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Evaluate the role of… (Class 10 Social Science 2026, Q6b)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2026, set 32/4/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2026: question 6(b)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2026, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 6(b), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q6(b) · 3 marks · Short answerPrint Culture and the Modern World

Evaluate the role of Buddhist Missionaries in printing culture.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Who brought printing from China to Japan?

Hint 2

Name the oldest Japanese printed book.

Hint 3

What kinds of books filled Edo's libraries?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. Buddhist missionaries from China brought hand-printing technology to Japan around AD 768-770.

    1 mark

  2. The oldest Japanese book, the Buddhist Diamond Sutra, was printed in AD 868 with six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations. Printing was also used for textiles, playing cards and paper money.

    1 mark

  3. In late eighteenth-century Edo, illustrated books depicted urban culture, and libraries and bookstores were full of hand-printed books on women, music, cooking, etiquette, the tea ceremony and more.

    1 mark

Answer: Buddhist missionaries introduced hand printing to Japan, producing the Diamond Sutra (AD 868) and starting a rich print culture.

Where the marks are

  • Introduced hand printing in Japan (1 mark)
  • Diamond Sutra 868 and other printed items (1 mark)
  • Edo print culture and books (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 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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