chandrashekhar Azad
c) Sukhdev
d) Rajguru
Answer: a) Bhagat Singh
24. In which language was “Akali” newspaper published? (Punjab Board 2020)
a) Punjabi
b) Hindi
c) Urdu
d) English
Answer: a) Punjabi
25. In which language was “Madras Courier” published? (Tamil Nadu Board 2021)
a) English
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Malayalam
Answer: a) English
26. Who started the newspaper “Maratha”? (Maharashtra Board 2018)
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
27. Who started the magazine “Hamdard”? (UP Board 2017)
a) Hakim Ajmal Khan
b) Maulana Azad
c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
d) Iqbal
Answer: a) Hakim Ajmal Khan
28. In which language was the newspaper “Milap” published? (Rajasthan Board 2020)
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Punjabi
d) Gujarati
Answer: a) Hindi
29. Who started the magazine “Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq”? (Bihar Board 2018)
a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
b) Maulana Azad
c) Maulana Mohammad Ali
d) Iqbal
Answer: a) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
30. Who started the newspaper “Comrade”? (Kerala Board 2019)
a) Maulana Mohammad Ali
b) Maulana Shaukat Ali
c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
d) Iqbal
Answer: a) Maulana Mohammad Ali
36. What was the most significant impact of the printing revolution?
a) Religious propaganda
b) Spread of knowledge
c) Political rebellion
d) Economic development
Answer: b) Spread of knowledge
37. In which language was the “Gutenberg Bible” printed?
a) Latin
b) German
c) English
d) French
Answer: a) Latin
38. Which was the first printed book in India?
a) Ramayana
b) Bible
c) Mahabharata
d) Gita
Answer: b) Bible
39. From which language is the word “Chapekhana” derived?
a) Persian
b) Arabic
c) Turkish
d) Urdu
Answer: a) Persian
40. Who started the magazine “Harijan Sevak”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jyotiba Phule
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
41. Who started “Sambad Kaumudi”?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c) Dayanand Saraswati
d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
42. Who was the editor of “Digdarshan” magazine?
a) Marshman
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: a) Marshman
43. Which was the first newspaper in the Gujarati language?
a) Gujarati
b) Hindi
c) English
d) Marathi
Answer: a) Gujarati
44. Who started the magazine “Navjivan”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel
d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi
45. Who started the magazine “Abhyudaya”?
a) Madan Mohan Malviya
b) Purushottam Das Tandon
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: a) Madan Mohan Malviya
46. Who started the newspaper “Karmayogi”?
a) Aurobindo Ghosh
b) Bipin Chandra Pal
c) Lala Hardayal
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: a) Aurobindo Ghosh
47. In which language was “Madras Mail” published?
a) English
b) Tamil
c) Telugu
d) Malayalam
Answer: a) English
48. Who started “Indian Social Reformer”?
a) N.M. Joshi
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: a) N.M. Joshi
49. From where was “The Straits Times” published?
a) Singapore
b) Hong Kong
c) Kolkata
d) Mumbai
Answer: a) Singapore
50. When was “Bombay Chronicle” started?
a) 1840
b) 1857
c) 1878
d) 1905
Answer: a) 1840
51. In which country did printing culture originate?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Egypt
Answer: (B) China
52. Who invented the printing press for the first time?
(A) Gunther
(B) Johannes Gutenberg
(C) Martin Luther
(D) Charles Babbage
Answer: (B) Johannes Gutenberg
53. What was the primary purpose of the printing press initially?
(A) Printing religious texts
(B) Commercial documents
(C) Literary works
(D) Government orders
Answer: (A) Printing religious texts
54. On which material was printing first done in China?
(A) Paper
(B) Wood
(C) Silk
(D) Bamboo
Answer: (B) Wood
55. Who introduced the printing press to India?
(A) Portuguese
(B) French
(C) British
(D) Dutch
Answer: (A) Portuguese
56. What was used in Gutenberg’s press?
(A) Metal type
(B) Wooden type
(C) Handwritten pages
(D) Cloth type
Answer: (A) Metal type
57. What was the first book printed on Gutenberg’s press?
(A) Mahabharata
(B) Bible
(C) Ramayana
(D) Gita
Answer: (B) Bible
58. Which was the first printed book in India?
(A) Ramayana
(B) Bible
(C) Mahabharata
(D) Bhagavad Gita
Answer: (B) Bible
59. What changes did the printing press bring to society?
(A) Spread of education
(B) Religious reform movements
(C) Democratization of ideas
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
60. Which country first developed movable type printing?
(A) Japan
(B) Korea
(C) China
(D) India
Answer: (B) Korea
61. What was the impact of printing in 16th-century Europe?
(A) Scientific Revolution
(B) French Revolution
(C) Religious Reformation
(D) All
Answer: (D) All
62. What was the purpose of “The Bible of the Poor”?
(A) Educating the rich
(B) Educating the illiterate
(C) Educating children
(D) Educating merchants
Answer: (B) Educating the illiterate
63. Which was the first newspaper in India?
(A) Bombay Samachar
(B) Bengal Gazette
(C) Samachar Chandrika
(D) Hindustan Times
Answer: (B) Bengal Gazette
64. What was the primary purpose of newspapers in India?
(A) Trade
(B) National awakening
(C) Religious propaganda
(D) Entertainment
Answer: (B) National awakening
65. When was the Press Act implemented in India?
