NATA 2025

MCQ on Principles of design

 Which of the following is NOT a principle of design?

a) Balance
b) Contrast
c) Color
d) Emphasis
Answer: c) Color

 Which principle of design refers to the visual weight of elements being evenly
distributed?
a) Movement
b) Balance
c) Unity
d) Contrast
Answer: b) Balance

 Which principle of design helps to create a sense of motion or direction in a

composition?
a) Proportion
b) Movement
c) Emphasis
d) Pattern
Answer: b) Movement

 Contrast in design is used to create which of the following?

a) Harmony
b) Boredom
c) Visual interest
d) Similarity
Answer: c) Visual interest

 Repetition of elements to create consistency and cohesiveness is known as:

a) Balance
b) Rhythm
c) Emphasis
d) Scale
Answer: b) Rhythm

 Which principle of design is used to highlight the most important element in a

composition?
a) Unity
b) Proportion
c) Emphasis
d) Texture
Answer: c) Emphasis

 Which design principle ensures that all elements in a composition work together
harmoniously?
a) Unity
b) Contrast
c) Asymmetry
d) Scale
Answer: a) Unity

 The size relationship between different elements in a design is called:

a) Movement
b) Proportion
c) Contrast
d) Balance
Answer: b) Proportion

 Which of the following is an example of symmetrical balance?

a) A butterfly with equal wings on both sides
b) A painting with a large object on one side and multiple smaller objects on the other
c) A random arrangement of elements
d) A design with multiple overlapping textures
Answer: a) A butterfly with equal wings on both sides

 A repeated decorative design, often used in textiles or backgrounds, is known as:

a) Rhythm
b) Pattern
c) Proportion
d) Balance
Answer: b) Pattern

1. What principle of design is most evident in the image of a perfectly symmetrical building
reflection?
a) Asymmetry
b) Symmetry
c) Emphasis
d) Texture
Answer: b) Symmetry

2. A photograph shows a person walking on a winding path leading towards a sunset.

Which principle of design does this represent?
a) Balance
b) Movement
c) Proportion
d) Repetition
Answer: b) Movement

3. An image of a high-contrast black-and-white poster best demonstrates which principle?

a) Contrast
b) Unity
c) Rhythm
d) Scale
Answer: a) Contrast

4. A picture of a room where all furniture and decorations share a cohesive color palette
represents which principle?
a) Emphasis
b) Balance
c) Unity
d) Variety
Answer: c) Unity

5. A close-up photograph of rough tree bark best demonstrates which design principle?
a) Texture
b) Balance
c) Contrast
d) Pattern
Answer: a) Texture

6. A black-and-white sketch of a tree mirrored on both sides represents which principle?

a) Contrast
b) Symmetry
c) Pattern
d) Proportion
Answer: b) Symmetry

7. A hand-drawn illustration showing large objects in the foreground and smaller ones in
the background demonstrates which principle?
a) Scale
b) Balance
c) Texture
d) Repetition
Answer: a) Scale

8. A sketch showing a repeating zig-zag pattern is an example of which principle?

a) Unity
b) Balance
c) Rhythm
d) Proportion
Answer: c) Rhythm

9. A black-and-white sketch with one bright red circle draws attention to which principle?
a) Variety
b) Emphasis
c) Texture
d) Harmony
Answer: b) Emphasis

10. A drawing of different shapes repeated at even intervals represents which principle?
a) Pattern
b) Contrast
c) Scale
d) Proportion
Answer: a) Pattern

11. A color scheme using only different shades of blue is an example of:
a) Complementary colors
b) Monochromatic harmony
c) Warm colors
d) High contrast
Answer: b) Monochromatic harmony

12. A red circle on a green background is an example of:

a) Analogous colors
b) Complementary contrast
c) Low contrast
d) Symmetry
Answer: b) Complementary contrast

