| Post Name | Copy Holder (Kannada) |
|---|---|
| Department | Printing |
| Question Paper Code | 145/2026/OL |
| Category Code | 628/2025 |
| Date of Test | 19 August 2026 |
| Medium of Question | KANNADA |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The first printing press in India was established at _____________
Answer
C. Goa
2
Choose the printing method which is used for the highest quality reproduction.
Answer
A. Gravure
3
Define the term NIP.
Answer
B. Non Impact Printing
4
Who designed offset press for lithography ?
Answer
B. Ira Rubel
5
Porous printing is basically a ____________ process.
Answer
C. Stencil
6
_________ is the point of contact where two cylinders, gears or rollers meet or come close to one another.
Answer
A. Nip point
7
Name the segment of printing industry that produces various products for customers, including forms, newspaper inserts, and catalogues etc.
Answer
D. Commercial
8
An electronic imaging device that measures colour densities of an original and stores those measurements as digital informations and manipulates the data, then use this data to separate the colours is ___________
Answer
D. Scanner
9
Expand GCR.
Answer
A. Grey Component Replacement
10
Name the condition that results when wet ink on the press sheet transfers to the back of the other sheet in a stack.
Answer
C. Set off
11
Identify the problem in which ink spots surrounded by a white background.
Answer
B. Hickies
12
What is slurring ?
Answer
D. An unwanted accumulation of halftone dots that result in a smeared image
13
Name the tendency of ink to flow more freely after being worked.
Answer
B. Thixotropy
14
Make ready means __________
Answer
D. Various preparatory machine operations of a work
15
All the printing operations of planning and execution should be written on the card in a printing industry. This card is known as ___________
Answer
A. Job ticket
16
Name the process by which a scanner monitor or output device is adjusted to provide a more accurate display and reproduction of images.
Answer
C. Calibration
17
Identify a device used to check the print quality on an offset press.
Answer
D. Star target
18
What is trapping of ink ?
Answer
A. Measurement of how well the inks are adhering to each other
19
Name a photoelectric device that measures the transmitted or reflected light to relate and display density values.
Answer
B. Densitometer
20
___________ is used to measure the registration and dotgain of an image.
Answer
C. Magnifying glass
21
Name the instrument used to test the hardness of blanket.
Answer
C. Shore durometer
22
What is scum ?
Answer
B. Ink on non image area
23
__________ is the aligning of two or more printed images on the same page.
Answer
A. Registration
24
Proper preventive maintenance and lubrication of offset presses ensures ________
Answer
B. Quality of longrun printing process
25
Identify which is not a make ready procedure ?
Answer
D. Super calendaring
26
Which workflow step involves converting vector images into raster dots ?
Answer
B. RIP
27
What is prepress ?
Answer
B. Production steps before printing
28
Which file format is commonly created in prepress workflow ?
Answer
C. PDF
29
Page layout refers to what ?
Answer
B. Arrangement of text and images
30
Which orientation is tall ?
Answer
B. Portrait
31
What is the space around printed matter called ?
Answer
B. Margin
32
What is a number indicating page sequence called ?
Answer
B. Folio number
33
What are non-printing vertical lines used for columns called ?
Answer
B. Column guides
34
Folding a sheet three times to get 16 pages forms what size ?
Answer
C. Octavo
35
Which type of line is reproduced during printing ?
Answer
B. Repro line
36
Which feature allows recurring page elements in page layout software ?
Answer
C. Master page
37
Text flowing around an illustration is called what ?
Answer
B. Run around format
38
Correct placement of images on a printing plate is known as what ?
Answer
B. Imposition
39
Using one plate for both sides without changing the gripper edge is called what ?
Answer
B. Work-and-Turn
40
What does a folding dummy help to show ?
Answer
B. Page position and orientation
41
What is the roughening process on a plate surface called ?
Answer
B. Graining
42
Which plate type holds more ink and produces brilliant halftones ?
Answer
B. Deep-etch plate
43
The photosensitive emulsion in plate exposure is sensitive mainly to which light ?
