| Post Name | Designer, Archaeology |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 047/2026/OL |
| Category Code | 270/2025 |
| Date of Test | 17 March 2026 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which of the following is NOT an element of design?
Answer
C. balance
2
Which of the following are principles of design? (i) Proportion (ii) Rhythm (iii) Texture (iv) Emphasis
Answer
A. (i), (ii) and (iv) only
3
Which element helps to create the illusion of depth and distance in a design?
Answer
B. space
4
Light and shade are mainly used in design to show :
Answer
D. depth and dimension
5
The principle that creates a strong focal point or area of attention in a design is called :
Answer
C. emphasis
6
Which principle of design involves repeating elements to create visual consistency?
Answer
B. pattern
7
Which technique creates a powerful visual contrast by placing illuminated subjects against dark backgrounds?
Answer
D. chiaroscuro
8
Which type of perspective uses converging parallel lines that meet at once or more vanishing points on the horizon line?
Answer
A. linear perspective
9
Which gestalt principle explains why we mentally complete incomplete shapes or missing parts of a ļ¬gure?
Answer
C. closure
10
Which principle of gestalt theory states that elements that are close to each other tend to be perceived as a group?
Answer
B. proximity
11
Which statement correctly deļ¬nes the process of italian fresco?
Answer
B. painting with pigments mixed in water on freshly laid wet lime plaster, so the colours become chemically bound to the wall as it dries
12
Match the following : (i) Oil painting (a) soft, smoky transitions without visible outlines (ii) Alla prima (b) thick application of paint creating visible texture (iii) Sfumato (c) wet-on-wet method completed in one sitting (iv) Impasto (d) slow-drying medium allowing blending and layering
Answer
A. (i)-(d), (ii)-(c), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(b)
13
Match the following : (i) Sfumato (a) dramatic contrast of light and dark with intense spotlight eļ¬ect (ii) Impasto (b) thick application of paint creating visible texture (iii) Chiaroscuro (c) soft, smoky transitions without visible outlines (iv) Tenebrism (d) strong modelling of form through light and shadow
Answer
A. (i)-(c), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(d), (iv)-(a)
14
Which of the following statements are correct in the case of traditional Kerala murals and the murals of Ajanta caves? (i) Traditional Kerala murals use natural mineral and vegetable pigments on lime- plastered walls. (ii) The Ajanta murals were painted on prepared rock surfaces using a technique closer to tempera of fresco-secco rather than true European buon fresco (iii) Kerala murals follow strict iconographic guidelines (iv) Ajanta murals include narrative and religious themes, especially from Buddhist traditions
Answer
D. all of the above (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
15
Match the following - Traditional Kerala Murals and Places : (i) Mattancherry palace (a) Krishna Leela scenes (ii) Padmanabhapuram palace (b) Ramayana and Mahabharata themes (iii) Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple (c) Shiva as Tripurantaka (iv) Krishnapuram palace (d) Gajendra Moksham mural
Answer
A. (i)-(a), (ii)-(b), (iii)-(c), (iv)-(d)
16
Which of the following statements is/are correct? (i) Mughal miniature paintings were often executed using ļ¬ne squirrel-hair brushes and natural mineral pigments on handmade paper (ii) Rajput miniature paintings avoided religious and epic themes and focused only on court portraits (iii) Pahari miniatures are known for their lyrical depiction of Krishna themes and romantic subjects (iv) Deccan miniature paintings show a strong inļ¬uence of Persian aesthetics in costume, setting and ornamentation
Answer
B. only (i), (iii) and (iv)
17
The black pigment used for detailing and shading in European stained glass painting is called
Answer
B. Vitreous
18
Match the following : Important Murals of Nandalal Bose (i) Brith of Chaitanya (a) represented through Persian and Chinese motif inļ¬uences (ii) Kirti Mandir (b) depict mythological and historical themes (iii) Halakarsana (c) celebrates the connection between man, nature and rural life (iv) Natir Puja (d) inspired by Tagore's dance drama; repeated narrative scenes were painted
Answer
A. (i)-(b), (ii)-(d), (iii)-(a), (iv)-(c)
19
How did K.G. Subramanyan and Benode Bahari Mukherjee reinterpret the mural tradition in modern Indian art?
Answer
B. by reviving traditional Indian mural forms and integrating them with modernist experimentation
20
Who is the famous Mexican muralist known for large-scale public frescoes depicting social and political themes?
Answer
D. Diego Rivera
21
Woodcut is a type of which printing process?
Answer
B. relief
22
In intaglio printing, ink is held in
Answer
B. depressed lines
23
What protects areas of the plate in etching?
