Photoshop MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: January 31, 2025

  1. Interface and Navigation MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Workspace layout MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Tools panel MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Options bar MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Panels (Layers, Channels, Paths, History, etc.) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    5. Navigation shortcuts (zooming, panning) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  2. Basic Tools and Functions MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Selection tools (Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Crop and Slice tools MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Brush and Eraser tools MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Clone Stamp and Healing Brush tools MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    5. Gradient and Paint Bucket tools MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  3. Layers and Masks MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Layer basics (creating, deleting, copying)
    2. Layer blending modes
    3. Adjustment layers (Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation, etc.)
    4. Layer masks and clipping masks
    5. Smart objects and Smart filters
  4. Image Editing and Retouching:
    1. Image size and resolution MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Color modes (RGB, CMYK, Grayscale) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Color adjustments (Brightness/Contrast, Color Balance, etc.) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Retouching techniques (blemish removal, skin retouching) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    5. Content-aware tools (Content-Aware Fill, Content-Aware Move) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  5. Drawing and Painting MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Brush presets and customization MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Drawing with the Pen tool MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Paths and shapes MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Using the Brush tool effectively MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    5. Creating and editing gradients MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  6. Typography MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Creating and formatting text layers MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Character and Paragraph panels MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Warping text MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Applying text effects and styles MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  7. Filters and Effects MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Applying filters (Blur, Sharpen, Noise, etc.) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Filter Gallery MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Layer styles (Drop Shadow, Bevel & Emboss, etc.) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Creating and applying custom patterns MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  8. Advanced Techniques MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Working with channels MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Using Actions and Batch processing MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Automation tools (Batch processing, Scripts) MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. 3D editing and compositing MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    5. HDR imaging and panoramas MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
  9. Workflow and Efficiency MCQs – Adobe Photoshop:
    1. Keyboard shortcuts MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    2. Customizing preferences MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    3. Working with Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw MCQs – Adobe Photoshop
    4. Saving and exporting files MCQs – Adobe Photoshop

1. What is the actual work of Photoshop?
A) Used for Programming
B) Used for Animation
C) Used for Graphics
D) Used for Typing

Answer: C) Used for Graphics


2. Image Ready credit goes to which company?
A) Cisco Systems
B) Citrix Systems
C) Adobe Systems
D) None of these

Answer: C) Adobe Systems


3. Photoshop has which file extension?
A) BMP
B) TIFF
C) TXT
D) PSD

Answer: D) PSD


4. In Photoshop, which menu has the duplicate layer option?
A) Image
B) Edit
C) Filter
D) Layer

Answer: D) Layer


5. The Gradient tool is the feature of which software?
A) Photoshop
B) Painting
C) Page maker
D) All of these

Answer: A) Photoshop


6. What is the full form of DPI?
A) Disk Point Inch
B) Dots per ink
C) Dots per inch
D) Display per inch

Answer: C) Dots per inch


7. RGB stands for?
A) Red Green Blue
B) Red Gray Black
C) Red Green Brown
D) Red Gray Blue

Answer: A) Red Green Blue


8. CMYK stands for?
A) Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
B) Cyan Magenta Yellow Blue
C) Cyan Magenta Yellow Brown
D) Cream Magenta Yellow Kole

Answer: A) Cyan Magenta Yellow Black


9. Which of the following is the extension that supports transparency in Photoshop?
A) JPEG
B) JPG
C) GIF
D) PNG

Answer: D) PNG


10. GIF stands for?
A) Gray-scale Interchange file
B) Graphics inter file
C) Graphics Interchange Format
D) Graphics Interchange file

Answer: C) Graphics Interchange Format


11. The image quality does not affect when the image is created with which of the following file types?
A) GIF
B) JPEG
C) PNG
D) TIFF

