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Post NameWorkshop Instructor/ Demonstrator in Printing Technology - Technical Education
Question Paper Code021/2024
Category Code182/2023
Date of Test12 February 2024
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Identify the mechanical fingers which holds the top sheet of the packing in a platen press from the following :
Answer
C. Grippers
2
Name the semiautomatic line casting machine found in the development of automated typesetting :
Answer
A. Ludlow
3
What is MICR?
Answer
B. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
4
Industrial intaglio printing is called :
Answer
A. Gravure
5
Electro static printing was invented by :
Answer
C. Chester Carlson
6
The image must be printed on to a receiver material during –––––––––––– step in a print production workflow.
Answer
D. Image transfer
7
What is GATF in printing Industry?
Answer
B. Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
8
Select the most appropriate category comes under middle level management from the following :
Answer
C. Production
9
–––––––––––– is a mechanical gate that stops the paper on the registration unit of a sheetfed offset machine.
Answer
A. Head stop
10
Identify the term associated with the automated press system :
Answer
C. Press console
11
Choose the printing process that uses relief plates from the following :
Answer
D. Flexography
12
–––––––––––– is the method of printing directly from electronic files without the need to create a physical plate.
Answer
B. Electrostatic printing
13
A printing operation that is owned by and serves the needs of a single company or corporation is referred to as –––––––––––– printing facility.
Answer
A. Inplant
14
–––––––––––– eliminates the film output and stripping stages in the print production work flow.
Answer
C. Computer to plate
15
Identify the term which is not related to print media :
Answer
D. Intercom
16
Example for warm colour is :
Answer
C. Yellow
17
In colour, less β€˜value’ means :
Answer
A. Darker colour
18
Computer input device OCR means :
Answer
D. Optical Character Recognition
19
In colour separation, when black is the dominant colour, screen angle in degree for black separation is :
Answer
A. 45
20
For colour Separation, a –––––––––––– filter is used for magenta plate.
Answer
B. Green
21
In scanner PMT means :
Answer
B. Photo Multiplier Tube
22
In colour correction GCR means :
Answer
C. Gray Component Replacement
23
There are three types of Visual Balance in Design. One of them is :
Answer
B. Subjective Balance
24
The process of converting a bitmapped image into a vector Image is called :
Answer
D. Auto Tracing
25
4 basic type of scanners are Flatbed scanner, Drum scanner, Hand held scanner, :
Answer
A. Film scanner
26
Full form of TIFF is :
Answer
C. Tagged Image File Format
27
The conversion process for interpreting PostScript to bitmap is called :
Answer
C. Rasterizing
28
The allowance give for an overlap of two colours, so as to compensate for misregister and the resultant gaps between colours, called :
Answer
B. Trapping
29
Imposition in digital work flow can be classified as either 1. RIP based imposition or 2. β€”β€”_:
Answer
D. PostScript based imposition
30
In printing, The process of confirming that the digital files required for printing process are all present, valid correctly formatted and of the desired type, is called :
Answer
A. Preflighting
31
Three basic approaches for digital trapping are Vector Trapping, Raster Trapping and :
Answer
A. Hybrid Trapping
32
White space between column in a page is known as :
Answer
B. Gutter
33
In page layout software, –––––––––––– feature enables to surround a picture or diagram with text in a text frame.
Answer
C. Text wrap
34
An octavo of an A3 paper produce –––––––––––– pages of A6.
Answer
B. 16
35
One plate is used for printing both sides of a paper sheet without changing the paper gripper edge. This type of imposition is called :
Answer
D. Work and Turn
36
The covering ability of an ink :
Answer
D. Opacity
37
Weight of 1000 sheets of paper :
Answer
C. M-Weight
38
Flexographic inks are :
Answer
B. Liquid inks
39
Change in moisture content in the atmosphere can cause –––––––––––– in printing paper :
Answer
A. Curl
40
The material in which the image is printed is commonly known as :
Answer
A. Substrate
41
The abbreviation of VOC :
Answer
B. Volatile Organic Compound
42
To print on the reverse side of the web of paper, paper must be turned to –––––––––––– degrees between printing units in Inline presses :
Answer
C. 180Β°
43
Calculate the quantity of paper required for printing 10,000 booklets in 210 Γ— 297 mm size having 32 pages :
Answer
Question Cancelled
44
Which is not a chemical process?
Answer
Question Cancelled
45
Ideal pH of dampening solution is :
Answer
Question Cancelled
46
Calculate total no. of card of size 9β€²β€² Γ— 6β€²β€² that can be cut from a sheet of size 15β€²β€² Γ— 20β€²β€² :
Answer
D. 4
47
Measurement of how much the paper curls or becomes wavy :
Answer
A. Flatness
48
The characteristics of paper that gives actual colour image for colour work :
Answer
Question Cancelled
49
The paper making machine is :
Answer
D. Fourdriner machine
50
Iso Propyl Alcohol is used in dampening solution as
Answer
A. Wetting agent
51
The device used to measure accurate thickness of paper :
Answer
B. Screw Guage
52
Presses that print on both sides of a paper are :
Answer
B. Perfectors
53
Electronic control for web register and good image quality is :
Answer
B. Press console
54
Each signature is forced between two rotating fold rollers in web offset printing, that makes the final fold is :
Answer
C. Chopper folder
55
Which of the following paper do not have grain direction?