Answer
C. ground (wax coating)
24
Which printmaking technique was historically known as "serigraphy"?
Answer
D. screen printing
25
Which color is traditionally associated with cyanotype prints?
Answer
B. blue
26
Lithography was invented by
Answer
A. Alois Senefelder
27
Oleographs are prints that imitate
Answer
A. oil paintings
28
Raja Ravi Varma established a printing press in
Answer
C. Lonavala
29
Multiple stones in chromolithography are used to
Answer
D. add separate colours
30
The earliest surviving printed book, "Diamond Sutra" (868 CE), was produced in
Answer
B. China
31
Which statement best deļ¬nes archaeology according to contemporary disciplinary understanding?
Answer
B. The scientiļ¬c study of past human societies through material remains
32
Which principle forms the foundation of stratigraphic interpretation in undisturbed archaeological contexts?
Answer
C. superposition
33
Which of the following statements accurately describe the aims of processual archaeology? I. It emphasized hypothesis testing and scientiļ¬c methodology II. It sought to establish general laws explaining cultural change III. It rejected explanation in favour of purely descriptive culture history
Answer
B. I and II only
34
Which of the following is correctly classiļ¬ed as a natural formation process?
Answer
C. bioturbation by burrowing animals
35
With reference to stratigraphy as a relative dating method, which statements are correct? I. The principle of superposition holds that lower strata are generally order in undisturbed contexts II. Post-depositional disturbances may complicate stratigraphic interpretation III. Stratigraphy independently provides absolute calendar dates
Answer
B. I and II only
36
The ethical principle that archaeological heritage is a non-renewable resource implies that
Answer
C. archaeological investigation must be conducted with controlled recovery and documentation
37
Why is calibration necessary in radiocarbon dating?
Answer
B. because atmospheric carbon-14 levels have ļ¬uctuated over time
38
In archaeological theory, processual archaeology is primarily characterized by
Answer
C. hypothesis testing and search for general laws of cultural change
39
In archaeological methodology, typology primarily serves which purpose?
Answer
B. classifying artefacts into groups based on shared attributes to construct relative sequences
40
In archaeological survey, the primary purpose of geophysical techniques such as magnetometry and resistivity is to
Answer
B. detect subsurface archaeological anomalies without excavation
41
The invention of photography is oļ¬cially dated to the year
Answer
C. 1839
42
A pinhole camera forms an image through
Answer
C. small aperture without lens
43
The ļ¬rst step in black and white ļ¬lm processing is
Answer
C. developing
44
ISO controls
Answer
C. sensor sensitivity
45
Aperture aļ¬ects
Answer
B. Depth of ļ¬eld
46
Rule of thirds divides frame into
Answer
C. 9 equal parts
47
A softbox produces
Answer
B. diļ¬used light
48
Colour correction adjusts
Answer
B. tone and balance
49
RAW ļ¬les contain
Answer
C. maximum sensor data
50
Bauhaus was founded in
Answer
B. Germany
51
Who received the ļ¬rst Namboothiri Samman?
Answer
D. C. Bhagyanath
52
A storyboard is primarily used to
Answer
B. plan visual sequences before production
53
Compared to newspapers, magazines allow greater illustration ļ¬exibility because of
Answer
A. higher quality colour printing
54
Editorial illustration in newspapers primarily aims to
Answer
C. interpret and comment on current issues
55
Raja Ravi Varma contributed to Indian visual culture mainly through
Answer
C. mass production of mythological imagery through prints
56
During the 19th century, the growth of magazines signiļ¬cantly inļ¬uenced illustration by
Answer
B. creating new opportunities for commercial and editorial illustration
57
The major impact of print making techniques like wood cut on the history of illustration was
Answer
C. mass circulation of visual narratives
58
A major ethical concern related to AI-generated illustration is
Answer
C. use of copyrighted material in training datasets
59
A storyboard functions mainly as
Answer
C. sequential visual planning for motion-based media
60
Black and white illustration was historically dominant in newspapers primarily due to
Answer
D. printing cost and technological limitations
61
The vertical space between lines in a typography is
Answer
A. leading
62
# sign means in typesetting
Answer
D. insert a space
63
Fonts are primarily measured in
Answer
B. point
64
Gaps between letter pairs are known as
Answer
A. kerning
65
Helvetica is a __________ font
Answer
D. san serif
66
The art of beautiful, stylized handwriting is known as
Answer
B. calligraphy
67
___________ is known as the cap height of a letter form
Answer
A. capital letter height
68
________ is the larger, capital letters of a type face
Answer
A. Upper case
69
The vertical blank space separating columns of text is called
Answer
C. Gutter
70
A downward-angled stroke (e.g., in 'K' or 'R')
Answer
A. leg
71
Nigel Holmes is best known as a_________
Answer
B. information graphic designer
72
Who is often known as the "Father of the modern poster"?