Answer: D) TIFF


12. Select the format that is not an image format in Photoshop.
A) WPG
B) DPI
C) EPS
D) PCX

Answer: B) DPI


13. In the HSB color model, S stands for?
A) Color
B) Brightness
C) Saturation
D) All of these

Answer: C) Saturation


14. When we want to print an image, which color model is helpful?
A) CMYK
B) RGB
C) BMP
D) Gray Scale

Answer: A) CMYK


15. Which of the following is an example of a vector image in Photoshop?
A) JPG
B) BMP
C) EPS
D) None of these

Answer: C) EPS


16. Red, yellow, and blue are ___?
A) Complementary colors
B) Secondary colors
C) Tertiary colors
D) Primary colors

Answer: D) Primary colors


17. Photoshop was introduced in which year?
A) 1985
B) 1988
C) 1984
D) 1990

Answer: B) 1988


18. Photoshop is the product of which company?
A) EULA
B) Aldus
C) Adobe
D) Microsoft

Answer: C) Adobe


19. An image in your folder is a combination of ____?
A) DPI
B) Drawing
C) Pixels
D) None of these

Answer: C) Pixels


20. The hierarchy of activities to create a new file in Photoshop is___?
A) Start > New File
B) File > Open
C) Create > New
D) File > New

Answer: D) File > New


21. A duplicate layer of a layer in Photoshop can be created with which shortcut key?
A) Ctrl+H
B) Ctrl+D
C) Ctrl+X
D) Ctrl+J

Answer: D) Ctrl+J


22. What is the shortcut key to create a new file in Photoshop?
A) File, new
B) Ctrl + N
C) Ctrl+Shift+N
D) Shift+N

Answer: B) Ctrl + N


23. A raster image can be considered as _____ image?
A) Color
B) Curve
C) Bitmap
D) Graphic

Answer: C) Bitmap


24. We can move an image in Photoshop with which tool?
A) Move Tool
B) Selection Tool
C) Both A and B
D) Slice Tool

Answer: A) Move Tool


25. Which tool is helpful to select identical pixels of an image?
A) Lasso Tool
B) Clone Tool
C) Magic Eraser Tool
D) Magic Tool

Answer: D) Magic Tool


26. We can fill a single color in the background of an image in Photoshop with the help of which tool?
A) Gradient Tool
B) Paint Bucket Tool
C) Paint Tool
D) Background Tool

Answer: C) Paint Tool


27. GIF stands for?
A) Gray scale Interchange file
B) Graphics inter file
C) Graphics Interchange Format
D) Graphics Interchange file

Answer: C) Graphics Interchange Format


28. We can remove any spot in the given image with the help of which tool?
A) Spot Healing Brush Tool
B) Spot Brush Tool
C) Eraser Tool
D) Gradient Tool

Answer: A) Spot Healing Brush Tool


29. We can blur the image in Photoshop with which of the following?
A) Sharp
B) Smudge
C) Blur
D) None of these

Answer: C) Blur


30. We can make a selection in the round shape with the help of which tool?
A) Rectangle Tool
B) Ellipse Tool
C) Circle Tool
D) Pen Tool

Answer: B) Ellipse Tool


31. Which tool is used to select any color from the image in Photoshop?
A) Paint Bucket
B) Eyedropper
C) Zoom
D) Pen

Answer: B) Eyedropper


32. With the help of which tool is the character inserted in Photoshop?
A) Slice Tool
B) Pencil Tool
C) Pen Tool
D) Type Tool

Answer: D) Type Tool


33. The modification of image size is called___?
A) Selection
B) Contract
C) Modify
D) Transform

Answer: D) Transform


34. We can lighten the pixels of the image using which of the following tools?
A) Dodge
B) Sharpen
C) Burn
D) Smudge

Answer: A) Dodge


35. The palettes that are not in Photoshop are _____?
A) Drawing
B) Navigator
C) Channel
D) Layer

Answer: A) Drawing


36. Zoom Out in Photoshop is done by which of the following shortcut key?
A) Ctrl + :
B) Ctrl + J
C) Ctrl + F
D) Ctrl + –