13. An artwork with warm colors like red, orange, and yellow evokes which type of
emotion?
a) Calmness
b) Energy and warmth
c) Sadness
d) Mystery
Answer: b) Energy and warmth

14. Which color scheme uses colors next to each other on the color wheel?
a) Analogous
b) Complementary
c) Triadic
d) Monochromatic
Answer: a) Analogous
15. A painting with a sudden, stark shift from dark to bright colors illustrates which
principle?
a) Balance
b) Contrast
c) Proportion
d) Pattern
Answer: b) Contrast

16. What principle of design refers to the arrangement of elements to create stability?
a) Balance
b) Contrast
c) Movement
d) Pattern
Answer: a) Balance

17. Which principle ensures that all elements in a design work together harmoniously?
a) Unity
b) Emphasis
c) Texture
d) Scale
Answer: a) Unity

18. What design principle is used to create a sense of motion or direction?

a) Proportion
b) Movement
c) Contrast
d) Balance
Answer: b) Movement

19. Which principle involves the size relationship between elements?

a) Scale
b) Rhythm
c) Pattern
d) Texture
Answer: a) Scale

20. What is the primary purpose of emphasis in design?

a) To create unity
b) To draw attention to an important element
c) To balance the composition
d) To repeat elements
Answer: b) To draw attention to an important element
MCQ on Elements of design

1. Which of the following is NOT an element of design?

A) Line
B) Shape
C) Balance
D) Texture
Answer: C) Balance (Balance is a principle of design, not an element.)

2. What element of design refers to the path created by a moving point?

A) Shape
B) Line
C) Texture
D) Space
Answer: B) Line

3. Which element of design defines the boundary or outline of an object?

A) Texture
B) Shape
C) Space
D) Value
Answer: B) Shape

4. The lightness or darkness of a color is known as what?

A) Hue
B) Value
C) Saturation
D) Texture
Answer: B) Value

5. What element of design gives a sense of depth by surrounding objects with

empty areas?

A) Form
B) Space
C) Texture
D) Color
Answer: B) Space

6. Which type of shape is commonly found in nature and has an irregular form?
A) Geometric shape
B) Organic shape
C) Abstract shape
D) Mechanical shape
Answer: B) Organic shape

7. The physical feel or visual appearance of a surface is called?

A) Form
B) Space
C) Texture
D) Shape
Answer: C) Texture

8. What element of design refers to a three-dimensional object?

A) Shape
B) Line
C) Form
D) Texture
Answer: C) Form

9. What is a color scheme that uses only one color in different shades and tints
called?

A) Analogous
B) Monochromatic
C) Complementary
D) Triadic
Answer: B) Monochromatic

10. Which of these is NOT a primary color?

A) Red
B) Blue
C) Green
D) Yellow
Answer: C) Green (Green is a secondary color, made from blue and yellow.)

11. What term describes colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel?

A) Analogous
B) Complementary
C) Monochromatic
D) Triadic
Answer: B) Complementary
12. What type of line conveys movement and energy?

A) Vertical
B) Horizontal
C) Diagonal
D) Curved
Answer: C) Diagonal

13. Which element of design is responsible for creating a sense of realism and
depth?

A) Color
B) Texture
C) Space
D) Line
Answer: C) Space

14. The way elements are arranged to create a sense of completeness is related to
which principle?

A) Harmony
B) Rhythm
C) Emphasis
D) Contrast
Answer: A) Harmony

15. What is the main purpose of using contrast in design?

A) To make everything look the same

B) To create visual interest and focus
C) To blend elements together
D) To make colors dull
Answer: B) To create visual interest and focus

16. A soft, smooth texture gives the impression of which quality?

A) Roughness
B) Elegance
C) Chaos
D) Sharpness
Answer: B) Elegance

17. Which element of design is crucial for creating the illusion of depth?
A) Color
B) Form
C) Value
D) Shape
Answer: C) Value

