AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
The writings of Voltaire and Rousseau popularised Enlightenment ideas, attacking Church authority and state despotism, encouraging people to think critically and rationally, thus eroding the legitimacy of the existing social order.
Source: Chapter 5, Section 4.2 – Print Culture and the French Revolution
For 1 mark, examiners expect you to mention: (1) the writers' names (already given), (2) what their writings did — spread Enlightenment ideas / attacked Church and despotism / promoted reason. One crisp sentence covering these points is sufficient. Avoid writing a paragraph.