Who invented question paper?

Answer 1

the course of human history, there have been some inventions that have completely changed the way we live today. My favorite is the wheel and paper. Imagine if no wheel was invented, where would we have been today without cars, cycles, trains, carts etc? Or rather what would they be? Now try and imagine life without paper. You may think that with computers around who needs paper but would there be a computer if someone like Einstein didn't have a piece of paper to write down his formulas? So the big question is who invented paper after all?

Who Invented Paper First?

Papyrus, Egyptians

The art of paper making was first started by the Egyptians, sometime around 3500 BC. It was made from papyrus reeds. The stalks of this plant were cut into thin strips and soaked in water with some sugar content. It was then turned into pulp, this pulp was dried into sheets of papyrus. The word 'paper' has been derived for papyrus, itself. This is considered to be the first attempt at paper making. So the answer to the question, who invented paper making first, would be the Egyptians. On the other hand, if one looks into the person who invented paper as we know it today, then it's a completely different story. Read more on Egyptian papyrus.

Paper, Chinese

The person who invented Chinese paper was of course a Chinese, but before I get to the name of the person who invented paper, let's take a look at what the Chinese used for writing before paper was invented. Before paper as we know it was invented, the Chinese used bamboo or silk parchments to write on. These were heavy and completely impractical. The inventor of paper and the first person to standardize the production of paper is Tsai Lun. He was an eunuch who held the post of Shang Fang Si, which meant that he was in charge of manufacturing instruments in the Imperial Court of Emperor Han Ho Ti. The invention of paper gave Tsai Lun a lot of wealth and an aristocratic status in the court. Later, he was involved in palace intrigue and was sentenced to prison. It was then that he consumed poison and ended his life.

According to a legend, it is believed that he observed a wasp making its nest and used the same technique to make paper. He presented Emperor Han Ho Ti with the first sheet of paper and the paper making process, in the first year of Yuan-Hsing, 105 A.D. Tsai Lun used the inner bark of a mulberry tree, bamboo fibers and rags to make paper. The bark and the fiber were mixed in water and drained into a piece of rag. Once dry, a light writing surface was created. Slowly the use of paper spread through the kingdom.

The Chinese deeply guarded the secret of paper making for centuries. In time the paper making technique spread to the Arabs in the 8th century and Europe in the late 14th century. This then changed the courses of how we communicated and stored information forever. Read more on famous inventions of ancient China.

In conclusion, it can be said while the first attempt at paper making is credited to the Egyptian, the credit for the person who invented paper, as we know it today, goes to Tsai Lun, who invented the first sheet of paper in 105 AD. Something for an after thought, had paper not been invented, so many events from our history would never have been recorded.

Answer 2

The concept of using question papers for examinations dates back to ancient China during the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century. It was further developed in the Western world by educational systems in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. There is no single inventor of the question paper as it evolved over time in different cultures.