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Multiple choice social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

Who introduced hand-printing technology into Japan?

  1. Buddhist missionaries

  2. Christian missionaries

  3. Muslim maulvis

  4. Jain missionaries
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

a. Buddhist missionaries


The Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing technology into Japan around 768 – 770 AD. The Buddhist Diamond Sutra which was printed in 868 AD was the oldest Japanese book. Libraries and bookstores were packed with hand-printed materials of various types. These included books on women, musical instruments, calculations, tea ceremony, flower arrangements, proper etiquette, cooking and famous places.

Multiple choice social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act $1794$?

  1. Charles Metcalfe

  2. Andrew Frazer

  3. Lord Wellesly

  4. Lord Auckland
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Wellesley introduced the Censorship of the Press Act in 1799 (often cited as 1794 in some older texts, though 1799 is the standard historical date) to control the press during the war with France.

Multiple choice social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

Lord Lytton was the Viceroy of India from ________.

  1. 1868 to 1872

  2. 1876 to 1880

  3. 1878 to 1884

  4. 1885 to 1890
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Lytton was the Viceroy from 1876 – 1880 and was known as the Viceroy with reverse characters. Some of the main aspects during his rule were

  • Organised the Grand ‘Delhi Durbar’ in 1877 to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress of India.
  • He introduced the Vernacular Press Act( 1878) and Indian Arms Act (1879).

Multiple choice social studies print culture and the modern world film and print media evolution of writing and communication system great reformers and reform movements

'The Times of India' which celebrated its $150$th anniversary in $1988$, was first published in $1838$ as _________.

  1. Bombay Chronicle

  2. Bombay Times

  3. Indian Times

  4. National Times
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Times of India was established in 1838 under the name The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters cyclonic winds monsoon phenomena and its mechanism tsunami, floods, cyclones, droughts and landslides

________ was very severe Cyclonic Storm and the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2016 in North Indian Ocean.

  1. Hudhud

  2. Ockhi

  3. Vardah

  4. Nilofar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cyclone Vardah was a severe cyclonic storm that struck the east coast of India in December 2016, making it one of the most intense storms of that year in the North Indian Ocean.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters cyclonic winds monsoon phenomena and its mechanism tsunami, floods, cyclones, droughts and landslides

In the satellite based techniques, track and intensity of cyclones are forecast based on the _________ associated with cyclone.

  1. wind speed

  2. cloud pattern

  3. atmospheric pressure

  4. climate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Satellite imagery allows meteorologists to monitor the cloud patterns, such as the spiral bands and the eye of the cyclone, to estimate the track and intensity of the storm.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters cyclonic winds monsoon phenomena and its mechanism tsunami, floods, cyclones, droughts and landslides

Which of the following country does not decide the naming the cyclone in the Indian Ocean region?

  1. India

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. Thailand

  4. Japan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The panel on Tropical Cyclones for the North Indian Ocean consists of eight countries: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Japan is not part of this regional panel.

Multiple choice social studies precautions for natural disasters cyclonic winds monsoon phenomena and its mechanism tsunami, floods, cyclones, droughts and landslides

Hurricane is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the ___________.

  1. Atlantic Ocean

  2. North-eastern Pacific Ocean

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Both A & B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that form over the North Atlantic Ocean and the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Those in the Northwest Pacific are called Typhoons, and those in the Indian Ocean are simply called Cyclones.