AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
The Deoband Seminary used print to publish fatwas (religious rulings) and guidebooks advising Muslims on correct religious conduct, rituals, and daily behaviour. This shows that print was not only a tool for spreading reformist or radical ideas, but also a means for traditional religious institutions to reinforce established practices and authority. Thus, print served both as an instrument of change and as a way to preserve and transmit orthodox religious guidance to a wider audience efficiently.
Source: Chapter 5, Section 3.2 – Religious Debates and the Fear of Print
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The examiner expects you to make two points: (1) what the Deoband Seminary specifically did with print, and (2) the broader inference — that print reinforced existing authority, not just challenged it. Many students only mention reformist uses of print; this question tests whether you understand print's dual role. Since the source passages focus on European religious debates, draw on your textbook knowledge of Deoband to ground the first point, while using the passage's theme that print "introduced a new world of debate and discussion" to support the second. Keep both points crisp within the word limit.