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Q86 (NDA-I/2015) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Press and public opinion Answer Verified

Consider the following statements about the early modem technology in India : 1. The Portuguese brought European movable metal types to Goa in 1550. 2. The first Indian script of which types were prepared was Tamil. 3. The English Company’s first experi- ment with printing press was at Calcutta. 4. The English Company imported printing press to India in 1674-75 at the request of Bhimji Parak. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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Explanation

The Portuguese introduced the first movable metal type printing press to India, arriving in Goa in the mid-sixteenth century, specifically around 1556 [1]. Statement 1 is generally accepted in this historical context. Tamil was indeed the first Indian script for which movable types were prepared, with the first Tamil book printed by Catholic priests in 1579 at Cochin [1]. Regarding the English East India Company, their early engagement with printing was driven by commercial needs. In 1674-75, the Company imported a printing press to Bombay (not Calcutta) at the request of Bhimji Parak, a prominent merchant who intended to print religious texts [1]. The first experiment with the press by the English was in Bombay, whereas the English-language press in Calcutta, such as the Bengal Gazette, developed much later in the 1780s. Thus, statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] India and the Contemporary World – II. History-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Print Culture and the Modern World > 6.2 Print Comes to India > p. 120
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