| Post Name | Offset Printing Machine Operator Grade II |
|---|---|
| Department | Printing Government Presses Category No : 504/2021 |
| Question Paper Code | 084/2022/OL |
| Category Code | 504/2021 |
| Date of Test | 11 October 2022 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Photo chemical engraved or etched plates are used is ___________ type of printing process.
Answer
A. Gravure
2
Name the small shroke projects out from the top or bottom of the main shroke.
Answer
C. Serif
3
Who designed the oļ¬set press for indirect lithography ?
Answer
B. Ira Rubel
4
The process of arranging a book's page so that once printed signature sheets are folded and trimmed, the pages will appear in the correct order.
Answer
A. Imposition
5
Two or more connected letters is the same type body are called
Answer
C. Ligature
6
Name the technique used for changing a black and white continuous tone image is to multicolour reproduction
Answer
D. Posterisation
7
3D printers use ļ¬le formats called ___________ used to share 3D objects ļ¬les for feeding to a 3D printer.
Answer
B. Sterio lithography
8
The term Hue means
Answer
C. Base pigment or colour
9
___________ ļ¬lter is used for producing yellow plate.
Answer
D. Blue
10
Identify the neutral colour from the following.
Answer
A. Grey
11
In page setting the space between two pages or white space between columns is known as
Answer
D. Gutter
12
Identify an imposition software from the following.
Answer
Question Cancelled
13
The range of colours that can be generated within a colour system is known as
Answer
C. Colour gamut
14
In printing, the stretching of halftone dots caused by a slipping of the cylinders is called
Answer
B. Slur
15
Name the instrument used to view dots of any size in a printing industry
Answer
A. Magnifying glass
16
Name the universally accepted method for colour mixing
Answer
A. Pantone colour matching system
17
Most appropriate software used as a layout programme in the following
Answer
C. Adobe InDesign
18
Identify the open software used for page layout.
Answer
A. Scribus
19
Linotype machines used for
Answer
B. Line casting
20
A smooth change between two or more speciļ¬ed colours is known as
Answer
C. Gradient
21
The group of pages on each side of the signature is called
Answer
D. Form
22
Name the printing method in which dry ink is used.
Answer
Question Cancelled
23
Identify the commonly used term for the material receiving the print.
Answer
D. Substrate
24
Name the imaging system that takes fully paginated digital materials and expose this information to plates without creating the ļ¬lms.
Answer
B. CTP
25
NIPs have images without direct physical contact between the printing mechanism and the substrate. What is NIP ?
Answer
C. Non Impact Printing
26
Graphic elements used in producing normal printed products is called
Answer
D. Art work
27
Deļ¬ne SMPS.
Answer
B. Switched Mode Power Supply
28
OCR stands for
Answer
D. Optical Character Recognition
29
Name the popular web image format from the following.
Answer
A. JPEG
30
Identify the device which is not used as a quality control device in printing industry.
Answer
B. Bolometer
31
Name the tool in Acrobat and the printers commonly used the term to check the ļ¬les before sending it out to the printer.
Answer
C. Preļ¬ight
32
Expand ICC proļ¬le of an image.
Answer
C. International Colour Consortium
33
The image areas are __________ in lithographic plates.
Answer
B. Oleophilic
34
Photopolymer plates are used in ____________ platemaking.
Answer
A. Flexographic
35
Bitmap images are also referred to as __________ images.
Answer
D. Raster
36
There are several ink drying methods in printing. List out the ink drying method in which the vehicle is absorbed into the substrate.
Answer
B. Penetration
37
The main ingredient of paper is
Answer
C. Cellulose ļ¬bre
38
A perfecting blanket to blanket press has ____ plate cylinders and _________ blanket cylinders.
Answer
B. 2, 2
39
The basic ingredient of a dampening solution is
Answer
B. Water
40
A direct rotary printing method that uses relief image printing plates made of rubber or photopolymer material.
Answer
A. Flexography
41
The ļ¬rst step in 'Print production work ļ¬ow' is
Answer
D. Idea and concept
42
Identify the wrong statement regarding screen printing.
Answer
C. Rate of production speed comparatively larger
43
In printing. the practice of using renewable energy resources, reducing the use of energy and greenhouse emissions and using recycled materials is termed as
Answer
A. Green printing
44
Pick out the non impact printing method.
