300+ TOP Digital Photography MCQs and Answers Quiz

Digital Photography Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1829, Niepce and Louis Mande Daguerre formed a partnership to work together on the improvement of _______
A. heliography

B. camera obscura

C. black maria

D. none of these

Answer: A. heliography

2. Wet collodion process was invented in______
A. 1899

B. 1851

C. 1877

D. 1890

Answer: B. 1851

3. In the late_____, flexible film appeared for the first time, replacing clumsy and heavy glass plates
A. 1880s

B. 1877s

C. 1921s

D. 1888s

Answer: A. 1880s

4. Kodak Camera was invented by_______
A. george eastman

B. edison

C. lumiere brothers

D. none of these

Answer: A. george eastman

5. Rules of third
A. camera handling rule

B. composition rule

C. rules of lighting

D. none of the above

Answer: B. composition rule

6. CCD
A. sensor

B. lens

C. shutter

D. flash

Answer: A. sensor

7. Capturing
A. focusing

B. cloning

C. exposing

D. making image sharper

Answer: C. exposing

8. Depth of Field
A. area in front and behind of subject.

B. zooming capacity of lens

C. frame size of the lens

D. view finder dimension

Answer: A. area in front and behind of subject.

9. General Character of SLR Camera
A. interchangeable lens

B. fixed lens with optical zoom

C. no image sensors

D. auto focus

Answer: A. interchangeable lens

10. ISO number in film
A. film speed rating

B. quality standard number

C. internal system number

D. aperture order number

Answer: A. film speed rating

11. Amount of light that falls in to the sensor of the camera
A. exposure

B. white balance

C. depth of field

D. three point lighting

Answer: A. exposure

12. ISO
A. international organization for standardization

B. indian optical standards

C. internal office system

D. information of standards

Answer: A. international organization for standardization

13. A Digital Image is made up of thousands of
A. pixels

B. bitmap

C. resolution

D. vector images

Answer: A. pixels

14. SLR
A. single lens reflex

B. semi lens reflector

C. system linear remote

D. specification of lens range

Answer: A. single lens reflex

15. Camera modes
A. portrait

B. lens

C. view finder

D. focal length

Answer: A. portrait

16. Aperture:
A. controls the size of the hole

B. controls speed of shoot

C. controls ccd

D. none of the above

Answer: A. controls the size of the hole

17. ISO Number
A. sensitivity of the film to light

B. serial no of film

C. frame no. of film

D. none of the above

Answer: A. sensitivity of the film to light

18. shutter speed
A. control exposure timing

B. control light,

C. control resolution

D. none of the above

Answer: A. control exposure timing

19. Ambient light
A. available light at surrounding

B. backlight

C. artificial light

D. none of the above

Answer: A. available light at surrounding

20. Autofocus
A. lens automatically focus

B. manual focus

C. view finders focus

D. none of the above

Answer: A. lens automatically focus

21. Back lighting
A. light from the foreground

B. light behind camera

C. light behind the object

D. none of these

Answer: C. light behind the object

22. Candid pictures
A. posed picture

B. un posed picture

C. group photo

D. none of the above

Answer: B. un posed picture

23. Cartridge
A. camera container

B. film container

C. flash container

D. none of the above

Answer: B. film container

24. Colour noise
A. acuracy of signals

B. disturbance

C. vibration

D. none of the above

Answer: A. acuracy of signals

25. Composition
A. arrangements of camera parts

B. pleasing arrangements of elements

C. focusing

D. none of the above

Answer: B. pleasing arrangements of elements

26. Contact Print
A. exposing contact with negative

B. digital printing

C. screen printing

D. none of the above

Answer: A. exposing contact with negative

27. Double exposure
A. exposing two times

B. two images printed in paper

C. consecutive exposure

D. none of the above

Answer: B. two images printed in paper

28. Emulsion
A. light sensitive gelatin

B. developing chemical

C. digital ink

D. none of the above

Answer: A. light sensitive gelatin

29. Fill-In-Light
A. back ground light

B. additional light to soften

C. natural light

D. none of the above

Answer: B. additional light to soften

30. Filter
A. coloured piece of glass

B. a mesh

C. muslin cloth

D. none of the above

Answer: A. coloured piece of glass

31. Flat lighting
A. high contrast

B. little contrast

C. for shadow

D. none of the above

Answer: B. little contrast

32. Focal length
A. distance between film and centre of lens

B. distance between foreground and background

C. distance between object and film.

D. none of the above

Answer: A. distance between film and centre of lens

33. Foreground
A. area between lens and sensor

B. area between camera and object

C. area between photographer and camera

D. none of the above

Answer: B. area between camera and object

34. __________ has been defined as taking of photographs to provide a record of social and political situations with the aim of conveying information.
A. documentary photography

