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Social Science (087) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § 6.1 Manuscripts Before the Age of Print § 8 New Forms of Publication
The given painting is from the sixteenth century from Mughal India. Identify the work shown in this painting from the following options :
  1. (A) Minting of coins
  2. (B) Metal crafting
  3. (C) Pottery making
  4. (D) Book making
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Model Answer

The correct answer is (D) Book making.

The painting from Akhlaq-i-Nasiri (1595) depicts a royal Mughal workshop showing scribes writing, illustrating, and binding manuscripts by hand before the age of print.

Explanation

The source passage directly identifies this image as Fig. 1 – Book making before the age of print, from Akhlaq-i-Nasiri, 1595. The caption states it shows "the text being dictated, written and illustrated" in a royal workshop. Examiners expect students to recall this specific illustration from Chapter 5 (Print Culture and the Modern World). The key clue is "sixteenth century Mughal India" + craftsmen involved in writing/illustrating — all pointing to manuscript/book making, not metalwork or pottery.

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