NCERT Class 10 Chapter 5 Print Culture and the Modern World MCQs for UPSC

1. How were the earliest books printed in China from AD 594 onwards according to NCERT Class 10 History?

1. A.By rubbing paper against the inked surface of woodblocks, creating traditional accordion books folded and stitched at the side.
2. B.Using steam-powered rotary cylindrical metal presses in imperial workshops.
3. C.By casting movable bronze types under the supervision of European Jesuit missions.
4. D.By engraving characters on palm leaves and pressing them between wooden boards.

2. What is the oldest printed book in Japan, printed in AD 868, and what does it contain?

1. A.The Tale of Genji, containing forty hand-painted scrolls of courtly life.
2. B.The Buddhist Diamond Sutra, containing six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations.
3. C.The Tripitaka Koreana, engraved on eighty thousand bronze plates.
4. D.The Jikji, containing Zen Buddhist teachings printed with movable metal type.

3. Which Japanese artist, born in Edo in 1753, was renowned for his ukiyo prints ('pictures of the floating world') that later influenced European painters like Monet and Van Gogh?

1. A.Shunman Kubo
2. B.Tsutaya Juzaburo
3. C.Kitagawa Utamaro
4. D.Hokusai Katsushika