B. wild life photography

C. travel photography

D. sports photography

Answer: A. documentary photography

35. Long distance photography is facilitated by_____________
A. visible light

B. x-rays

C. infra-red rays

D. ultra violet rays

Answer: C. infra-red rays

36. A ‘bleeding’ picture is one that is
A. without borders

B. badly printed

C. streaked due to exhausted developer

D. note of these

Answer: A. without borders

37. Visible light occurs between
A. 3000 and 8000 angstrom

B. 3000 and 7000 angstrom

C. 4000 and 7000 angstrom

D. none of these

Answer: C. 4000 and 7000 angstrom

38. The Camera Obscura was first recorded in
A. 400bc

B. 1600 ad

C. 1800 ad

D. 800 ad

Answer: A. 400bc

39. A Camera Lucida is
A. an artists aid

B. an early box camera

C. a type of rangefinder camera

D. none of these

Answer: A. an artists aid

40. Which of the following parts of the eye are the most colour sensitive
A. the rods

B. the cones

C. the iris

D. the retina

Answer: B. the cones

41. The world’s oldest surviving photograph was taken in
A. 1826

B. 1836

C. 1846

D. 1889

Answer: A. 1826

42. The first Canon camera was released in
A. 1930

B. 1935

C. 1940

D. 1923

Answer: B. 1935

43. What is a ‘dolly’?
A. a heavy tripod

B. a remote flash

C. a camera case

D. none of these

Answer: A. a heavy tripod

44. What was the first camera to be used on the moon?
A. liecaflex sl mot

B. hasseblad 500el hec

C. mamiya rb67

D. none of these

Answer: B. hasseblad 500el hec

45. A Candela is a measure of light
A. wavelength

B. temperature

C. intensity

D. none of these

Answer: C. intensity

46. When was the first ever colour photograph taken?
A. 1861

B. 1881

C. 1901

D. 1900

Answer: A. 1861

47. Lenses are usually coated with
A. magnesium fluoride

B. sodium fluoride

C. zinc fluorite

D. none of these

Answer: A. magnesium fluoride

48. Visible spectrum of the light has a wavelength in the range of:
A. 1000 to 4000 ao

B. 4000 to 7000 ao

C. 7500 to 12500 ao

D. 12500 to 30000 ao

Answer: B. 4000 to 7000 ao

49. Luminous flux is:
A. the rate of energy radiation in the form of light waves

B. the part of light energy radiated from light source

C. measured in lux

D. both a and c

Answer: A. the rate of energy radiation in the form of light waves

50. Candela is the unit of:
A. illumination

B. luminous intensity

C. luminance

D. light energy

Answer: C. luminance

51. Sky appears to be blue because of:
A. radiation of light over dust particles

B. reflection of light over dust particles

C. refraction of light over dust particles

D. scattering of light over dust particles

Answer: D. scattering of light over dust particles

52. Candle power is:
A. the luminous flux emitted by the source per unit solid angle

B. the part of the light energy radiated by the sun that is received by earth

C. measured in lux

D. none of the above

Answer: B. the part of the light energy radiated by the sun that is received by earth

53. An object which appears to be red to the eyes absorbs:
A. blue radiation

B. violet radiation

C. green radiation

D. absorbs all the above radiation

Answer: D. absorbs all the above radiation

54. . Which of the following colour has the wavelength between blue and yellow:
A. violet

B. orange

C. red

D. green

Answer: D. green

55. Which of the materials is most commonly used for the filaments in the incandescent lamps:
A. tungsten

B. tin

C. silver

D. asbestos

Answer: A. tungsten

56. The expected life of an incandescent lamp is about:
A. 100 hours

B. 200 hours

C. 500 hours

D. 1000 hours

Answer: D. 1000 hours

57. ‘Camera’ is actually a Latin word meaning
A. picture box

B. room

C. light box

D. none of the above

Answer: B. room

58. The world’s first photographic portrait studio was opened in
A. 1840

B. 1850

C. 1860

D. 1870

Answer: A. 1840

59. The world’s first all electric photographic studio was opened in
A. 1877

B. 1897

C. 1917

D. 1887

Answer: A. 1877

60. Incident light
A. falls on the subject

B. is reflected from the subject

C. backlights the subject

D. none of these

Answer: A. falls on the subject

61. Who coined the term ‘photography’?
A. fox talbot

B. nicephore niepce

C. sir john herschel

D. none of these

Answer: C. sir john herschel

62. What is a photon?
A. a particle of light energy

B. a measure of light energy

C. a stream of light energy

D. none of these

Answer: A. a particle of light energy

63. What type of development process does Kodachrome need?
A. additive

B. subtractive

C. dye replacement

D. none of these

Answer: B. subtractive

64. Your print needs 8 seconds at f5.6 (in a diffuser enlarger). You decide to use f11, what is your new exposure?
A. 16 seconds

