Bihar Board Class 10 (BSEB) C10printculture — practice questions

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Print arrived in India in the mid-16th century via:Read the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Print Culture — PioneersRead the answer and worked solution →

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Print arrived in India in the mid-16th century via:

Portuguese Catholic missionaries in Goa
Mughal court patronage of Persian calligraphy
British East India Company's Bombay office
Chinese traders along the Coromandel coast

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Correct answer: A. Portuguese Catholic missionaries in Goa

Print arrived in India with Portuguese Catholic missionaries in Goa in the mid-1500s. They printed religious texts in Konkani, Tamil, and Malayalam. The first Tamil book was printed in 1579.

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CLASS10 · Socialscience · Print Culture — Pioneers

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Matching pairs

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Johann Gutenberg
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First European printing press (~1450)
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Wood-block printing
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Originated in China (8th century)
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Lithography
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Image-on-stone print process
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Compositor
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Sets metal type for each page
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Galley proof
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Trial print read for errors
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James Augustus Hickey
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Started 'Bengal Gazette' in 1780

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Match each print-culture term to its origin or person.

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