The document is a question bank for a Still Photography core course with 45 multiple choice questions covering topics in photography history, camera parts and functions, exposure, lighting, composition, and photographic techniques. Some of the questions test knowledge of who invented early cameras and photography processes, as well as dates for significant events in the history of photography. Other questions cover technical topics like camera settings, lenses, film, and digital image components like pixels.
The document is a question bank for a Still Photography core course with 45 multiple choice questions covering topics in photography history, camera parts and functions, exposure, lighting, composition, and photographic techniques. Some of the questions test knowledge of who invented early cameras and photography processes, as well as dates for significant events in the history of photography. Other questions cover technical topics like camera settings, lenses, film, and digital image components like pixels.
The document is a question bank for a Still Photography core course with 45 multiple choice questions covering topics in photography history, camera parts and functions, exposure, lighting, composition, and photographic techniques. Some of the questions test knowledge of who invented early cameras and photography processes, as well as dates for significant events in the history of photography. Other questions cover technical topics like camera settings, lenses, film, and digital image components like pixels.
The document is a question bank for a Still Photography core course with 45 multiple choice questions covering topics in photography history, camera parts and functions, exposure, lighting, composition, and photographic techniques. Some of the questions test knowledge of who invented early cameras and photography processes, as well as dates for significant events in the history of photography. Other questions cover technical topics like camera settings, lenses, film, and digital image components like pixels.
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT-SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION-BGDA
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
BGDA(UG SDE) I SEMESTER
CORE COURSE
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY QUESTION BANK
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1. Kodak Camera was invented by__________________
A. George Eastman B. Edison C. Lumiere Brothers D. None of these
2. Rules of third
A. Camera handling rule B. Composition rule
C. Rules of lighting D. None of the above
3. CCD
A. Sensor B. Lens C. Shutter D. Flash
4. Capturing
A. Focusing B. cloning C. Exposing D. making image sharper
5. ISO
A. International Organization for Standardization B. Indian Optical Standards
C. Internal Office system D. Information of Standards
6. A Digital Image is made up of thousands of
A. Pixels B. Bitmap C. Resolution D. Vector Images
7. SLR
A. Single Lens Reflex B. Semi Lens Reflector
C. System Linear Remote D. Specification of Lens range
8. Camera modes
A. Portrait B. lens C. View finder D. Focal length
9. Aperture:
A. Controls the size of the hole B. Controls speed of shoot
C. Controls CCD D. none of the above
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10. ISO Number
A. Sensitivity of the film to light B. Serial no of film
C. Frame no. of film D. None of the above
11. Back lighting
A. Light from the foreground B. Light behind camera
C. Light behind the object D. None of these
12. Candid pictures
A. Posed picture B. Unposed picture C.
Group photo D. None of the above
13. Cartridge
A. Camera container B. Film container C.
Flash container D. None of the above
14. Colour noise
A. Acuracy of signals B. Disturbance C.
Vibration D. None of the above
15. Composition
A. Arrangements of camera parts B. Pleasing arrangements of elements
C. Focusing D. None of the above
16. ___________________ 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
17. Long distance photography is facilitated by_______________________________
A. Visible light B. X-rays C. Infra-Red rays D. Ultra violet rays
18. Visible light occurs between
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A. 3000 and 8000 Angstrom B. 3000 and 7000 Angstrom
C. 4000 and 7000 Angstrom D. None of these
19. The Camera Obscura was first recorded in
A. 400BC B. 1600 AD C. 1800 AD D. 800 AD
20. A Camera Lucida is
A. an artists aid B. an early box camera
C. a type of rangefinder camera D. None of these
21. 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
22. When was the first ever colour photograph taken?
A. 1861 B. 1881 C. 1901 D. 1900
23. Lenses are usually coated with
A. magnesium fluoride B. sodium fluoride C.
zinc fluorite D. none of these
24. 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
25. The expected life of an incandescent lamp is about:
A. 100 hours B. 200 hours C. 500 hours D. 1000 hours
26. ‘Camera’ is actually a Latin word meaning
A. picture box B. room C. light box D. none of the above
27. The world’s first photographic portrait studio was opened in
A. 1840 B. 1850 C. 1860 D.1870
28. The world’s first all electric photographic studio was opened in
A. 1877 B. 1897 C. 1917 D. 1887
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29. Incident light
A. falls on the subject B. is reflected from the subject
C. backlights the subject D. None of these
30. Who coined the term ‘photography’?
A. Fox Talbot B. NicephoreNiepce
C. Sir John Herschel D. None of these
31. 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
32. What was Roger Fenton famous for?
A. War photography B. Founding the Royal Photographic Society?
C. Both D. None of these
33. When was the first proper flashbulb invented?
A. 1920 B.1925 C.1930 D. None of these
34. What is a ‘magic lantern’?
A. a slide projector B. an early enlarger
C. a flashbulb D. None of these
35. 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
36. Focus finders are found in
A. studios B. darkrooms C. cameras D. none of these
37. The term "photography" was first used by____________, in 1839, the year the photographic processbecame public.
A.Sir John Herscel B.Tim Donald
C.Fox Talbot D. Thomas Alwa Edison
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38. MFD stands for ________________
A. Minimum Focusing Distance B. Maximum Focusing
C. Distance Minimum Focusing Direction D. None of the above
39. Wide angle lens
A. Focal length is smaller B. Focal length is longer
C. Large size of the lense D. None of the aboveAspect ratio
40. key light
A. Principle Illuminator B. Back light
C. Soft light D. None of the above
41. POV
A. Point of View B. Picture of vision
C. Photographs of visual D. None of the above
42. 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
43. ________________ 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 asphalt- like substance
A. Texography B. heliography C. developing D.None of These
44. _____________ 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
45. 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
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46. 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
47. The light source that casts sharp, well define shadows is called ____________________
A. Key light B.fill light
C. set light D. hard light
48. 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
49. Wide angle lens
A. Focal length is smaller B. Focal length is longer
C. Large size of the lense D. None of the aboveAspect ratio
50. key light
A. Principle Illuminator B. Back light
C. Soft light D. None of the above
51. The ……tool allows you to copy one area of the layer to another area of the layer.
A. Clone stamp B. Magic wand
C. Marquee D. Gradient
52. To turn-off the use of a tool, or deselect it, you must push the ……key.
A.Ctrl +Z B.Shift + Z C.Shift + D D.Ctrl + D
53. When selecting an area of pixels to delete, which of the following tool could be used?
