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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
[mcq] Why did many writers and reformers in nineteenth-century India prefer to publish their ideas in everyday spoken languages rather than in classical or literary languages? Options: (A) Classical languages were banned by the colonial government (B) Printing presses could not reproduce classical scripts (C) To reach a wider audience including ordinary, less-educated people (D) Spoken languages were considered more prestigious by scholars
  1. A Classical languages were banned by the colonial government.
  2. B They wanted to reach the widest possible audience, including common people who did not know classical languages.
  3. C Printers in India were only trained to set type in vernacular scripts.
  4. D Vernacular printing was cheaper than printing in classical languages.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:46 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) To reach a wider audience, including common people who did not know classical languages.

Source: Religious Reform and Public Debates, Chapter 5

Explanation

The textbook explicitly states: "To reach a wider audience, the ideas were printed in the everyday, spoken language of ordinary people." Option B directly reflects this. The other options are not supported by the source — classical languages were never banned, and the passage makes no mention of printing costs or script limitations.

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