B. 24 seconds

C. 32 seconds

D. none of these

Answer: C. 32 seconds

65. What was Roger Fenton famous for?
A. war photography

B. founding the royal photographic society?

C. both

D. none of these

Answer: C. both

66. When was the first proper flashbulb invented?
A. 1920

B. 1925

C. 1930

D. none of these

Answer: B. 1925

67. What is a ‘magic lantern’?
A. a slide projector

B. an early enlarger

C. a flashbulb

D. none of these

Answer: A. a slide projector

68. Your negative is very weak with very little shadow detail. Why?
A. under exposure and under development

B. under exposure and over development

C. over exposure and over development

D. none of these

Answer: A. under exposure and under development

69. What is ‘posterization’?
A. extreme tone separation

B. partial image reversal

C. total image reversal

D. none of these

Answer: A. extreme tone separation

70. David Seyour was the founder of which group?
A. f64

B. societe heliographique

C. magnum

D. none of these

Answer: C. magnum

71. Which camera (from around 1984) used solar energy to assist the batteries?
A. nikon fa

B. ricoh xr-s

C. pentax lx

D. none of these

Answer: B. ricoh xr-s

72. Your black and white print has mottled tones despite full development. Why?
A. old paper

B. contaminated stop bath

C. exhausted fixer

D. none of these

Answer: A. old paper

73. What is ‘chiaroscuro’?
A. a lens aberration

B. a light and shade effect

C. warped negative film

D. none of these

Answer: B. a light and shade effect

74. What temperature should colour film be developed at?
A. 95 degrees celsius

B. 100 degrees celsius

C. 105 degrees celsius

D. none of these

Answer: B. 100 degrees celsius

75. Daylight colour film is balanced for light at
A. 3200 k

B. 3400 k

C. 5400 k

D. 3000 k

Answer: C. 5400 k

76. Circles of confusion are most prominent in
A. mirror lens

B. zoom lens

C. fisheye lens

D. none of these

Answer: A. mirror lens

77. Magenta is a combination of
A. red and blue light

B. red and green light

C. blue and green light

D. none of these

Answer: A. red and blue light

78. Panchromatic film is sensitive to
A. all light

B. all light bar red

C. all light bar green

D. none of these

Answer: A. all light

79. Parallax error is due to
A. your flash mis-timing

B. viewing and taking lenses being separate

C. flaws in ultra wide angle lenses

D. none of these

Answer: B. viewing and taking lenses being separate

80. What is the angle of view on a fisheye lens?
A. 180 degrees

B. 225 degrees

C. 270 degrees

D. 290 degrees

Answer: A. 180 degrees

81. Focus finders are found in
A. studios

B. darkrooms

C. cameras

D. none of these

Answer: B. darkrooms

82. The light source that casts sharp, well define shadows is called ___________________
A. fill light

B. set light

C. Hard light

D. none of these

Answer: D. Hard light

83. Rule of thirds is a concept related to _____________________
A. trimming

B. composition

C. tracking

D. lighting

Answer: B. composition

84. MFD stands for ________________
A. minimum focusing distance

B. maximum focusing

C. distance minimum focusing direction

D. none of the above

Answer: A. minimum focusing distance

85. Wide angle lens
A. focal length is smaller

B. focal length is longer

C. large size of the lense

D. none of the above aspect ratio

Answer: A. focal length is smaller

86. key light
A. principle illuminator

B. back light

C. soft light

D. none of the above

Answer: A. principle illuminator

87. POV
A. point of view

B. picture of vision

C. photographs of visual

D. none of the above

Answer: A. point of view

88. An image editing software.
A. pagemaker

B. ms-word

C. photoshop

D. all of the above

Answer: C. photoshop

89. Which colour mode is used for digital Image
A. cmyk

B. hsb

C. pantone

D. rgb

Answer: D. rgb

90. The early photographic process involving an emulsion coated onto a glass plate
A. dry plate

B. silver plate

C. platinum dry plate

D. none of these

Answer: A. dry plate

91. A photographic process developed by inventor William Henry Fox Talbot in 1853 that allowed him to make multiple copies of a positive image from a single “negative.”
A. stroboscope

B. calotype

C. zoetrop

D. none of these

Answer: B. calotype

92. ___________ is a process developed by French physicist Joseph Niepce in 1816 that produced a positive copy of an engraving by exposing a glass plate coated with asphaltlike substance
A. texography

B. heliography

C. developing

D. none of these

Answer: B. heliography

93. _____________ is a photographic image made without a camera ,generally by contact printing object placed directly on the photographic paper.
A. photogram

B. photo testing

C. photo sketching

D. none of these

Answer: A. photogram

94. Edison is considered the father of movie studio. His studio was known as ______________
A. edison parlour

B. film strip parlour

C. black maria

D. black edison

Answer: C. black maria

95. The first shot is a man looking up. The second shot is a low angle shot of a high rise apartment. The second shot is a __________shot
A. long shot

B. mid – shot

C. extreme long shot

D. point – of – view

Answer: D. point – of – view

96. The light source that casts sharp, well define shadows is called _________
A. key light

B. fill light

C. set light

D. hard light

Answer: D. hard light

97. A camera mounting that straps the camera to the body of the operator to keep the recorded image reasonably steady is known as ________
A. steadicam

B. sturdycam

C. studycam

D. none of the above

Answer: A. steadicam

98. Rule of thirds
A. rule of composition

B. rule of camera fixing

C. rule of editing

D. rule of art direction

Answer: A. rule of composition

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