Color
1. In color addition, the three primary colors are:
a) Red, Yellow, Blue
b) Red, Green, Blue
c) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d) Black, White, Gray
2. In color subtraction, the primary colors are:
a) Red, Green, Blue
b) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
c) Black, White, Gray
d) Red, Yellow, Blue
3. Red + Green (in additive mixing) produces:
a) Blue
b) White
c) Yellow
d) Magenta
4. Red + Blue (in additive mixing) produces:
a) Cyan
b) Magenta
c) Green
d) Yellow
5. Green + Blue (in additive mixing) produces:
a) Cyan
b) Yellow
c) Magenta
d) White
6. In additive mixing, combining Red + Green + Blue produces:
a) Black
b) White
c) Yellow
d) Gray
7. In subtractive mixing, Cyan + Magenta + Yellow ideally produce:
a) White
b) Black
c) Gray
d) Green
8. Cyan pigment absorbs which color of light?
a) Red
b) Green
c) Blue
d) Yellow
9. Magenta pigment absorbs which color of light?
a) Blue
b) Green
c) Red
d) Cyan
10. Yellow pigment absorbs which color of light?
a) Red
b) Green
c) Blue
d) Cyan
11. What is the complementary color of red (in additive mixing)?
a) Green
b) Cyan
c) Blue
d) Yellow
12. What is the complementary color of green (in additive mixing)?
a) Yellow
b) Red
c) Magenta
d) Blue
13. What is the complementary color of blue (in additive mixing)?
a) Yellow
b) Cyan
c) Red
d) Magenta
14. Which color model is used in televisions and computer screens?
a) CMY
b) RYB
c) RGB
d) CYMK
15. Which color model is used in printing?
a) RGB
b) RYB
c) CMYK
d) HSv
16. In additive mixing, absence of all colors (no light) gives:
a) Black
b) White
c) Gray
d) Cyan
17. In subtractive mixing, absence of all pigments (blank paper) gives:
a) Black
b) White
c) Gray
d) Yellow
18. Which color results when red light shines on a cyan pigment?
a) Red
b) Cyan
c) Black (absorbed)
d) Magenta
19. Which color results when white light shines on a yellow pigment?
a) Yellow
b) Blue
c) Black
d) Magenta
20. If white light passes through a magenta filter, which colors are transmitted?
a) Red and Blue
b) Green and Blue
c) Red and Green
d) Only Yellow
21. If white light passes through a cyan filter, which colors are transmitted?
a) Red and Green
b) Green and Blue
c) Blue and Red
d) Red only
22. If white light passes through a yellow filter, which colors are transmitted?
a) Red and Green
b) Blue and Red
c) Blue and Green
d) Red only
23. When a red object is seen under blue light, it appears:
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Black
d) Yellow
24. When a green object is seen under white light, it appears:
a) White
b) Green
c) Black
d) Cyan
25. Which mixing system is used in stage lighting?
a) Subtractive (CMY)
b) Additive (RGB)
c) Printing (CMYK)
d) Paint mixing (RYB)
26. Which of the following is NOT a subtractive secondary color?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Green
d) Black
27. The difference between color addition and subtraction is that:
a) Addition uses light, subtraction uses pigments
b) Addition uses pigments, subtraction uses light
c) Both are the same process
d) Subtraction is only in physics
28. Which of the following color combinations is incorrect in additive mixing?
a) Red + Green = Yellow
b) Blue + Green = Cyan
c) Red + Blue = Magenta
d) Red + Cyan = Black
29. In printing, black (K) is added to CMY because:
a) CMY cannot produce dark black perfectly
b) It reduces cost of ink
c) It improves contrast
d) All of the above
30. The color seen by the human eye depends on:
a) The wavelength of reflected/transmitted light
b) The material’s temperature
c) The source of sound
d) The density of the object