Answer
C. Mineral paper
56
The international size of B0 paper is :
Answer
D. 1000 mm Γ— 1414 mm
57
Calculate the basis weight of 170 gsm crown size paper :
Answer
D. 17
58
The amount of paper that is covered by ink to get a good quality print density during printing is :
Answer
A. Ink mileage
59
The thin paper used for making carbon copies :
Answer
A. Duplicator
60
Paper bulk is measured in :
Answer
Question Cancelled
61
Solid areas of uniform density, resulting in uneven appearance is known as :
Answer
B. Mottle
62
Donut shaped white spots on printed surface due to ink problems is known as :
Answer
A. Hickeys
63
The ability of paper to withstand the stress and strain applied to it before breaking down and pulling apart is :
Answer
C. Tensile strength
64
In Paper manufacturing the direction in which the fibre line up is?
Answer
B. Grain direction
65
In Paper problem, the accumulation of fibres from uncoated stocks on to plates is known as :
Answer
C. Piling
66
The problem of paper in which loose particulars on the paper surface adhere to the blanket which showup as voids in print is known as :
Answer
C. Dusting
67
The instrument which determines the amount of light absorbed by a surface by measuring the proportion of light reflected from or transmitted through a measured surface :
Answer
Question Cancelled
68
Stiff board cover of a book often covered with cloth, paper or leather which is attached to the book block is known as :
Answer
A. Case
69
In binding, the operations which form a shoulder on each side of the spine is known as :
Answer
D. Backing 021/2024 10 A
70
Book case binding style, covered in one material on the spine and corners and another material on the remaining area :
Answer
A. Half bound style
71
A guard which secures cutting machine blade from accidents is known as :
Answer
A. Blade guard
72
The reason for Blanket carrying too much ink on offset press is due to :
Answer
Question Cancelled
73
The problem of dot gain in offset press is due to :
Answer
D. All of the above
74
To press a rule into heavy paper or board to enable folding without cracking :
Answer
B. Creasing
75
The marks which is used to identify if the sections are misplaced in gathering operations :
Answer
D. Collating
76
The effect which result from controlled pressure on a substrate producing a raised effect is known as :
Answer
A. Embossing
77
Adhesive binding widely used for paperbacks for mass production of books is called as :
Answer
C. Perfect binding
78
Two full sheets and one half sheet is required for making this end paper. The half sheet is pasted over the full sheet to give the final reinforcement :
Answer
D. Made end paper A 11 021/2024
79
The loose sheets or the books with narrow margins are sewn by the following method :
Answer
B. Overcast sewing
80
While measuring colour values using spectrodensitometer in CIELAB colour space the β€˜b’ axis is denoted by :
Answer
A. Yellow blue axis
81
A single wall corrugated or double faced corrugated boards constitutes of :
Answer
C. A flute with sheets on both sides
82
Name the type of package which has the top closure hinges off the front panel and tucks to the rear, while the bottom closure hinges off the rear and tucks to the front :
Answer
B. Reverse Tuck End
83
–––––––––– and –––––––––– are the most commonly used metals in packaging.
Answer
C. Aluminium and tin
84
Name the type of special package that has a pliable transparent plastic material in which regularly spaced, protruding air-filled bubbles provide cushioning for fragile items.
Answer
B. Bubble wrap
85
–––––––––– is a 90% recyclable and a shatter proof plastic becoming very popular for drinks containers.
Answer
A. Poly Ethylene Terephthalate
86
What is made from renewable and recyclable resource and are light weight used for making labels, cartons, boxes and wrappings?
Answer
A. Paper based packaging material
87
Packaging basically involves ––––––––––, –––––––––– or –––––––––– of different products for delivery to the customer.
Answer
B. Wrapping, strapping or boxing
88
Which is not the property of Glass packaging material?
Answer
C. It is unbreakable and cannot be recycled.
89
What is called the blue print of the structure or design layout and provides the exact dimensions and product specifications?
Answer
A. A Die
90
Which material is used to make Cutting and creasing rules of a die pattern?
Answer
C. Flexible steel
91
Which gear is used to convert rotational motion into translational motion?
Answer
D. Rack and pinion gears
92
In a belt drive system, when the speed of the belt increases :
Answer
C. Power transmitted will increase
93
The type of link used for hydraulic press is known as :
Answer
D. Fluid link A 13 021/2024
94
–––––––––– is a type of actuator in hydraulic system.
Answer
A. Cylinder
95
Which motor can have highest operating speed?
Answer
C. Brushless DC motor
96
Which part of the motor confirms that is a DC motor?
Answer
B. Commutator
97
Which transformer insulation material is best compare to Kraft paper?
Answer
B. Oil
98
Which of the following statements is correct?
Answer
D. High frequency power supplies are light weight and transformer size gets reduced at high frequency
99
If a capacitor is placed parallel with the DC source :
Answer
B. The circuit acts as an open circuit
100
Identify the purpose of relay :
Answer
A. To switch electrical circuits on and off

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