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Post NameOffset Printing Machine Operator Grade II - Printing
Question Paper Code002/2024/OL
Category Code269/2023
Date of Test9 January 2024
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Name an electronic device that measures colour densities of an original, stores it as a digital information for creating further action by manipulating or altering that data
Answer
C. Scanner
2
A type of colourant that dissolves in liquid
Answer
A. dye
3
Colourant of subtractive primaries can be mixed together in equal proportions to form
Answer
B. RGB
4
Cyan + Magenta + Yellow
Answer
A. Black
5
The process by which a scanner monitor or output device is adjusted to provide a mose acurate display and reproduction of images
Answer
D. Calibration
6
Chester carlson invested ______ printing process.
Answer
C. Xerography
7
Identify the term which is most related to print production work flow
Answer
D. Logistics
8
________ is a basic requirement for the print media
Answer
B. Literacy
9
The first movable type of printing system in Europe was introduced by
Answer
C. Johann Gutenberg
10
_______ is a measuring device for paper, plate and packing material thickness.
Answer
C. Micrometer
11
When startarget fills is at the center portion indicates
Answer
A. Dot gain
12
Name the tool used to view dots is a photograph
Answer
B. Linentester
13
What is NIP?
Answer
D. Non Impact Printing
14
_____ is the process of dividing colours of a multicolour original into subtractive or printing primaries (CMY)
Answer
A. Colour seperaties
15
Reverse of Relief printing process is _______
Answer
B. Intaglio printing
16
Two sections of Central Processing Unit of a computer are
Answer
D. ALU and Control Unit
17
Types of the computer network are
Answer
A. LAN, WAN, MAN
18
HTML means
Answer
C. Hyper Text Markup Language
19
Type style without serif is called
Answer
A. Sans serif
20
In type point system, one inch =
Answer
B. 6 picas
21
Full form of Microsoft developed document file format RTF is
Answer
C. Rich Text Format
22
The technique of changing a black and white, continuous tone image into a multi colour reproduction is called
Answer
A. Posterization
23
In a book, the page containing list of books or sources which the author consulted for writing the book is called
Answer
D. Bibliography
24
Transfer of business functions to an service provider inside or outside the country is known as
Answer
C. BPO
25
A paper sheet folded to Octavo size, it produce
Answer
D. 16 pages
26
A printing method in which one plate is used for printing both sides of a sheet without changing the gripper edge
Answer
B. Work-and-turn
27
Full form of PDF
Answer
C. Portable Document Format
28
Roughening process performed for a uniform layer of photo emulsion will adhere onto the plate, is called
Answer
B. Graining
29
A simple plate exposure system consists of a vacuum frame and high intensity light source is called
Answer
D. Printing down frame
30
Plate problem causes by under exposure for negative plate is
Answer
A. Dot loss
31
Printing plate preparation process in which a digital image is transmitted directly from a computer to a conventional plate is called
Answer
D. CTCP
32
In typography, the vertical distance between one base line and next base line measured in points unit is called
Answer
C. Leading
33
Alteration of a colour created by adding white to the colour
Answer
A. Tint
34
Image created in illustration programmes which includes straight and curved lines are called
Answer
B. Vector images
35
Half tone screens are measured in
Answer
D. Ipi
36
A device used to bond a new roll to the end of an existing web on web offset press
Answer
D. Splicer
37
Problem that occurs when ink pigment particles bleed into the dampening solution
Answer
C. Tinting
38
Printing system that prints both sides of the substrate
Answer
D. Perfector
39
Which is used as cover of a dampening roller that helps to retain fountain solution?
Answer
D. Molleton cover
40
The resolution of gravure is _______ or more lines per inch.
Answer
A. 150
41
The time taken by the doctor roller to contact and receive dampening solution from the fountain
Answer
C. Dwell period
42
A gear which has its teeth cut at an angle to the axis of shaft
Answer
A. Helical gear
43
Faint images that are part of paper which are visible from both sides of paper
Answer
B. Watermark
44
The basis weight of 60 gsm paper with basic size as double demy is 51.6 kg, then its M-weight is
Answer
B. 103.2 kg
45
The principle of half tone block printing was invented by
Answer
C. William Henry Fox Tabolt
46
Vertical Blanket-to-Blanket presses are
Answer
B. Stack presses
47
Flexography was originally known as
Answer
D. Aniline
48
Crease formation in paper is due to A. wrong climatic conditions B. incorrect machine settings C. Electrostatic charge in paper D. Slow ink drying Choose correct answer
Answer
B. Only A and B are correct
49
Pigments which are used to allow the background material or ink to be seen
Answer
C. White pigment
50
Rollers that actually ink the plate during printing
Answer
A. Forme rollers
51
Calculate paper required in reams for 2000 notebooks of 200 pages, book size is foolscap quarto
Answer
A. 96
52
A web printing which uses the gravure process for long run jobs
Answer
C. Rotogravure
53
Method used to print on the non-porous substrate such as milk cover, candy wraps etc.
