1. Primary colours in pigment (RYB) are—

A) Red, Yellow, Blue
B) Red, Green, Blue
C) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
D) Green, Orange, Purple
Answer: A

2. Primary colours in light (RGB) are—

A) Red, Yellow, Blue
B) Red, Green, Blue
C) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
D) Yellow, Purple, Green
Answer: B

3. Secondary colours in pigment are—

A) Red, Green, Blue
B) Orange, Green, Violet
C) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
D) Brown, Pink, Grey
Answer: B

4. Tertiary colours are formed by—

A) Mixing two primaries
B) Adding black
C) Mixing a primary + adjacent secondary
D) Adding white
Answer: C

5. Complementary colours are—

A) Next to each other
B) Opposite on colour wheel
C) Dull colours
D) Pastel shades
Answer: B

6. Warm colours include—

A) Blue, Green
B) Red, Orange, Yellow
C) Purple, Blue
D) Black, Grey
Answer: B

7. Cool colours include—

A) Red, Orange
B) Yellow, Pink
C) Blue, Green, Violet
D) Brown, Grey
Answer: C

8. Mixing red + green light produces—

A) Blue
B) Yellow
C) Violet
D) Black
Answer: B

9. Mixing all pigment colours creates—

A) White
B) Black / Muddy colour
C) Bright red
D) Blue
Answer: B

10. Adding white to a colour creates—

A) Shade
B) Tone
C) Tint
D) Saturation
Answer: C

11. Adding black to a colour creates—

A) Tint
B) Shade
C) Tone
D) Complement
Answer: B

12. Adding grey to a colour creates—

A) Tint
B) Shade
C) Tone
D) Hue
Answer: C

13. The pure form of a colour is called—

A) Tint
B) Hue
C) Shade
D) Tone
Answer: B

14. Saturation refers to—

A) Darkness
B) Brightness / Intensity
C) Texture
D) Value
Answer: B

15. Value refers to—

A) Lightness or darkness
B) Temperature
C) Purity
D) Intensity
Answer: A

16. A monochromatic colour scheme uses—

A) One hue + tints + shades
B) Two complementary colours
C) Three colours
D) Opposite colours
Answer: A

17. Analogous colours are—

A) Opposites
B) Close neighbours on colour wheel
C) Random colours
D) Dull colours
Answer: B

18. Split-complementary scheme uses—

A) One colour and its opposite
B) One colour + two colours on either side of its complement
C) Two primaries only
D) Warm colours only
Answer: B

19. Triadic scheme includes—

A) Three evenly spaced colours
B) Two adjacent colours
C) A colour & its complement
D) Only secondary colours
Answer: A

20. A colour wheel was first developed by—

A) Johannes Itten
B) Newton
C) Monet
D) Kandinsky
Answer: B

21. The CMYK model is used in—

A) Screens
B) Printing
C) Paintings only
D) Digital art
Answer: B

22. Subtractive colour mixing belongs to—

A) RGB
B) CMYK
C) Digital display
D) Light-based systems
Answer: B

23. Additive colour mixing belongs to—

A) RYB
B) Printing
C) Light (RGB)
D) Pigments
Answer: C

24. Magenta + Yellow produces—

A) Green
B) Red
C) Blue
D) Black
Answer: B

25. Cyan + Yellow produces—

A) Green
B) Orange
C) Violet
D) Red
Answer: A

26. Colour harmony means—

A) Perfect realism
B) Pleasant combination of colours
C) Bright colours only
D) Dull colours only
Answer: B

27. Colours with low saturation are—

A) Very bright
B) Very dull
C) Very dark
D) Very warm
Answer: B

28. Optical mixing occurs when—

A) Colours are physically mixed
B) Colours mix in the viewer’s eye
C) Colours are separated
D) Only black is used
Answer: B

29. Pointillism depends on—

A) Brush strokes
B) Optical colour mixing
C) Thick paint
D) Texture
Answer: B

30. “Itten’s colour contrasts” include—

A) Contrast of hue, warm-cool, saturation
B) Only warm-cool
C) Only complementaries
D) Only light-dark
Answer: A

31. Local colour refers to—

A) Natural colour of an object
B) Reflected light
C) Shadow colour
D) Artificial colour
Answer: A

32. Atmospheric perspective uses—

A) Warm colours at distance
B) Cool & faded colours at distance
C) Dark objects far away
D) Only black & white
Answer: B

