INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING - KOLKATA

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PACKAGING

SEMESTER – II EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: PACKAGE PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
Duration: 2 hours Model Questionnaire Max Marks: 50

Objective type:
1. Flexography employs paste inks, which dry mainly by oxidation.- True/False
2. In Offset printing, backside of the substrate an embossing mark cannot be noticed.-
True/False
3. Serrated edges can be found in Flexography printing.- True/False
4. Ink squash & ridge mark are found in Relief method of printing.- True/False
5. Screen printing is best suitable for pre-fabricated articles.- True/False
6. Aluminum is mainly used to prepare PS/CTP plates.- True/False
7. In Offset printing system, excess ink applied on rollers is wiped off by Doctor blade.-
True/False
8. Type that appears as white on a black or dark colored background is known as Reverse
or Drop out.- True/False
9. Dry Offset uses the principles of Plano graphic printing.- True/False
10. Screen-printing can even print white on black color too much better effect than other
processes.- True/False
11. Dry Offset printing is a version of the Offset process also known as “Indirect Letterpress ”
or “Offset Letterpress”.- True/False
12. While examining the printed sample, a square cell or serrated edge mark can be found in
Gravure printing.- True/False
13. Ink deposition is maximum in Screen printing process.- True/False
14. In Platen machine, the part that exerts printing pressure, is in the form a round cylinder.-
True/False
15. The thickness of a substrate (paper/Paperboard), or the device used to measure it, is
called cartridge/caliper/calendar.
16. Flexo printing machine has disc/drum/anilox inking system.
17. In Intaglio method paper placed on the plate draws the ink from the incisions/cells by
shear force/capillary action/etching method.
18. The unit of measurement for all type regardless of the manner of its production is the
Point, which measures 0.138/0.029/0.039 inch.
19. Vector/Bitmap data is a way of creating shapes and lines using points and mathematical
formulas to connect these points.
20. Pixels are arranged in a grid called Bitmap/Vector.
21. The quality of Bitmap images is compromised if the image is resized or altered
excessively.- True/False
22. Halftones have to have 8 bits of information per pixel.- True/False
23. Moiré/Choke/Cut-out is an undesirable, unattended interference pattern caused by out
of register overlap of two or more regular screen patterns.
24. 1-bit graphic means either black or white.- True/False
25. Pantone/RGB/CMYK is a spot color used in printing.
26. A bitmap image is resolution independent.- True/False
27. Vector data is easily altered and resized without any resolution considerations or loss of
quality.- True/False
28. The number of bits of information is known as bit resolution or device resolution/color
resolution/image resolution.
29. RGB image represents 16.7 million possible colors having 32-bit depth.- True/False
30. Halftones are printed at a 45 degree angle, and flatbed scans recorded on a zero degree
angle.- True/False
31. The maximum number of gray levels that can be printed on a PostScript output device is
256/356/456.
32. The size of the printer cell determines how many lines can fit into an inch or lines per
inch (lpi).- True/False
33. CMYK image represents 429 billion possible colors having 8-bit/24-bit/32-bit depth.
34. The number of bits used to represent each pixel in an image, determining its color or tonal
range is known as bitmap / bit depth / baud.
35. Raster Image Processor translates PostScript code into dots. - True
36. Thermal CTP has a wave length of 830 nanometers/405 nanometers/640 nanometers.
37. The acceptable flower-like pattern formed due to superimposition of different color is
called Rosette/Mosaic/Moiré pattern.
38. PDF/EPS compress the file size in printable version.
39. TIFF is a raw pixel storage format & most compact way to store pixel based files.-
True//False
40. It creates the illusion of tones through dots of fixed spacing (screen ruling) and variable size
(percent dot area).- AM(Conventional Halftone)/FM(Stochastic)

Choose the appropriate one & match from the possible hints:

1. It is the color of light reflected by the pigment.

2. It is the color of light reflected by the paper and transmitted through the ink
film.
3. It is the resistance of a fluid to flow under a force or shear.
4. It is the resistance of a thin ink film to rapid splitting.
5. It is the ability of an ink to form a string when pulled out by the finger or a
spatula.
6. It is defined (in case of paper) as the blue light reflection
7. It results from the uniform reflectance of all wavelengths (RGB) of light.
8. It is used to determine bursting strength of paper.
9. It is defined as the percentage elongation of a strip of paper at the time of
rupture under tension.
10. This is the force, parallel to its plane, required to break a specimen (paper)
of specific width & length.
Possible hints: Tensile strength, Mass tone, Tack, Viscosity or Body, Length,
Undertone, Whiteness, Mullen Tester, Stretch, Brightness.
ANS: - 1-Masstone, 2-Undertone, 3- Viscosity or Body, 4-Tack, 5-Length,
6-Brightness, 7-Whiteness, 8-Mullen Tester, 9-Stretch, 10-Tensile Strength.
Subjective type:

1. Draw schematic diagram indicating basic principles of following printing

processes.
a) Offset-lithography, b) Flexography, c) Gravure, d) Letterpress, e) Screen
printing
2. Name any five substrates used in package printing and name the printing
process that is suitable for its printing.
3. Establish the difference between ‘additive’ and ‘subtractive’ color
reproduction and give one example of each.
4. What is halftone? What is screen ruling, screen angles and dot shape?
5. Why is CIE L*a*b* system of color measurement required for package
printing?
6. State any five print finishing operations used in package printing.
7. What is Moiré pattern? Why it is generated? Why different screen angles
are necessary for different color?
8. Justify the difference between analog and digital screening.
9. Draw flow-charts showing how a data file (PostScript format) is getting processed
through the RIP to meet the specific requirements of the output device.
10. Show the digital color potential values with a pixel bit depth
table.
11. What is NIP system used for multicolor printing? Explain with a diagram for
basic structure of electro photography printing.
12. Draw a diagram showing the basic structure for Ink Jet printing.
13. What is Rosette pattern? Establish the relationship between dpi & lpi
resolution.
14. Draw a diagram showing the basic function of a laser typesetter.
15. Define bitmap & vector graphics. Explain the resolution independent image.
16. Image files may be stored in a wide variety of formats – Explain with examples.
17. Draw a flow chart showing divisions and sub-divisions of Printing.
18. What is CtP technology? What are the major CtP technologies prevailing
into the market? Which CtP technology is mostly used in package printing?
19. What is Flexography? Which types of job are best printed in Flexo machine?
What type of ink is used in Flexography? What is the function of anilox
roller?
20. What is Gravure printing? Which types of job are best printed in Gravure
machine? What type of ink is used in Gravure printing? What is the function
of Doctor Blade?
21. What is Offset printing? What is the basic difference in between Dry Offset
& Wet Offset? What type of ink is used in Offset printing? Which types of
job are best printed in Offset machine?
22. Write down the visual characteristics in: a) letterpress, b) offset-lithography,
c) gravure, d) screen, & e) flexography.
23. What is Digital Prepress? Draw a flow-chart showing the purpose of the page
layout in order to create a digital page from various elements such as text, graphics &
images for Image processing and printing.
24. What are the implications of Resolution and File size? Define the relation between
Resolutions, File size and output.
25. Draw a workflow chart showing the activities of Prepress Department for
Print Production.
26. Give print production steps in package printing with brief explanation.
27. State the importance of ‘artwork’ for processing an image in label printing.
28. Explain in brief: a) varnishing & coating, b) die-cutting, c) foil stamping, d)
four color printing machine, e) structural design vs. graphic design, f)
Lamination, g) UV curing,
h) Gravure cylinder making.
29. State any four print finishing operations used in package printing.
30. What is Digital printing? Explain with a diagram of a digital offset machine.
31. What are the two main classifications of printing inks and the printing
processes it is used for?
32. Explain the principles of any two printing processes used in package
printing. Support with diagrams.
33. What are the printing processes suitable for flexible packaging? Explain with
diagram.
34. What would be the File size for CMYK image 12” x 10” size @ 250 dpi
resolution?
35. a) What is Printing ink?
b) What are the ingredients used for making ink?
c) How do you classify paste and liquid inks?