Answer
C. Blue and UV light
44
According to plate problems table, dot loss is mainly caused by what ?
Answer
B. Under exposure for negative plates
45
CTP technology eliminates which process step ?
Answer
B. Film production
46
Why is the printing process called offset printing ?
Answer
B. The image is offset from the plate to a rubber blanket before printing
47
In sheetfed offset printing, how is the paper supplied to the printing press ?
Answer
B. As individual sheets
48
What is the main raw material used in the paper manufacturing process ?
Answer
A. Wood pulp
49
Which component of printing ink is mainly responsible for giving color to the ink ?
Answer
C. Pigment
50
Which chemical is commonly added to the dampening solution in offset printing to reduce the surface tension of water ?
Answer
D. Alcohol (Isopropyl alcohol)
51
Which type of blanket is best suited for printing on rough or textured paper in offset printing ?
Answer
A. Soft (compressible) blanket
52
Which unit of a sheet-fed offset printing press is responsible for transferring the inked image onto the paper ?
Answer
B. Printing unit
53
Which of the following statements about the development of offset printing is correct ?
Answer
C. The modern offset process uses a rubber blanket to transfer the image from the plate to the paper
54
Which of the following statements about multicolor offset printing machines is correct ?
Answer
D. They use multiple printing units to print different colors in a single pass
55
Which of the following statements about the storage of printing paper is correct ?
Answer
A. Printing paper should be stored flat in a cool, dry place to prevent warping and moisture absorption
56
Which of the following statements about printing ink and its drying methods is correct ?
Answer
C. Proper storage of printing inks in airtight containers and controlled temperature prevents skinning, thickening and contamination
57
Which of the following statements about roller and blanket wash in offset printing is correct ?
Answer
B. Roller and blanket wash helps remove dried ink and paper dust from the rollers and blanket to maintain print quality
58
Which of the following statements about the structure of an offset printing blanket is correct ?
Answer
D. All of the above
59
Which of the following statements about the workflow of a sheetfed offset printing machine is correct ?
Answer
D. All of the above
60
Match the following of given below lists some parameters used in estimating paper requirements for a print job. Parameter/ Statement Description/ Statement 1. Grammage (GSM) Represents the weight of paper per square meter, used to calculate paper weight 2. Sheet Size The total size of the paper roll is irrelevant for estimation 3. Number of Copies Determines the total number of sheets required for printing 4. Impression size Refers to the area of paper used per printed image; helps in calculating wastage 5. Wastage Allowance Is ignored because paper is always fully utilized in printing
Answer
A. 1ü, 2Ð, 3ü, 4ü, 5Ð
61
The following table lists different units or features of a web offset printing machine. Indicate whether each description correctly matches the unit/feature. Unit/Feature Description 1. Unwinder Feeds continuous rolls of paper into the press 2. Printing Unit Transfers inked image from plate to blanket to paper 3. Folder Unit Cuts and folds the printed web into individual sheets or signatures 4. Dampening system Supplies only ink to the plate without water 5. Inking system Transfers fountain solution to the plate
Answer
A. 1ü, 2ü, 3ü, 4Ð, 5Ð
62
Match the units/operations of a sheetfed offset machine in Column A with their primary functions in Column B. Column A Column B Units/Operations Functions 1. Feeding Unit A. Transfers inked image from plate to paper via blanket. 2. Printing Unit B. Supplies individual sheets of paper to the press 3. Inking System C. Applies ink evenly to the printing plate 4. Dampening System D. Applies fountain solution to the plate to repel ink 5. Delivery Unit E. Collects printed sheets in stacks for finishing
Answer
A. 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – D, 5 – E
63
Which of the following statement is necessarily true ? i. Flexography is a method of indirect rotary printing. ii. Gravure is an intaglio printing process in which the ink is transferred from a raised surface. iii. Web-offset presses feed from roll on web of paper instead of individual sheet. iv. Relief printing is the method involves transferring an image from an image carrier with a sunken image area
Answer
C. Only iii is true
64
_____________ is a machine that joints the end of two webs of paper to make a continuous roll without stoping the press.
Answer
D. Splicer
65
A perfecting blanket to blanket web offset press ___________
Answer
A. does not have impression cylinder
66
Read the statement carefully and select false statement about press console. i. Reduces wastage of paper. ii. Reduces the number of people. iii. Provide electronic control for register and image quality on the moving web. iv. Make adjustment through online.