Answer
B. Flexography
54
Which of the following is a non-impact printing?
Answer
A. Ink-jet printing
55
The difference between the radius of the cylinder's bearer and the radius of the cylinder themselves
Answer
C. Under cut
56
The type of blankets used in high speed machine for printing on boards, coated papers etc,
Answer
D. Hard Blanket
57
The covering ability of an ink
Answer
A. Opacity
58
Ingredient that is added to dampening solution to lower its surface tension
Answer
B. Wetting agent
59
The number of threads per linear inch in a fabric is
Answer
C. Mesh count
60
Paper storage device that unwinds paper to keep the press running at the same speed
Answer
D. Festoon
61
The inks used in flexography which is not toxic
Answer
A. Water based inks
62
An unwanted accumulation of half tone dots that results in a smeared image
Answer
A. Slur
63
How much paper in 61 Ɨ 88 cm will be required for printing of 5000 booklets in A4 size having 48 pages?
Answer
C. 30 reams
64
A chemical change in the body of an ink that occurs during storage
Answer
D. Livering
65
Test used to check for proper ink mixing
Answer
B. Drawdown Test
66
Roller which moves up and down as the web offset press runs
Answer
D. Dancing roller
67
The gap between the bearer and the cylinder body
Answer
C. Gutter
68
The device used to measure the thickness of blanket
Answer
D. Shore durometer
69
Which type of feeding system is usually seen in High Speed, large offset presses?
Answer
A. Pull type
70
Popular method of screen printing multicolour images on 7-shirts
Answer
B. Carousal units
71
Which of the following is not included in premake ready checks?
Answer
C. Image file size and resolution
72
______ allows the pressman the facility of changing the cylinder diameter when the printed image size must be changed.
Answer
B. Plate packing
73
Before starting a printing job, we should check the information given in the
Answer
A. Job ticket
74
Correct press lubrication ________ wear on all moving parts and lengthens press life.
Answer
D. Reduces
75
Which process remove any statistic electricity that might be holding individual sheets together
Answer
B. Fanning
76
Small particles are torn out of the surface of the paper during the printing process is known as _______.
Answer
C. Picking
77
Which of the following is not a printing problem?
Answer
A. Glazing
78
Fine caused by electrical equipments such as motors, switches etc comming under which type of fires?
Answer
C. Class C
79
Class A fire extinguishers type contains
Answer
B. Bi carbonate of soda solution and sulphuric acid
80
The defect take place in the blanket due to the use of unsuitable chemicals is called
Answer
D. Swelling
81
Which fold is made at right angle to the preceding fold by changing the direction of the sheet 90° before the second fold is made?
Answer
C. Right - angle
82
The false feature about the made end paper is
Answer
D. This end paper is very simple and used in paper back cover books
83
A method in which metal wire is forced through the folded edges of a signature and formed into staples to hold the pages together is called
Answer
A. Saddle stitching
84
Which folding machine produces right-angle fold in heavier weight papers?
Answer
A. Knife folder
85
What is known Quarter Bound book?
Answer
D. When the spine of the book is covered with one material and side is with another material
86
Method of making holes on paper for binding that are not round is known as
Answer
C. Slotting
87
______ improves the book structure by giving it a convex spine and a concave fore edge.
Answer
B. Rounding
88
Sometimes ink not used and the stock itself creates the raised 3D image after dies that press their image into the paper under great pressure is called as ________.
Answer
C. Blind embossing
89
Name the finishing process that is not classified under edge decoration
Answer
C. Sputtering
90
What is a plastic or wooden piece located directly below the cutting blade beneath the table to protect the blade when it touches the table after cutting the paper pile?
Answer
A. Cutting stick
91
Which one of the following is an example for shell and slide carton types?
Answer
D. Cigarette pockets
92
The angle of level of the cutting blade in the Die-cutting machine
Answer
A. 15 - 18
93
The board which is made from layers of virgin chemical pulp sandwiched between layers of mechanical pulp?
Answer
C. FBB
94
Which one of the following is not a water based adhesive?
Answer
B. Acrylies
95
Which one of the following is an example for the 2 piece tray carton?
Answer
B. Shirt box
96
_____ is the process in which the liquid metal like Aluminium is poured into a mold, cooled and solidified.
Answer
A. Casting
97
What is the SI unit for Torque/Moment of a foce?
Answer
B. Newton-meter
98
Which one of the following stores the magnetic flux?
Answer
C. Inductors
99
An electrical iron carrying 4A at 120 V. Find out the resistance
Answer
B. 30 ohms
100
Trimmed size of A0 sheet is _________?
Answer
A. 841 Ɨ 1189

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