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In which of the following centuries did the printing press come to India?
(A) Seventeenth century
(B) Mid-Sixteenth century
(C) Mid-Fifteenth century
D) Eighteenth century
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Answer 1

Mid-Sixteenth century did the printing press come to India

Explanation:

• The Jesuit priests had introduced the printing press to India. In the 19th century, they came to Goa, who had mastered Konkani and had several tracts written. The first book in Tamil was written by the Catholic priests in 1579, at Cochin and they printed the first book in Malyalam in 1713.
• The press was taken over and sent to St. Paul's College, a seminary which still exists in Goa, with Bustaments.
• The Christian missionaries used the press for the printing of Biblical propaganda literature.
• Printing in Asia, once again, only resumed in the early 18th century. Thus, the starts is serendipitous. In 1620, the Danish East India Company received from Tanjore's Rajah the grant of a coastal region of 25 square miles, named Tarangambadi, which the Danes renamed Tranquebar. This area was served mainly by mono color hand button, type collection machines of German heritage.

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