Answer
D. iv is false
67
Flexography was originally known as ___________
Answer
B. Aniline printing
68
____________ helps to produce excellent and even inking of the cells in the anilox roller.
Answer
A. Doctor blade
69
Another name of gravure printing is called _____________
Answer
C. Intaglio printing
70
Etched steel cylinders are used as image carrier in ___________
Answer
A. Intaglio printing
71
Choose the correct match.
Answer
B. Porous printing − Squeegee
72
__________ are solvents added to inks to change the viscosity of the ink.
Answer
C. Thinners
73
Green printing instruct and help companies plan on how to reduce their _________
Answer
B. Environmental impact
74
Collapsible set of rollers expands to store a reserve of paper from expiring roll is known as _________
Answer
D. Festoon
75
Which type of printing mainly uses alternative energy source such as sun, wind and water power ?
Answer
A. Eco-friendly printing
76
Heat-set inks are most commonly used inks in _________
Answer
D. Web offset printing
77
Which type of printing processes are most commonly used in security printing methods ?
Answer
B. Gravure and offset printing
78
An electromagentic friction coupling used in printing-machine drives primarily functions to
Answer
B. Transmit or interrupt torque between shafts using magnetically engaged friction surfaces
79
A starting and regulating rheostat used with DC motors primarily serves to
Answer
A. Provide variable resistance to control starting current and speed
80
In first-angle orthographic projection, the object is placed
Answer
A. Behind the plane of projection, with the plane between the object and the observer
81
In styles of binding which allows for spine to be one material, front and back boards are covered with another material.
Answer
A. Quarter bound style
82
Binding inset books with wire staples through the middle fold of sheets
Answer
B. Saddle stitching
83
Style of threadless binding which uses glue or synthetic adhesive in spine of a book
Answer
B. Adhesive binding
84
The process of using small flanged rings clenched into punched holes to reinforce the edges and prevent tearing
Answer
C. Eyeletting
85
‘Wire-o’ binding refers to
Answer
D. Continuous double loop of wire running through slots
86
The process which is used in book production for easy opening of book and strength
Answer
C. Rounding and backing
87
What would be the spine thickness of a book using text paper volume basis 18 in 95 gsm of 128 pages ?
Answer
A. 11 mm
88
The controlled pressure on a substrate to form a pattern on various printed products is called as
Answer
D. Embossing
89
In the process of folding the sheets are folded so that the printed matter is in accurate alignment and registration regardless of how the edges fall
Answer
B. Folding to print
90
In gathering operations of sections, placing single/one section inside another is called as
Answer
B. Insetting
91
Which type of flute is micro flute in corrugated fiber board ?
Answer
C. E-flute
92
The method of packaging in which an object is placed in a pre-formed, clear plastic tray and backed by a printed card.
Answer
B. Blister packaging
93
Total period of time the product remain fresh and ready for consumption in the package.
Answer
D. Shelf life
94
Which of the following properties make edible/biodegradable packaging material better than the traditional packaging material ?
Answer
C. Compostability
95
Filling of sterile containers with commercially sterile product is known as _________
Answer
B. Aseptic packaging
96
An electronic component used to store electric charge is
Answer
C. Capacitor
97
Rectifier is a device used to
Answer
D. Convert AC to DC
98
The gears in which the teeths are cut at an angle to the axis of the shaft
Answer
B. Helical
99
Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy ?
Answer
A. Fossil fuels
100
In orthographic projection, the lines of sight are _________ to the plane of projection.
Answer
C. Perpendicular
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