Question

How did Martin Luther's writing bring reforms in the religious field ? Explain.
OR
Explain the aspects of Premchand's writings that make them special.

CBSE Class X Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

(i) Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising the malpractices in the Roman Catholic Church. He posted a printed copy of it on the door of a church in Wittenberg.

 (ii) Luther's writings immediately became popular through printed copies and was read widely.

(iii) 5000 printed copies of Luther's translation of the New Testament were sold in a week.

 (iv) All these led to a religious debate and marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

(v) Printing technology played a key role in bringing religious reforms in the 16 century. Hence, Martin Luther's remarks were apt, effective and practical.

OR

(i) Munshi Premchand drew tradition of Kissagoi story telling. His novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters, drawn from all levels of society.

(ii) His novels include characters such as aristocrats and landlords, middle level peasants and landless labourers and women from margins of society. He focused on social issues like child marriage, dowry, suppression of downtrodden classes by landlords.

 (iii) The women characters are strong individuals coming from lower classes and are not modernized.

(iv) His novels look towards the future without forgetting the importance of the past.

(v) Drawn from various strata of society, his characters create a community based in democratic values.

 Examples :

(i) His novel 'Rangbhoomi' about Surdas makes the lives of the most oppressed section of society worthy of literacy reflection.

(ii) 'Godan', his literary work is an epic on Indian peasantry through the story of Haria and Dhania.  

Answer 2

◼How did Martin Luther's writing bring reforms in the religious field? Explain.  

• Martin Luther wrote Ninety Five theses criticizing the  malpractices in the Roman Catholic Church. He posted a printed copy of it on  the door of a church in Wittenberg.

• Luther's writings immediately became popular through printed copies and was read widely.

• 5000 printed copies of Luther's translation of the New Testament were sold in a week.

• All these led to a religious debate and marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.  

• Printing technology played a key role in bringing religious reforms in the 16th century.

• Hence, Martin Luther's remarks were apt, effective and to the point.

◼Explain the aspects of Premchand's writings that make them special.  

• Munshi Premchand drew tradition of Kissagoi storytelling. His novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters, drawn from all levels of society.
• His novels include characters such as aristocrats and landlords, middle-level peasants and landless laborers and women from margins of society. He focused on social issues like child marriage, dowry, suppression of downtrodden classes by landlords.

• The women characters are strong individuals coming from lower classes and are not modernized.

• His novels look towards the future without forgetting the importance of the past.

• Drawn from various strata of society, his characters create a community-based in democratic values.