History Practice Quiz 82

Q1.Which press, located in Lucknow, was known for publishing numerous religious texts in vernaculars from the 1880s?

A. Shri Venkateshwar Press B. Bombay Telegraph Press C. Naval Kishore Press D. Native Opinion Press

Q2.From the 1880s, which press in Bombay published numerous religious texts in vernacular languages?

A. Naval Kishore Press B. Shri Venkateshwar Press C. Bombay Telegraph and Courier D. Krishnaji Trimbuck Ranade Press

Q3.As per the 'Bombay Telegraph and Courier' on January 6, 1849, who intended to publish a newspaper in the Marathi Language from Poona?

A. Shri Venkateshwar B. Naval Kishore C. Krishnaji Trimbuck Ranade D. Tulsidas

Q4.By which period did a new visual culture begin to take shape, facilitated by an increasing number of printing presses?

A. By the end of the eighteenth century B. By the mid-nineteenth century C. By the end of the nineteenth century D. By the early twentieth century

Q5.By which decade were caricatures and cartoons being published in journals and newspapers, commenting on social and political issues?

A. By the 1850s B. By the 1860s C. By the 1870s D. By the 1880s

Q6.Which of the following was the first full-length autobiography published in the Bengali language?

A. Amar Jiban B. Kailashbashini Debi's writings C. Tarabai Shinde's works D. Indian Charivari

Q7.In which year was Rashsundari Debi's autobiography, Amar Jiban, published?

A. 1860 B. 1876 C. 1880 D. 1926

Q8.How did Rashsundari Debi, a young married girl in an orthodox household in East Bengal, learn to read in the early nineteenth century?

A. She was educated by liberal family members at home. B. She attended women's schools set up in cities. C. She learned in the secrecy of her kitchen. D. She was taught by a private tutor.

Q9.In the 1880s, in present-day Maharashtra, who wrote with passionate anger about the miserable lives of upper-caste Hindu women, especially widows?

A. Rashsundari Debi and Kailashbashini Debi B. Tarabai Shinde and Pandita Ramabai C. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossein and Kailashbashini Debi D. A woman in a Tamil novel and Rashsundari Debi

Q10.When did Hindi printing begin seriously, according to the provided text?

A. From the 1860s B. From the 1870s C. From the 1880s D. From the early nineteenth century

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History Practice Quiz 82