Answer
C. Jules ChƩret
73
Bitmap graphics are also known as _________
Answer
D. raster graphics
74
A pixel is the __________
Answer
B. smallesr unit of a digital image
75
Which of the following statements is correct about dangler design? (i) A dangler is a digital advertisement displayed on electronic screens in shopping malls (ii) A dangler is a ļ¬xed wall-mounted outdoor advertising board used for highway promotion (iii) A dangler is a printed advertising material hung from the ceiling to attract customer attention inside retail spaces.
Answer
D. only (iii)
76
Transit advertising refers to
Answer
B. advertising displayed on or inside public transport vehicles and transit areas
77
The main purpose of using a drop cap is to
Answer
C. attract attention to the beginning of a paragraph
78
A compound letter or combination of two or more letters designed as a single unit is called
Answer
D. monogram
79
The ļ¬rst advertising agency in the United States was established by
Answer
C. Volney B. Palmer
80
Which of the following software is mainly used for raster image editing?
Answer
A. Adobe photoshop
81
The famous painting "View of Toledo" was painted by the Mannerist painter __________
Answer
C. El Greco
82
The origin of the term 'Baroque' is from a Portuguese word-barroco, which means ___________
Answer
A. irregular shaped pearl
83
_______ was a Dutch golden age painter, printmaker and draftman, who is considered as one of the greatest visual artist in the history of art.
Answer
D. Rembrandt
84
________ is a decorative style of the early to mid-18th century, inļ¬uencing the ornamental arts in Europe
Answer
A. Rococo
85
___________ established the idea of "sublime" as a central concern of romanticism.
Answer
B. Casper David Friedrich
86
Name the French great artist who was one among the realism art movement called 'Barbizon' school.
Answer
D. Jean Francois Millet
87
The art movement known as 'Impressionism' owes its name to the inļ¬uential painting - 'impression, sunrise' created by ___________
Answer
C. Claude Monet
88
_________ is considered to be the 'Father of post-impressionism'
Answer
B. Paul Cezanne
89
___________ was a nihilistic, anti-aesthetic avant-garde movement in visual art in the early 20th century.
Answer
A. Dadaism
90
'Just what is it that makes today's homes so diļ¬erent, so appealing' - Hamilton's collage work in 1956 was a seminal piece for the evolution of the __________ art movement.
Answer
D. Pop
91
In Adobe Photoshop, what is the primary purpose of a Layer Mask?
Answer
B. To hide or reveal parts of a layer non-destructively
92
In Affinity Designer, what is the purpose of 'Personasā?
Answer
B. To switch between different work environments for vector editing, raster editing, and exporting
93
In Affinity Photo, what is the advantage of using Live Filter Layers?
Answer
B. They allow non-destructive editing with adjustable filter settings
94
In professional print workflows, which statement correctly compares preflight and packaging features in Adobe InDedign, affinity publisher and QuarkXPress?
Answer
B. All three applications provide built-in preflight checking and packaging features to collect fonts, images, and document resources
95
Which statement accurately compares advanced component systems across Figma, Adobe XD, and Sketch?
Answer
B. Figmaās Variants and Auto Layout enable dynamic, state-based component systems comparable to design tokens and scalable design systems.
96
Which software is mainly used to convert your handwriting into a digital font through an online service?
Answer
D. Calligraphy
97
Which software is an open-source 3D creation suite that supports modelling, animation, rendering, and video editing
Answer
B. Blender
98
Which tool is a web-based platform that allows users to create presentations, irifographics, and social media graphics using ready-made templates?
Answer
C. Canva
99
Regarding object handling and output preparation in CorelDRAW, consider the following statements i. The Convert to Curves command (Ctrl + Q) converts text into editable vector curve objects. ii. The Pick Tool is used for selecting, resizing, rotating, and skewing objects. iii. CoreIDRAW does not support exporting files to PDF format for print production.
Answer
A. i and ii only
100
Regarding vector graphics principles in Adobe Illustrator, consider the following statements: i. Vector objects are resolution-independent and can be scaled without pixelation. ii. The Pen Tool creates paths using anchor points and Bezier curves iii. Raster images automatically convert into editable vector paths when imported into Illustrator
Answer
A. i and ii only
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