33. High contrast colours create—

A) Calm feeling
B) Strong visual impact
C) Dull mood
D) Hidden shapes
Answer: B

34. Low contrast colours create—

A) Soft, subtle mood
B) Dramatic effect
C) Anger
D) High energy
Answer: A

35. Complementary colours intensify each other when—

A) Mixed
B) Placed side by side
C) Reversed
D) Darkened
Answer: B

36. Colour temperature refers to—

A) Hot weather
B) Warmness or coolness of a colour
C) Colour saturation
D) Texture
Answer: B

37. Warm colours tend to—

A) Recede
B) Come forward
C) Neutralize
D) Fade
Answer: B

38. Cool colours tend to—

A) Advance
B) Recede
C) Burst
D) Move randomly
Answer: B

39. Brown is created by—

A) Mixing two primaries lightly
B) Mixing complementaries
C) Adding white
D) Adding grey
Answer: B

40. Neutral colours include—

A) Bright colours
B) Black, white, grey, brown
C) Only browns
D) Only greys
Answer: B

41. A hue + its complement is called—

A) Contrast
B) Complementary pair
C) Tint
D) Monochrome
Answer: B

42. Overuse of complementary colours can create—

A) Calmness
B) Vibrations/Visual tension
C) No effect
D) Darkness
Answer: B

43. Simultaneous contrast means—

A) Two colours blend
B) Two colours affect each other when placed together
C) No change
D) Only greys are used
Answer: B

44. Black absorbs—

A) All light
B) No light
C) Only red
D) Only blue
Answer: A

45. White reflects—

A) No light
B) Some light
C) All light
D) Random light
Answer: C

46. Pastel colours are—

A) High saturation
B) Low saturation
C) Very dark
D) Very warm
Answer: B

47. Earth tones include—

A) Bright neon colours
B) Browns, ochres, umbers
C) Only greys
D) Only blues
Answer: B

48. Shade appears cooler because—

A) Light absorbs
B) Blue light dominates
C) Warm tones vanish
D) Green reflects
Answer: B

49. Harmony by similarity uses—

A) Contrasting colours
B) Similar hues
C) Random hues
D) Only black
Answer: B

50. Harmony by contrast uses—

A) Similar colours
B) Opposite or contrasting hues
C) One colour only
D) Neutral tones
Answer: B

51. Grey made by mixing black + white is—

A) Chromatic grey
B) Achromatic grey
C) Toned hue
D) Warm grey
Answer: B

52. Grey made by mixing complementaries is—

A) Achromatic
B) Chromatic
C) Tint
D) Shade
Answer: B

53. A colour’s brightness depends on—

A) Light source
B) Texture
C) Pattern
D) Shape
Answer: A

54. The afterimage effect happens when—

A) Light changes
B) You stare at a colour and look away
C) Colours mix physically
D) Paint dries
Answer: B

55. The afterimage of red is—

A) Yellow
B) Green
C) Blue
D) Purple
Answer: B

56. The afterimage of blue is—

A) Yellow
B) Orange
C) Red
D) Green
Answer: A

57. Cool greys are made by adding—

A) Blue
B) Yellow
C) Orange
D) Red
Answer: A

58. Warm greys are made by adding—

A) Blue
B) Orange
C) Green
D) Violet
Answer: B

59. Pink is created by—

A) Red + blue
B) Red + white
C) Red + black
D) Red + grey
Answer: B

60. Beige is considered a—

A) Neon colour
B) Neutral warm colour
C) Cool colour
D) Complementary colour
Answer: B

61. The saturation of a colour decreases when—

A) Adding white
B) Adding black
C) Adding grey
D) All of the above
Answer: D

62. Metallic colours are created by—

A) High saturation
B) Reflective pigments
C) Adding black
D) Mixing primaries
Answer: B

63. Harmony by extension means—

A) Equal space for all hues
B) Proportionate use of colour areas
C) Only warm colours
D) Only tint
Answer: B

64. A hue mixed with both black & white becomes—

A) Tint
B) Tone
C) Shade
D) Pastel
Answer: B

65. Visual weight increases with—

A) Desaturated colours
B) Low value colours
C) Bright & warm colours
D) Cool & dull colours
Answer: C

66. Colour contrast increases when—

A) Saturation decreases
B) Differences increase
C) Colours match
D) Only grey is used
Answer: B

