MCQs: 1. What was the primary effect of the print revolution?    – A) Increase in agricultural production    – B) Transformation of people’s relationship with information and knowledge    – C) Development of oral storytelling traditions    – D) Reduction in literacy rates 2. Which of the following was a result of the print revolution?    – A) Decline…

MCQs: 1. Who invented the first-known printing press in Europe?    – A) Martin Luther    – B) Johannes Kepler    – C) Johann Gutenberg    – D) Isaac Newton 2. In which city did Gutenberg develop his printing press?    – A) Berlin    – B) Strasbourg    – C) Frankfurt    – D) Vienna 3. What was the first major book…

MCQs: 1. When was hand-printing technology introduced to Japan?    – A) Around AD 500    – B) Around AD 768-770    – C) Around AD 1000    – D) Around AD 1200 2. What is considered the oldest Japanese printed book?    – A) The Tale of Genji    – B) The Diamond Sutra    – C) The Kojiki    – D)…

MCQs: 1. Where was the earliest known printed book, the Diamond Sutra, created?    – A) Japan    – B) India    – C) China    – D) Europe 2. What technology marked a major change in print culture in Korea?    – A) Handwritten manuscripts    – B) Movable metal type    – C) Digital printing    – D) Lithography 3. Which…

MCQs: 1. What was the earliest kind of print technology developed in East Asia?    – A) Movable metal type    – B) Hand printing using woodblocks    – C) Digital printing    – D) Inkjet printing 2. Who invented the first-known printing press in the 1430s?    – A) Martin Luther    – B) James Lackington    – C) Johann Gutenberg…

MCQs: 1. What was the main purpose of using labels on Manchester cloth bundles sold in India?    – A) To make the cloth look attractive    – B) To indicate the price    – C) To make the place of manufacture and company name familiar    – D) To show discount offers 2. Which of the following was…

1. What percentage of large industries in 1911 were located in Bengal and Bombay?    – A) 50%    – B) 67%    – C) 75%    – D) 80% 2. What proportion of the industrial labor force worked in registered factories in 1911?    – A) 50%    – B) 25%    – C) 5%    – D) 15% 3. Which technological…

1. Which products did European Managing Agencies primarily invest in during colonial India?    – A) Automobiles and electronics    – B) Tea, coffee, mining, indigo, and jute    – C) Textbooks and literature    – D) Pharmaceuticals and chemicals 2. What impact did the Swadeshi movement have on Indian industries?    – A) Decline of all Indian industries    –…

MCQs: 1. In 1901, how many workers were employed in Indian factories?    – A) 1 million    – B) 584,000    – C) 2 million    – D) 1.5 million 2. Which region provided over 50% of the workers for Bombay cotton industries in 1911?    – A) Kanpur    – B) Bengal    – C) Ratnagiri    – D) Madras 3.…

MCQs: 1. Who was Dwarkanath Tagore?    – A) Founder of Bombay Cotton Mills    – B) A prominent China trader and industrialist in Bengal    – C) British officer in East India Company    – D) Leader of Indian National Congress 2. Which of the following businessmen was associated with the China trade?    – A) Jamsetjee Nusserwanjee Tata…