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SSC English Literature QUESTION #10720
Question 1
What new system of printing books was developed in the 1400s?
  • Block Style Writing
  • Movable Typeāœ”ļø
  • Calligraphy
  • Computer
Correct Answer Explanation
Movable Type printing was developed by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1440s–1450s in Germany, revolutionising book production. His Gutenberg Bible (~1455) was the first major book printed with this technology. Movable type allowed individual metal letters to be arranged, printed, and rearranged — making mass production of books possible for the first time. In England, William Caxton introduced printing in 1476.