67. Complementary contrast pairs include—

A) Red–Green
B) Yellow–Violet
C) Blue–Orange
D) All of the above
Answer: D

68. Brown can also be made by mixing—

A) All primaries
B) Tint + tone
C) Black + white
D) Yellow + white
Answer: A

69. High-key colour scheme consists of—

A) Very dark colours
B) Mostly tints & light colours
C) Only black
D) Only blue
Answer: B

70. Low-key colour scheme consists of—

A) Light colours
B) Dark values
C) Only red tones
D) Only primary colours
Answer: B

71. Vibrating colours appear when—

A) Dull colours meet
B) Highly saturated complements placed together
C) Only greys are used
D) Warm greys are used
Answer: B

72. A hue becomes less intense when mixed with—

A) White
B) Black
C) Grey
D) Its complement
Answer: D

73. Colour psychology studies—

A) Paint chemistry
B) Emotional effect of colours
C) Mixing errors
D) Only warm colours
Answer: B

74. Blue commonly represents—

A) Anger
B) Calm
C) Heat
D) Danger
Answer: B

75. Red is associated with—

A) Cold
B) Peace
C) Passion & energy
D) Silence
Answer: C

76. Green symbolizes—

A) Nature
B) Fear
C) Anger
D) Heat
Answer: A

77. Purple is often linked with—

A) Royalty
B) Danger
C) Weakness
D) Dirt
Answer: A

78. Yellow often stands for—

A) Fear
B) Happiness
C) Sadness
D) Darkness
Answer: B

79. Too much red in a design causes—

A) Calmness
B) Over-stimulation
C) Cold feeling
D) Sleepiness
Answer: B

80. Grey is often seen as—

A) Energetic
B) Neutral/calm
C) Loud
D) Hot
Answer: B

81. Colour schemes help—

A) Random selection
B) Planned harmony
C) Only contrast
D) Only mixing
Answer: B

82. In branding, colour is used to—

A) Confuse customers
B) Create recognition
C) Reduce sales
D) Remove identity
Answer: B

83. Neon colours have—

A) Low saturation
B) High saturation
C) Only grey
D) Low contrast
Answer: B

84. The Munsell system is based on—

A) Hue, Value, Chroma
B) Tint, Shade, Tone
C) Warm and Cool
D) Primary and Secondary
Answer: A

85. Colour blindness commonly affects—

A) Red–Green perception
B) Blue–Orange perception
C) Black–White perception
D) Pink perception
Answer: A

86. A colour palette is—

A) A painting tool
B) A collection of selected colours
C) A mixing mistake
D) A pencil type
Answer: B

87. Overuse of cool colours creates—

A) Chaos
B) Calm / cold mood
C) High energy
D) Warm feeling
Answer: B

88. Overuse of warm colours creates—

A) Cold feeling
B) Overstimulation
C) Calm
D) Distance
Answer: B

89. Colour gradation means—

A) Sudden colour change
B) Smooth transition
C) Texture change
D) Pattern design
Answer: B

90. The opposite of saturation is—

A) Brightness
B) Dullness
C) Tint
D) Tone
Answer: B

91. When equal complements mix, they make—

A) Bright colours
B) Neutral grey/brown
C) Neon tones
D) Warm tones
Answer: B

92. Shadows in sunlight often appear—

A) Yellowish
B) Bluish
C) Reddish
D) Orange
Answer: B

93. A hue with high saturation looks—

A) Dull
B) Pure & vivid
C) Greyish
D) Dark
Answer: B

94. Tetradic scheme uses—

A) 2 colours
B) 3 colours
C) 4 colours (two complementary pairs)
D) Only warm colours
Answer: C

95. Neutral colours help—

A) Balance designs
B) Increase chaos
C) Reduce aesthetics
D) Create noise
Answer: A

96. Most common colour model in digital art—

A) CMYK
B) RYB
C) RGB
D) Primary wheel
Answer: C

97. A muted colour is—

A) Very bright
B) Desaturated
C) Neon
D) Primary
Answer: B

98. The most attention-grabbing colour—

A) Blue
B) Green
C) Red
D) Grey
Answer: C

99. The least attention-grabbing colour—

A) Yellow
B) Grey
C) Red
D) Purple
Answer: B

100. Colour theory is mainly used to—

A) Confuse artists
B) Create harmony & effective visuals
C) Reduce creativity
D) Limit expression
Answer: B