NID GK Questions

NID Entrance exam is one of the toughest exams for design in India. It tests a candidate's visual ability, problem-solving skills and design aptitude. To clear the NID Entrance exam, candidates should know all the sections. Let's check out what kind of questions are asked in the NID GK section.

NID GK Questions

GK and current affairs are a very important part of NID entrance exam. Around 20 questions can be asked from this section in NID Prelims Exam. NID Entrance Exam has a total of 26 questions and will be of 3 hours long. The sections will include Logical reasoning and 3D shape rotation, Color theory and branding foundations, General Knowledge and design awareness, etc. The questions may include textual and visual questions. Some of the topics in the NID GK questions include Famous designers, Design movements, Award Shows and events, such as the MET Gala, Paris Fashion Week, Cannes Film Festival, etc., Art styles, Architecture, Indian Art and Textiles, Indian Dance Forms, fashion designers and capitals and Logos and brands.

Topics for NID Entrance Exam: GK Section

Some popular sections from which NID asks questions are as follows.

• NID and Design Institutions
• Design Basics, Colour and Typography
• Art and Art Movements
• Indian Art, Artists and Crafts
• Architecture and Monuments
• Designers, Brands and Everyday Design
• Design Awards, Events and Heritage
• Inventions and Everyday GK
• India and General Awareness

NID Exam Pattern for Prelims Exam

The exam pattern for NID is given below.

NID GK Questions and Answer Key

1. In which year was the National Institute of Design (NID) established?
   (a) 1972 (b) 1947
   (c) 1986 (d) 1961
2. Where is the main campus of NID located?
   (a) Chandigarh (b) Delhi
   (c) Ahmedabad (d) Mumbai
3. NID's creation was inspired by the 1958 India Report written by which design couple?
   (a) Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret (b) Eero and Lilian Saarinen
   (c) Walter and Ise Gropius (d) Charles and Ray Eames
4. The entrance exam conducted by NID is called:
   (a) CEED (b) UCEED
   (c) Design Aptitude Test (DAT) (d) NATA
5. The traditional primary (pigment) colours are:
   (a) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow (b) Orange, Green, Violet
   (c) Red, Yellow, Blue (d) Red, Green, Blue
6. The primary colours of light (additive model) are:
   (a) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow (b) Red, Yellow, Blue
   (c) Black, White, Grey (d) Red, Green, Blue
7. In CMYK, the letter K stands for:
   (a) Kaleidoscope (b) Kelvin
   (c) Khaki (d) Key (Black)
8. On the traditional colour wheel, the complement of blue is:
   (a) Yellow (b) Green
   (c) Orange (d) Violet
9. Mixing blue and yellow pigments gives:
   (a) Violet (b) Brown
   (c) Orange (d) Green
10. Which of these is a secondary colour?
    (a) Orange (b) Red
    (c) Yellow (d) Blue
11. Which typeface is a sans-serif font?
    (a) Georgia (b) Helvetica
    (c) Garamond (d) Times New Roman
12. The golden ratio is approximately:
    (a) 1.414 (b) 2.718
    (c) 3.142 (d) 1.618
13. The Gestalt principle by which objects placed close together are seen as a group is:
    (a) Closure (b) Symmetry
    (c) Proximity (d) Contrast
14. Which software is primarily vector-based?
    (a) MS Paint (b) Adobe Lightroom
    (c) Adobe Photoshop (d) Adobe Illustrator
15. The standard resolution for print-quality images is:
    (a) 300 dpi (b) 72 dpi
    (c) 96 dpi (d) 10 dpi
16. Which of these is traditionally listed as a PRINCIPLE (not an element) of design?
    (a) Rhythm (b) Texture
    (c) Shape (d) Line
17. 'Form follows function' is popularly attributed to:
    (a) Louis Sullivan (b) Walter Gropius
    (c) Mies van der Rohe (d) Le Corbusier
18. 'Less is more' is associated with:
    (a) Louis Sullivan (b) Philip Johnson
    (c) Walter Gropius (d) Mies van der Rohe
19. 'Good design is as little design as possible' is a principle of:
    (a) Charles Eames (b) Raymond Loewy
    (c) Dieter Rams (d) Jony Ive
20. The Bauhaus school was founded in 1919 by:
    (a) Piet Mondrian (b) Walter Gropius
    (c) Le Corbusier (d) Wassily Kandinsky
21. In colour theory, a 'tint' is made by adding which colour to a hue?
    (a) Black (b) Its complement
    (c) White (d) Grey
22. Pantone is best known as:
    (a) A paper manufacturer (b) A 3D modelling tool
    (c) A typeface foundry (d) A standardised colour-matching system

23. Madhubani painting originates from which state? (a) Gujarat (b) Odisha (c) Rajasthan (d) Bihar

24. Pattachitra is a traditional scroll painting of:
    (a) Kerala (b) Odisha
    (c) Goa (d) Punjab
25. Phulkari embroidery belongs to:
    (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu
    (c) Assam (d) Punjab

Answer Key for NID GK Questions

1. (d) 1961 - NID, Ahmedabad
2. (c) Ahmedabad
3. (d) Charles and Ray Eames
4. (c) Design Aptitude Test (DAT) - DAT has a Prelims and a Mains stage.
5. (c) Red, Yellow, Blue
6. (d) Red, Green, Blue - Screens use RGB.
7. (d) Key (Black)
8. (c) Orange
9. (d) Green
10. (a) Orange
11. (b) Helvetica
12. (d) 1.618
13. (c) Proximity
14. (d) Adobe Illustrator
15. (a) 300 dpi
16. (a) Rhythm
17. (a) Louis Sullivan
18. (d) Mies van der Rohe
19. (c) Dieter Rams
20. (b) Walter Gropius
21. (c) White
22. (d) A standardised colour-matching system
23. (d) Bihar
24. (b) Odisha
25. (d) Punjab

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