CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 34
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/5/1, section E, question 34, for 4 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q34 · 4 marks · Case-basedCompetency-basedPrint Culture and the Modern World
Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:
Print Comes to India
From 1780, James Augustus Hickey began to edit the Bengal Gazette, a weekly magazine that described itself as 'a commercial paper open to all, but influenced by none'. So it was private English enterprise, proud of its independence from colonial influence, that began English printing in India. Hickey published a lot of advertisements, including those that related to the import and sale of slaves. But he also published a lot of gossip about the Company's senior officials in India. Enraged by this, Governor-General Warren Hastings persecuted Hickey, and encouraged the publication of officially sanctioned newspapers that could counter the flow of information that damaged the image of the colonial government. By the close of the eighteenth century, a number of newspapers and journals appeared in print. There were Indians, too, who began to publish Indian newspapers. The first to appear was the weekly Bengal Gazette, brought out by Gangadhar Bhattacharya, who was close to Raja Rammohan Roy.
- (34.1)1 mark
In which language was 'Bengal Gazette' edited by James Augustus Hickey published?
- (34.2)1 mark
Why was James Augustus Hickey persecuted?
- (34.3)2 marks
Which newspapers were encouraged during the 1780s? Why were they encouraged?
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/5/1.
Hints
Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.
Hint 1
Read the first sentences of the passage for the language.
Hint 2
Look at what Hickey published besides advertisements.
Hint 3
Ask what Hastings wanted to protect.
Step-by-step solution
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(34.1) The Bengal Gazette was edited in English.
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(34.2) Hickey was persecuted because he published a lot of gossip about the Company's senior officials in India, which enraged Governor-General Warren Hastings.
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(34.3) Officially sanctioned newspapers were encouraged by Warren Hastings.
- 1 mark
(34.3) They were encouraged to counter the flow of information that damaged the image of the colonial government.
Answer: (34.1) English; (34.2) He published gossip about senior Company officials; (34.3) Officially sanctioned newspapers, encouraged to counter information that damaged the colonial government's image.
Where the marks are
- English (1 mark)
- Published gossip about Company officials (1 mark)
- Officially sanctioned newspapers were encouraged (1 mark)
- Reason: to counter information damaging the colonial government's image (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Print Culture and the Modern World (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
- Topic: Print Comes to India
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