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"Printing is the… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q7b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/3/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 7(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/3/1, section A, question 7(b), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q7(b) · 3 marks · Short answerPrint Culture and the Modern World

"Printing is the ultimate gift of God and the greatest one." Analyse the statement.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who said this? Think of the Reformation leader.

Hint 2

What did printing do to the circulation of ideas and debate?

Hint 3

Link the new ideas to the Reformation and the Church.

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. Martin Luther's remark means that printing opened up the possibility of spreading ideas widely. Ideas could now reach many people.

    1 mark

  2. Printing began a new world of debate and discussion, and it helped people to think differently and question established authority.

    1 mark

  3. It brought a new intellectual atmosphere and helped spread new ideas, which led to the Reformation. This caused a division within the Church and the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

    1 mark

Answer: Printing spread ideas widely, began debate, changed how people thought, and fuelled the Reformation and the Protestant split in the Church.

Where the marks are

  • Wide spread of ideas (1 mark)
  • New world of debate and discussion, new way of thinking (1 mark)
  • Intellectual atmosphere leading to Reformation and Protestant division (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 paper2026 board paper, set 32/3/1: every question, by section.

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