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If a modernised press increases output from 8,000 to 12,000 sheets per hour, what is the percentage increase in productivity?

(A) 25%
(B) 40%
(C) 50%
(D) 60%

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

Increase = 4,000; 4,000/8,000 × 100 = 50%.

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Question (42)

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Why were cheap paperback editions introduced during the Great Depression?

(A) Publishers wanted to sustain book purchases when people had less purchasing power
(B) Publishers wanted to make books more expensive
(C) Printing technology had stopped developing
(D) Readers had stopped demanding books permanently

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Cheap editions were a strategy to maintain sales during economic difficulties.

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Question (43)

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Which statement correctly describes the traditional manuscript culture of India?

(A) Manuscripts were written only in English
(B) Manuscripts existed in Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian and vernacular languages
(C) Manuscripts were always cheap and durable
(D) Manuscripts disappeared immediately after printing arrived

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

India had a rich handwritten tradition using several languages and scripts.

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Question (44)

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A manuscript collection contains 900 manuscripts, of which 2/3 are written in vernacular languages. How many manuscripts are vernacular?

(A) 300
(B) 450
(C) 600
(D) 750

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

900 × 2/3 = 600.

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Question (45)

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Why were handwritten manuscripts not widely used in everyday life in pre-print India?

(A) They were inexpensive and easily portable
(B) They were expensive, fragile and difficult to handle
(C) They were produced in factories
(D) They were available in every village market

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Their cost, fragility and varied scripts limited their everyday circulation.

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Question (46)

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If Portuguese missionaries had printed about 50 books in Konkani and Kanara languages by 1674, what would be the average number printed per year from 1550 to 1674, approximately?

(A) 0.2
(B) 0.4
(C) 0.6
(D) 1.0

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

Approximately 50 ÷ 124 ≈ 0.4 books per year.

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Question (47)

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Why was Hickey's Bengal Gazette significant in the development of English-language printing in India?

(A) It represented private English printing and published material critical of Company officials
(B) It was an official government newspaper from the beginning
(C) It was printed only in Sanskrit
(D) It avoided advertisements and political information

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Hickey's paper was a private enterprise and published criticism and gossip about Company officials.

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Question (48)

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Rammohun Roy's Sambad Kaumudi began publication in 1821, while two Persian newspapers appeared from 1822. How many years separated these developments?

(A) 0 years
(B) 1 year
(C) 2 years
(D) 3 years

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

1822 − 1821 = 1 year.

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Question (49)

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If a newspaper has 20,000 readers and its readership increases by 75% after expanding circulation into new regions, how many readers does it have?

(A) 30,000
(B) 32,500
(C) 35,000
(D) 37,500

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

20,000 × 1.75 = 35,000.

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The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878. If a newspaper ignored a government warning about a seditious report, which consequence could follow under the Act?

(A) The newspaper received a financial reward
(B) The press could be seized and printing machinery confiscated
(C) The newspaper was given complete freedom
(D) The newspaper was converted into a private library

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:

The Act gave the colonial government powers to seize the press and confiscate printing machinery after ignored warnings.

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If a modernised press increases output from 8,000 to 12,000 sheets per hour, what is the percentage increase in productivity?

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Why were cheap paperback editions introduced during the Great Depression?

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Question (43)

Which statement correctly describes the traditional manuscript culture of India?

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Question (44)

A manuscript collection contains 900 manuscripts, of which 2/3 are written in vernacular languages. How many manuscripts are vernacular?

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Why were handwritten manuscripts not widely used in everyday life in pre-print India?

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Question (46)

If Portuguese missionaries had printed about 50 books in Konkani and Kanara languages by 1674, what would be the average number printed per year from 1550 to 1674, approximately?

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Why was Hickey's Bengal Gazette significant in the development of English-language printing in India?

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Question (48)

Rammohun Roy's Sambad Kaumudi began publication in 1821, while two Persian newspapers appeared from 1822. How many years separated these developments?

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If a newspaper has 20,000 readers and its readership increases by 75% after expanding circulation into new regions, how many readers does it have?

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The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878. If a newspaper ignored a government warning about a seditious report, which consequence could follow under the Act?

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