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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
In nineteenth-century France, low-priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers were known as: Options: (A) Penny chapbooks (B) Bibliothèque Bleue (C) Shilling Series (D) Almanacs
  1. A Penny chapbooks
  2. B Bibliothèque Bleue
  3. C Shilling Series
  4. D Almanacs
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 14:59 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(B) Bibliothèque Bleue

In nineteenth-century France, low-priced small books printed on poor quality paper and bound in cheap blue covers were known as the Bibliothèque Bleue.

Explanation

The passage directly states: "In France, were the 'Bibliothèque Bleue', which were low-priced small books printed on poor quality paper, and bound in cheap blue covers." Penny chapbooks were the English equivalent; Shilling Series was a 1920s English publication; Almanacs were annual calendars. Only (B) matches the description exactly.

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