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Maharashtra Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC / Class 12) Design and Colour under the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), Pune — subject code 58 practice questions are available now; exam metadata is being verified.

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Key Facts: Maharashtra HSC Design & Colour Exam

Subject code 58

Official MSBSHSE HSC subject code for Design & Colour

MSBSHSE HSC general subject codes (mahahsscboard.org/hscsub.htm)

Performance-based

Official Design & Colour assessment emphasises practical studio work, not pure MCQ

MSBSHSE fine-arts subject scheme practice and OpenExamPrep exam metadata policy

35%

Common minimum passing floor per HSC subject under MSBSHSE

Maharashtra HSC pass-mark practice (~35% each subject)

Related arts codes 57–60

Drawing (57), Design & Colour (58), Pictorial Composition (59), History of Art (60)

MSBSHSE HSC general subject codes list

Hue · Value · Intensity

Three core properties of colour studied in Design & Colour knowledge work

Standard colour-theory framework used in Class 12 design study

English MCQ adaptation

This free local bank is not the official practical/performance exam format

OpenExamPrep practice policy

Maharashtra MSBSHSE HSC Design and Colour (code 58) is a Class 12 fine-arts subject assessed mainly as practical/performance studio work with ~35% pass floor — not a pure MCQ board paper. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ knowledge adaptation for colour theory and design principles only, not a practical substitute.

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1In colour theory, 'hue' primarily refers to:
A.The pure name of a colour on the spectrum (for example red or blue)
B.How light or dark a colour appears
C.How dull or bright a colour appears only
D.The physical thickness of the paint layer
Explanation: Hue is the pure spectral identity of a colour — the quality that lets us name it red, yellow, blue, and so on — independent of how light/dark or dull/bright it is.
2Value (or tone) in colour theory describes:
A.Whether a colour is warm or cool only
B.The lightness or darkness of a colour
C.The chemical brand of the pigment
D.Whether two colours are complementary
Explanation: Value (also called tone) is the lightness–darkness scale of a colour — from near white through mid-tones to near black — a core property studied with hue and intensity.
3Intensity (also called chroma or saturation) refers to:
A.Only the size of a shape in a composition
B.Only the length of a contour line
C.The purity or brightness of a hue versus how greyed or dull it is
D.The cost of art paper
Explanation: Intensity (chroma/saturation) measures how pure or vivid a hue is versus how greyed, muted, or dull it appears. High intensity is brilliant; low intensity is subdued.
4The three traditional pigment primary colours in basic design study are:
A.Red, green, and blue light
B.Cyan, magenta, and yellow only as light
C.Black, white, and grey
D.Red, yellow, and blue
Explanation: In traditional pigment/subtractive colour teaching for school design, the primaries are red, yellow, and blue — mixed to form secondary colours. RGB is an additive light model used for screens.
5Mixing two primary pigment colours in roughly equal strength typically produces a:
A.Secondary colour
B.Tertiary colour only by definition
C.Neutral grey always
D.Metallic finish
Explanation: Secondary colours are mixed from two primaries: red + yellow → orange; yellow + blue → green; blue + red → violet (purple).
6A tertiary colour is commonly formed by mixing:
A.Black and white only
B.A primary colour with an adjacent secondary colour
C.Three equal amounts of pure black
D.Only fluorescent dyes
Explanation: Tertiary colours (for example red-orange or blue-green) are made by mixing a primary with a neighbouring secondary on the colour wheel.
7A tint is produced when you:
A.Add black to a pure hue
B.Add only its complementary colour
C.Add white to a pure hue
D.Remove all water from opaque paint
Explanation: A tint lightens a hue by adding white (or otherwise raising value while keeping the hue identity). It is distinct from a shade (add black) or a tone (often greyed).
8A shade of a colour is most clearly produced by:
A.Adding white only
B.Adding pure yellow to every mix
C.Using only dry chalk
D.Adding black to a pure hue
Explanation: A shade darkens a hue by adding black (or otherwise lowering value). Design students contrast tints (lighter) with shades (darker) when planning value structure.
9In many school design texts, a tone of a colour is associated with:
A.Mixing a hue with grey (or dulling its purity) at a given value
B.Using only pure spectral light
C.Printing only metallic inks
D.Removing the hue entirely to pure black
Explanation: A tone often means a hue mixed with grey — adjusting intensity while working at a chosen value — useful for subtle, sophisticated palettes.
10Warm colours on a typical colour wheel tend to include:
A.Blues, blue-greens, and violets only
B.Reds, oranges, and yellows
C.Only pure black and white
D.Only metallic gold
Explanation: Warm colours cluster around red, orange, and yellow — associated with fire and sunlight — and often advance optically in a composition.

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