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The first-known printing press was developed in the 1430s by:
AJakob Fugger
BJosef Brenner
CJohann Gutenberg
DJohann Kepler
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Johann Gutenberg
1. Demand for books could not be met by scribes copying by hand.
2. In Germany, Johann Gutenberg developed the first-known printing press in the 1430s.
3. So the correct answer is Johann Gutenberg.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 5 'Print Culture and the Modern World'_
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