18. Which of these shapes is an example of a geometric shape?

A) Cloud
B) Triangle
C) Leaf
D) Flame
Answer: B) Triangle

19. What is the difference between form and shape?

A) Form is two-dimensional, shape is three-dimensional

B) Shape is two-dimensional, form is three-dimensional
C) They mean the same thing
D) Shape refers only to organic forms
Answer: B) Shape is two-dimensional, form is three-dimensional

20. What is the term for the area around and between elements in a design?

A) Texture
B) Form
C) Negative space
D) Value
Answer: C) Negative space

MCQ on Elements of design

Basic Colour Wheel Concepts

1. Who developed the traditional colour wheel?

a) Isaac Newton
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Johannes Itten
d) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: a) Isaac Newton
2. What are the three primary colours in the RYB colour model?
a) Red, Green, Blue
b) Red, Yellow, Blue
 c) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d) Black, White, Grey
Answer: b) Red, Yellow, Blue
3. Which colours are known as the secondary colours in the traditional colour wheel?
a) Red, Blue, Yellow
b) Orange, Green, Violet
c) Black, White, Grey
d) Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Answer: b) Orange, Green, Violet
4. When you mix two primary colours, what type of colour do you get?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary
d) Monochrome
Answer: b) Secondary
5. How many colours are typically present in a standard 12-part colour wheel?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12
Answer: d) 12

Colour Relationships

6. What are colours opposite each other on the colour wheel called?
a) Complementary
b) Analogous
c) Monochromatic
d) Triadic
Answer: a) Complementary
7. Which of the following is an example of complementary colours?
a) Blue and Green
b) Red and Yellow
c) Orange and Blue
d) Purple and Red
Answer: c) Orange and Blue
8. Colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel are called:
a) Complementary
b) Analogous
c) Split-complementary
d) Triadic
Answer: b) Analogous
 9. A triadic colour scheme consists of:
a) Two complementary colours
b) Three colours evenly spaced on the colour wheel
c) Three analogous colours
d) Black, white, and grey
Answer: b) Three colours evenly spaced on the colour wheel
10. What is the split-complementary colour scheme?
a) A colour and two adjacent colours to its complement
b) Three colours in a row on the colour wheel
c) Opposite colours on the colour wheel
d) A mix of all primary colours
Answer: a) A colour and two adjacent colours to its complement

Colour Properties & Effects

11. The lightness or darkness of a colour is called:

a) Hue
b) Saturation
c) Value
d) Temperature
Answer: c) Value
12. What happens when white is added to a colour?
a) It becomes a shade
b) It becomes a tint
c) It becomes a tone
d) It becomes neutral
Answer: b) It becomes a tint
13. When black is added to a colour, what is the result?
a) A tint
b) A shade
c) A tone
d) A hue
Answer: b) A shade
14. The intensity or purity of a colour is known as:
a) Saturation
b) Hue
c) Value
d) Contrast
Answer: a) Saturation
15. Which of the following is NOT a warm colour?
a) Red
b) Orange
 c) Blue
d) Yellow
Answer: c) Blue

Practical Applications of the Colour Wheel

16. Which colour scheme is often used in professional and corporate designs for a clean
look?
a) Monochromatic
b) Complementary
c) Triadic
d) Tetradic
Answer: a) Monochromatic
17. What is the main purpose of the colour wheel in design?
a) To create black and white images
b) To determine correct colour relationships
c) To mix paints correctly
d) To understand lighting
Answer: b) To determine correct colour relationships
18. Which colour combination creates the strongest visual contrast?
a) Analogous
b) Monochromatic
c) Complementary
d) Neutral
Answer: c) Complementary
19. In which industry is the colour wheel theory most commonly used?
a) Engineering
b) Medicine
c) Graphic Design
d) Law
Answer: c) Graphic Design
20. If a brand wants to appear trustworthy and calm, which colour is often recommended?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Orange
d) Yellow
Answer: b) Blue