GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Inventions highlighted in this passage led to changes in how people lived. Which change followed the invention of photography?
A
independence for those who could not walk
B
digital banking
C
instantaneous communication
D
record images of world events
E
development of the suburbs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As photography evolved from a mere mechanical means of reproducing reality to gaining artistic credibility, it allowed painters a closer examination of light and asymmetrical, cropped spaces, as well as an exploration of spontaneity and visual ambiguity.

Detailed explanation-2: -It allowed families to have a keepsake representation of their fathers or sons as they were away from home. Photography also enhanced the image of political figures like President Lincoln, who famously joked that he wouldn’t have been re-elected without the portrait of him taken by photographer Matthew Brady.

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