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"Not everyone… (Class 10 Social Science 2025, Q30a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2025, set 32/3/1 · 5 marks · Long answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2025: question 30(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 32/3/1, section D, question 30(a), for 5 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q30(a) · 5 marks · Long answerPrint Culture and the Modern World

"Not everyone welcomed the printed book." Explain the statement with examples from sixteenth century Europe.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who in society would fear loss of control?

Hint 2

Think of what uncontrolled printing might spread.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Not everyone welcomed printed books; even those who did had fears about them.

    1 mark

  2. Many feared easy access to the printed word and wide circulation of books would pollute people's minds.

    1 mark

  3. They feared that without control over what was printed and read, rebellious and irreligious thoughts would spread.

    1 mark

  4. This would destroy the authority of 'valuable' literature.

    1 mark

  5. Religious authorities, monarchs, writers and artists voiced this anxiety, criticising the new printed literature (e.g. Roman Church's Index of Prohibited Books; Menocchio's trial).

    1 mark

Answer: Religious authorities, rulers and writers feared print would spread rebellious ideas and erode the authority of established literature.

Where the marks are

  • Not all welcomed print (1 mark)
  • Fear of polluting minds (1 mark)
  • Fear of rebellious/irreligious thoughts (1 mark)
  • Loss of authority of valuable literature (1 mark)
  • Criticism by religious authorities, monarchs, writers (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 paper2025 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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