Answer
B. Ionography
45
A printing process in which the ink is transferred from a sunken surface
Answer
B. Gravure printing
46
Ink is made up of diļ¬erent ingredients. The ingredient which provides colour to the ink is
Answer
C. Pigment
47
In four colour printing, the fourth colour which can also be formed by the mixing of other three colours.
Answer
B. Black
48
The person who developed the oļ¬set press which is designed for indirect lithography ?
Answer
B. Ira Rubel
49
The ink system rollers and the blankets get shiny and hard and as a result it looses its ability to absorb ink. This is known as
Answer
A. Glazing
50
An oļ¬set lithographic press system that does not use a dampening system during the printing process
Answer
D. Waterless presses
51
For multicolour printing, diļ¬erent types of web oļ¬set presses are used. The type of oļ¬set press which has several plate cylinders positioned around a single large diameter cylinder is known as
Answer
A. Common impression cylinder press
52
The type of ink that are usually used for printing on dark coloured papers. This type ink will prevent the colour of the substrate from inļ¬uencing the ink colour.
Answer
B. Opaque ink
53
The device used for measuring the hardness of a rubber blanket is
Answer
C. Shore durometer
54
One of the parts given below is not a part of gravure printing unit.
Answer
D. Blanket cylinder
55
A leading Indian oļ¬set machine manufacturer
Answer
D. HMT
56
The type of oļ¬set press which are typically used for long run works including the printing of large daily newspapers.
Answer
B. Web presses
57
The conventional manual plate processing techniques have been largely replaced by this technique which is capable of automatic imaging and processing diļ¬erent plate materials.
Answer
A. CTP
58
The inking roller in an oļ¬set press, which is in direct contact with the plate cylinder.
Answer
D. Form roller
59
One of the methods used to prepare a printing cylinder in gravure printing
Answer
A. Laser beam engraving
60
'Printing with Master' is also known as
Answer
A. Impact printing
61
We must be careful about the storage of paper due to its hygroscopic nature. The store room should be with a
Answer
C. Moderate relative humidity
62
A sheet fed oļ¬set printing machine will have four units. From the given below options pick out the one that is not a unit of oļ¬set machine.
Answer
D. Colour management unit
63
ISO or International Paper Sizes are denoted in
Answer
B. Millimeters
64
Screen printing stencils can be prepared using diļ¬erent methods. The stencil which is most suited for an image with complex and high quality line details.
Answer
C. Photographic stencils
65
In ļ¬exographic printing press there is a metal or ceramic roller engraved with cells that carry ink
Answer
D. Anilox roller
66
Presses that can print more than one colour during a single pass are referred to as multicolour presses. It will have
Answer
B. a series of single printing units
67
The system in an oļ¬set press which moisten the plate consistently throughout the press run
Answer
B. Dampening system
68
When compared to gravure printing ink, screen printing ink is
Answer
B. Thicker
69
The best printing method for 'high quality', 'short run', 'customized' colour printing
Answer
C. Digital printing
70
Papers with diļ¬erent quality are available in the market. Shelf life and print quality are considered in categorising the paper. Pick out the lowest grade paper.
Answer
A. Newsprint
71
All preparation from mounting the image carrier on the press to obtain an acceptable image on the press sheet is
Answer
A. Make ready
72
The sheets of same weight and surface ļ¬nish as the ļ¬nal sheet that are used for initial press set up is termed as
Answer
B. Make ready sheets
73
Name of the feeder that works on front separation principle
Answer
B. Single sheet feeder
74
Name of the rollers found in an Oļ¬set machine, which are in direct contact with printing plate
Answer
C. Form roller
75
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Auto Plate loading ? i) Plate changeover can take place on all printing unit at the same time. ii) The operator has to lift the guard and put the lead edge of the plate in to the clamp. iii) No operator related error will occur.
Answer
D. Only (i and ii)
76
Calculate the press cost to print 16000 pamphlets (Design size : 4.5" Ć 7.5", size of pamphlet : 5.5"Ć 8.5") printed in four colours on one side on 120 GSM art paper which cost Rs. 55/kg of 23" Ć 36" basic sheet size. Gripper and cutting allowance one inch. (Assume cost for one exposed plate is Rs. 350 and printing cost for 1000 impressions for one colour is Rs. 250).