(A) 1857
(B) 1835
(C) 1867
(D) 1878
Answer: (B) 1835
66. Which newspaper was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
(A) Bombay Samachar
(B) Samachar Chandrika
(C) Mirat-ul-Akhbar
(D) The Hindu
Answer: (C) Mirat-ul-Akhbar
67. Who said, “The printing press democratized literacy”?
(A) Adam Smith
(B) Walter Benjamin
(C) Martin Luther
(D) Thomas Jefferson
Answer: (C) Martin Luther
68. In which year was the printing press established in India?
(A) 1556
(B) 1600
(C) 1700
(D) 1800
Answer: (A) 1556
69. Which movement was most influenced by the printing press?
(A) Reformation
(B) Industrial Revolution
(C) Renaissance
(D) All
Answer: (D) All
70. Which was the first regional language newspaper in India?
(A) Bombay Samachar
(B) Samachar Chandrika
(C) Amrita Bazar Patrika
(D) Anandabazar Patrika
Answer: (A) Bombay Samachar
71. When was press censorship first imposed in India?
(A) 1800
(B) 1799
(C) 1818
(D) 1857
Answer: (B) 1799
72. Which language newspapers were most popular in 19th-century India?
(A) English
(B) Hindi
(C) Bengali
(D) Urdu
Answer: (C) Bengali
73. In which language was “Amrita Bazar Patrika” initially published?
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Bengali
(D) Marathi
Answer: (C) Bengali
74. In which year was the first printed Bible published in India?
(A) 1557
(B) 1560
(C) 1600
(D) 1620
Answer: (A) 1557
75. Who said, “The newspaper is the fourth pillar of democracy”?
(A) Nehru
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) Adam Smith
Answer: (C) Thomas Jefferson
76. Which is the oldest newspaper in India?
(A) Samachar Chandrika
(B) Bengal Gazette
(C) Bombay Samachar
(D) The Hindu
Answer: (B) Bengal Gazette
77. How were books made before the printing press?
(A) Typing
(B) Handwritten
(C) Photostat
(D) Press
Answer: (B) Handwritten
78. Which was the first printed book in Europe?
(A) Ramayana
(B) Bible
(C) Mahabharata
(D) Gita
Answer: (B) Bible
79. Which country was famous for block printing?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) Korea
Answer: (B) China
80. What was the greatest contribution of the printing press?
(A) Cheaper books
(B) Spread of education
(C) Spread of ideas
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
81. What was the contribution of the press in India’s freedom struggle?
(A) Spread of nationalist ideas
(B) Religious propaganda
(C) Trade development
(D) Literary development
Answer: (A) Spread of nationalist ideas
82. Which newspaper was edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
(A) Mirat-ul-Akhbar
(B) Kesari
(C) The Hindu
(D) Bombay Samachar
Answer: (B) Kesari
83. Which reform movement was most strengthened by the printing press?
(A) Renaissance
(B) Industrial Revolution
(C) Religious Reformation
(D) National Movement
Answer: (C) Religious Reformation
84. Which law did the British enact to control the press?
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Press Act, 1835
(C) Ilbert Bill
(D) Indian Councils Act
Answer: (B) Press Act, 1835
85. Which language had the most newspapers in 19th-century India?
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Urdu
(D) Bengali
Answer: (B) English
86. Which event became possible due to the printing press?
(A) French Revolution
(B) Industrial Revolution
(C) American War of Independence
(D) Russian Revolution
Answer: (A) French Revolution
87. What was the role of the press during the 1857 revolt in India?
(A) Promoting the rebellion
(B) Supporting the British government
(C) Publishing unbiased news
(D) Writing cultural articles
Answer: (A) Promoting the rebellion
88. When was “The Hindu” newspaper founded?
(A) 1878
(B) 1881
(C) 1885
(D) 1890
Answer: (B) 1881
89. Who first raised their voice for press freedom in India?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: (C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
90. Who started the “Hindi Patrika”?
(A) Bharatendu Harishchandra
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (A) Bharatendu Harishchandra
91. What type of books saw increased demand due to the press?
(A) Religious
(B) Entertainment
(C) Scientific
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above
92. Which movement became possible because of the printing press?
(A) Renaissance
(B) Industrial Revolution
(C) Religious Reformation
(D) All
Answer: (D) All
93. Who established the first regional language press in India?
(A) Portuguese
(B) British
(C) Indian social reformers
(D) French
Answer: (A) Portuguese
94. In which language was “Bombay Samachar” published?
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Gujarati
(D) Marathi
Answer: (C) Gujarati
95. What was the first law to regulate press freedom in India?
(A) Press Act, 1799
(B) Press Act, 1835
(C) Press Act, 1878
(D) Rowlatt Act
Answer: (A) Press Act, 1799
96. Who edited the “Kesari” newspaper?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
97. In which language was the first book printed in India?
(A) Tamil
(B) Bengali
(C) Hindi
(D) Sanskrit
Answer: (A) Tamil
98. Which class benefited the most from the printing press?
(A) Merchant class
(B) Farmer class
(C) Intellectual class
(D) Labor class
Answer: (C) Intellectual class
99. What does “Newspaper Revolution” mean?
(A) Spread of knowledge
(B) Social movement
(C) Technological improvement
(D) All
Answer: (D) All
100. What type of movements did the printing press support in India?
(A) National Movement
(B) Social Reform Movement
(C) Cultural Movement
(D) All of the above
Answer: (D) All of the above