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CBSE Class 10 Print Culture and Modern World — practice questions — page 5

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Which yearly publication gave astronomical data and the timing of eclipses?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the platen in letterpress printing?Read the answer and worked solution →What cheap printing technology did north Indian ulama use to publish Persian and Urdu scriptures?Read the answer and worked solution →What colour was the main text of Gutenberg's Bible printed in?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did elites prefer copies of the Gutenberg Bible that differed from one another?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which yearly publication gave astronomical data and the timing of eclipses?

  1. Quarto
  2. Chapbook
  3. Almanac
  4. Broadsheet
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Correct answer: C. Almanac

An almanac gave yearly data on the sun, moon, tides and eclipses, useful in everyday life.

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What is the platen in letterpress printing?

  1. Board pressed onto paper
  2. Metal frame holding the type
  3. Ink roller for the type
  4. Machine that folds sheets
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Correct answer: A. Board pressed onto paper

The platen is the board pressed onto the back of the sheet to transfer the impression from the type.

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What cheap printing technology did north Indian ulama use to publish Persian and Urdu scriptures?

  1. Lithographic presses
  2. Offset presses
  3. Gutenberg presses
  4. Woodblock presses
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Correct answer: A. Lithographic presses

The ulama used cheap lithographic presses to print scriptures and tracts when they feared colonial interference.

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