How did Bombay come under the British rule ?
OR
Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed book ? Give one example each from Europe and India.
CBSE Class X Social Science SA ( 3 marks)
Answers
Reasons
(i) Bombay was the principal port of the East India Company.
(ii) It was an important centre for cotton textiles from Gujarat.
(iii) It became an important administrative centre of western India.
(iv) It emerged as a major industrial centre in the 19d1 century.
OR
Some people were feared by the effect of easily available printed books because rebellious and
irreligious thoughts might spread and the authority of ’Valuable literature’ would be destroyed.
(i) Europe : In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther wrote ninety five theses criticizing many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church and challenged the Church to debate his ideas.
(ii) India : An intense controversy between social and religious reformer and the Hindu orthodox was developed over matters such as widow immolation, monotheism, Brahmanical piothood and idolatry.