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                                                            Why did some artists produce cheap popular prints? What influence would such prints have had on the minds of people who looked at them?

Answer:

(a) By the late 19th century, mechanical printing presses were set up in different parts of India. This allowed prints to be produced in large numbers. These prints could therefore be sold cheap in the market.

(b) As a result, even the poor people could buy them. With the spread of nationalism, the popular prints of the early 20th century began carrying nationalist messages. Such popular prints inspired people to fight British rule.