Answer
Question Cancelled
77
Any particle that sticks to the blanket or plate that transfers an imperfection to the printed page is called
Answer
C. Hickies
78
Which of the following is/are causes the printing problem "Blinding" in oļ¬set printing ? i) Excess gum in fountain solution ii) Excess fountain rollers iii) Fountain solution too acidic
Answer
D. Only (i and iii)
79
Choose the remedies to rectify the printing problem "Tinting" ? i) Check the pH of fountain solution ii) Add varnish to increase tack iii) Use moisture resistant stock
Answer
B. Only (i and ii)
80
The failure of the rollers to transport ink is generally known as
Answer
D. Glazing
81
The deposit of unwanted, excess ink and paper residue on either the plate or blanket is
Answer
A. Piling
82
A quality control device used to indicate dot reproduction of half tones and process colours
Answer
C. Dot gain scale
83
Which of the following statement is/are correct about cloth joint end paper ? i) The cloth joint end paper has one waste sheet, two paste down sheets, one stiļ¬ leaf, and two ļ¬y leaf. ii) Three folded sheets are used to prepare one cloth joint end paper. iii) This end paper is sewn with the book as ļ¬rst and last section.
Answer
D. Only (i and iii)
84
All the operation after sewing up to covering is called
Answer
D. Forwarding
85
The process of binding the writing material is called
Answer
C. Stationery binding
86
Which of the following is/are correct about Gauļ¬ering ? i) Solid gilt edges are cut in to diļ¬erent patterns. ii) The book is kept under a weight board, golden colour is applied with a brush evenly through the edges. iii) Gauļ¬ering is done with small hot tools.
Answer
D. Only (i and iii)
87
Calculate the quantity of paper in reams for making 15,000 books of Demy octavo size. Each book contains 480 pages. Double demy paper is used for the production of books.
Answer
B. 450
88
Name of the paper folding machine that operates by forcing a sheet between two rollers and causing it to curve
Answer
C. Buckle folder
89
Which of the following statement is/are correct about foil stamping ? i) The process that create a three-dimensional raised image on substrate by pressing it between two dies. ii) It is a letter press process that transfers a thin layer of metallic tone to a substrate using heat and pressure. iii) The relief image presses against the foil and the combination of heat and pressure transfers the metallic coating on the foil ļ¬lm to substrate.
Answer
B. Only (ii and iii)
90
A process in which a thin ļ¬lm of plastic with an adhesive coating is bonded to a printed substrate is called
Answer
C. Lamination
91
Which of the following statement is/are correct about head band in book binding ? i) An open weave cotton cloth for good adhesive penetration, pasted the ends of book. ii) Head bands were used by book binders to align book signatures and strengthen the ends of a book. iii) Head banding is done by the sewing a cord on to the backbone behind the boards, which secures the signatures together more ļ¬rmly.
Answer
D. Only (ii and iii)
92
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Blister packs ? i) The blister is adhered on to a printed paper board backing on which the product information is displayed. ii) When heat is applied, it shrinks tightly over whatever it is covering. iii) Double blisters are formed around both sides of product allowing for complete product visibility.
Answer
B. Only (i and iii)
93
Name of the wave shaped structure that provides strength to reinforced corrugated board
Answer
A. Flute
94
A material made up of polymer plastic ļ¬lm, when heat is applied, it contracts tightly over whatever it is covering is called
Answer
B. Shrink wrap
95
Which type of binding is an example of pocket book ?
Answer
A. Perfect binding
96
Which of the following statement is/are correct about diode ? i) Diode is an electronic device that restricts current ļ¬ow chieļ¬y to one direction. ii) Diode is a passive electronic component used to make a time delay in a circuit. iii) Diodes are some times used as rectiļ¬ers.
Answer
B. Only (i and iii)
97
Name an electrical component that limits or regulates the ļ¬ow of electrical current in an electronic circuit.
Answer
C. Resistor
98
The most common type of gears and have straight teeth and are parallel to the axis of the wheel
Answer
A. Spur gear
99
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Hydraulics ? i) Hydraulic systems are commonly powered by compressed air. ii) Hydraulics deals with the mechanical properties of ļ¬uid. iii) The major components that make up a hydraulic system are the reservoir, pump, valves and actuators.
Answer
D. Only (ii and iii)
100
The drawing gives exact details of object to be manufactured is called
Answer
D. Instrumental drawing
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