Beginning of Print Technology

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Beginning of Print Technology: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as History of Print Culture, First Printed Books, Print Culture of China, Woodblock Printing, Printing in Japan & Contributions of Kitagawa Utamaro etc.

Important Questions on Beginning of Print Technology

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Which city in China became the hub of new print culture?

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From A.D.768 - 770 who introduced the hand Printing technology in Japan? 

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Which of the following book describes bookmaking of the medieval age?

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The earliest evidences of printing can be traced from 

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Kitagawa Utamaro of the 18-19th century was widely known for

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The first printed book in Europe was

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Which is the oldest Japanese book?

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Which of the following according to historians is the reason why print culture set the stage for the French Revolution?

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Which among the following is a ukiyo-e artist?

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This is the oldest Japanese book printed in AD 868. It contains six sheets of text and woodcut illustration, What is ' this'?

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Match the items of column A with the corresponding items of column B and select the correct choice:

 Column A                               Column B

 I. Calligraphy                        i. Genre of woodblock print and paintings which flourished in Japanese art from the late 17th to late 19th century.

2. Tripitaka Koreana             ii. The art of beautiful and stylised writing

 3. Edo                                 Ill. Korean collection of Buddhist scriptures carved onto 81258 wooden printing blocks in the13th century.

 4. Ukiyo-e                           IV. What Tokyo was known as before the Meiji Restoration.

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Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Protestant Reformation was a Protestant movement to reform the Catholic Church dominated by Rome.

Statement 2: Chapbooks were sold by petty recited pedlars known as chapmen.

Statement 3: The first printed edition of Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas came out from Calcutta in 1956.

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Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Compositors are people who compose the text for printing.

Statement 2: Galley is the metal frame in which types are laid and the text composed.

Statement 3: Gutenberg Printing Press came to be known as the stationary type printing machine.

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Read the statements below carefully and choose the correct option.

Statement 1: Hand-printing technology was introduced in Japan around AD 768-770 by Buddhist missionaries from China.

Statement 2: With the growing demand for books, woodblock printing gradually became more popular in Europe.

Statement 3: Printing reduced the cost of books.