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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 exam-ready
Who brought the knowledge of woodblock printing from China to Italy, thereby helping introduce the technology to Europe? Options: (A) Johann Gutenberg (B) Martin Luther (C) Marco Polo (D) Erasmus
  1. A Johann Gutenberg
  2. B Martin Luther
  3. C Marco Polo
  4. D Erasmus
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 14:59 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) Marco Polo

Marco Polo returned to Italy in 1295 after exploration in China and brought back the knowledge of woodblock printing, introducing the technology to Europe.

Source: Print Comes to Europe, Chapter 5

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Explanation

The passage directly states: "Marco Polo brought this knowledge back with him" after returning from China in 1295. Gutenberg invented the printing press; Luther and Erasmus were Reformation-era figures — none of them introduced woodblock printing from China.

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