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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward initial-understanding
What was the key technological innovation in Gutenberg's printing press that allowed it to reproduce a wide variety of texts flexibly?
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:44 · grounding rag
Model Answer

The key innovation was moveable type — Gutenberg developed metal types for each of the 26 Roman alphabet characters and devised a way of moving them around to compose different words, allowing flexible reproduction of varied texts.

Source: Gutenberg and the Printing Press, Chapter 5

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Explanation

The examiner specifically wants "moveable type printing" as the answer — name the innovation and briefly explain it (metal letters that could be rearranged). Don't confuse this with the press mechanism (screw/platen); that is how it printed, not the flexible part. One crisp line with the term and its function scores full marks.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.