Answer: D) Ctrl + –


37. Which features are in FILTER?
A) Liquefy
B) Noise
C) Blur
D) All of these

Answer: D) All of these


38. The ______ palettes are not displayed by default in Photoshop.
A) Color Palette
B) Navigator Palette
C) History Palette
D) Both B and C

Answer: D) Both B and C


39. What is the use of the Crop Tool?
A) Painting the image
B) Moving the image
C) Cutting the image
D) Selecting the image

Answer: C) Cutting the image


40. We can remove the selection on the image with ____key?
A) Ctrl+D
B) Ctrl+C
C) Ctrl+V
D) Ctrl+I

Answer: A) Ctrl+D


41. ___is not a selection tool.
A) Pen Tool
B) Magic Wand Tool
C) Polygonal Lasso Tool
D) Lasso Tool

Answer: A) Pen Tool


42. Which feature is missing in Photoshop?
A) Palette
B) Option Toolbar
C) Toolbox
D) Drawing Toolbar

Answer: D) Drawing Toolbar


43. _____is called the painting tool.
A) Gradient Tool
B) Pencil Tool
C) Brush Tool
D) All of these

Answer: D) All of these


44. The information of the tool being used, image size, etc., is in the ______ palette.
A) Navigator Palette
B) Info Palette
C) Layer Palette
D) History Palette

Answer: B) Info Palette


45. A new layer in Photoshop can be created with which of the following hierarchy?
A) File > New
B) Edit > New
C) Image > New
D) Layer > New

Answer: D) Layer > New


46. The menu that is not a menu in Photoshop is ____?
A) Image
B) Tools
C) Filter
D) Select

Answer: B) Tools

Top 50 frequently used Adobe Photoshop important short keys

No.ShortcutUse
1Ctrl + NNew File
2Ctrl + OOpen File
3Ctrl + SSave File
4Ctrl + Shift + SSave As
5Ctrl + WClose File
6Ctrl + ZUndo
7Ctrl + Alt + ZStep Backward (Undo History)
8Ctrl + Shift + ZStep Forward (Redo History)
9Ctrl + ASelect All
10Ctrl + DDeselect Selection
11Ctrl + Shift + DReselect Selection
12Ctrl + CCopy
13Ctrl + XCut
14Ctrl + VPaste
15Ctrl + Shift + VPaste in Place
16Ctrl + TFree Transform
17Ctrl + JDuplicate Layer
18Ctrl + Shift + NNew Layer
19Ctrl + GGroup Layers
20Ctrl + Shift + GUngroup Layers
21Ctrl + EMerge Layers
22Ctrl + Shift + EMerge All Layers
23Ctrl + UHue/Saturation Adjustment
24Ctrl + LLevels Adjustment
25Ctrl + MCurves Adjustment
26Ctrl + BColor Balance Adjustment
27Ctrl + IInvert Colors
28Ctrl + RShow/Hide Rulers
29Ctrl + Shift + RReset Rulers
30Ctrl + HShow/Hide Extras
31Ctrl + KPreferences
32Ctrl + +Zoom In
33Ctrl + –Zoom Out
34Ctrl + 0Fit to Screen
35Ctrl + Alt + 0Actual Pixels (100%)
36Ctrl + Alt + Shift + SSave for Web
37Ctrl + Alt + ZStep Backward (Multiple Undo)
38Alt + BackspaceFill with Foreground Color
39Ctrl + BackspaceFill with Background Color
40Shift + F5Fill Dialog Box
41Ctrl + Alt + Shift + NNew Layer Without Dialog Box
42Ctrl + Shift + IInverse Selection
43Ctrl + Shift + CCopy Merged
44Ctrl + Alt + Shift + EMerge Visible Layers
45Shift + Ctrl + UDesaturate (Convert to Grayscale)
46Ctrl + Shift + FFade Previous Action
47Ctrl + Shift + PPrint Settings
48Ctrl + Alt + DFeather Selection
49Ctrl + Alt + TFree Transform (Repetition)
50Alt + Click (Layer Mask)Add Layer Mask without selection

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