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Explain the implication… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q25)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/1/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 25

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/1/1, section C, question 25, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25 · 3 marks · Short answerPrint Culture and the Modern World

Explain the implication of print culture on the religious reforms in India during 19th century.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

What did reformers and orthodox groups do with print?

Hint 2

Name issues debated, such as widow immolation.

Hint 3

Recall Ram Mohan Roy's newspaper.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Printing led to intense public debate on religious issues. Reformers criticised existing practices, while others countered them, and the debates were carried out in print.

    1 mark

  2. Tracts and newspapers spread new ideas and shaped the debate. They covered controversies over widow immolation, monotheism, Brahmanical priesthood and idolatry.

    1 mark

  3. In Bengal Ram Mohan Roy published Sambad Kaumudi (1821) and the orthodox commissioned Samachar Chandrika; in 1822 Persian papers Jam-i-Jahan Numa and Shamsul Akhbar appeared, reaching wider audiences.

    1 mark

Answer: Print spread and shaped religious reform debates through tracts and newspapers.

Where the marks are

  • Print created public debate on religion (1 mark)
  • Tracts and newspapers spread and shaped debate on specific issues (1 mark)
  • Examples of newspapers (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Print Culture and the Modern World, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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