1000+ Microsoft Excel Multiple Choice Question Answer [Solved]

1. Which of the following is not true about Find and Replace in Excel
A. You can search for bold and replace with italics
B. You can decide whether to look for the whole word or not
C. You can search in formula too
D. You can search by rows or columns or sheets
Answer : D

2. Which menu option can be sued to split windows into two
A. Format > window
B. View > window > split
C. Window > split
D. View > split
Answer : C

3. You can select a single range of cells by
A. Clicking the upper-left cell in a group of cells and then pressing the Shift key while clicking the lower right cell in a group of cells
B. Pressing the Ctrl key while dragging over the desired cells
C. Pressing the Shift key and an arrow key
D. Dragging over the desired cells
Answer : D

4. You can auto fit the width of column by
A. double clicking on the column name on column header
B. Double click on the cell pointer in worksheet
C. Double clicking on column right border on column header
D. Double clicking on the column left border of column header
Answer : C

5. You want to set such that when you type Baishakh and drag the fill handle, Excel should produce Jestha, Aashadh and so on. What will you set to effect that?
A. Custom List
B. Auto Fill Options
C. Fill Across Worksheet
D. Fill Series
Answer : A

6. Without using the mouse or the arrow keys, what is the fastest way of getting to cell A1 in a spreadsheet?
A. Press Ctrl +Home
B. Press Home
C. Press Shift + Home
D. Press Alt + Home
Answer : A

7. A worksheet range is a
A. A command used for data modeling
B. A range of values such as from 23 to 234
C. A group of cells
D. A group of worksheets
Answer : C

8. The active cell:
A. is defined by a bold border around the cell
B. Receives the data the user enters
C. It is the formula bar
D. Only A and B
Answer : D

9. Which elements of worksheet can be protected from accidental modification
A. Contents
B. Objects
C. Scenarios
D. All of above
Answer : D

10. You can copy data or formulas
A. With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
B. With commands on the shortcut menu
C. With buttons on the standard toolbars
D. All of the above
Answer : D

11. Which of the following is the oldest spreadsheet package?
A. VisiCalc
B. Lotus 1-2-3
C. Excel
D. StarCalc
Answer : C

12. What is the short cut key to highlight the entire column?
A. Ctrl+C
B. Ctrl+Enter
C. Ctrl+Page Up
D. Ctrl+Space Bar
Answer : D

13. Excel files have a default extension of
A. Xls
B. Xlw
C. Wk1
D. 123
Answer : A

14. Which function is used to calculate depreciation, rates of return, future values and loan payment amounts?
A. Logical
B. Math & Trigonometry
C. Statistical
D. Financial
Answer : D

15. How can you find specific information in a list?
A. Select Tools > Finder from the menu
B. Click the Find button on the standard toolbar
C. Select Insert > Find from the menu
D. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box and click the Criteria button
Answer : D

16. Which of the cell pointer indicates you that you can make selection?
A. Doctors symbol (Big Plus)
B. small thin plus icon
C. Mouse Pointer with anchor at the tip
D. None of above
Answer : A

17. To copy formatting from one area in a worksheet and apply it to another area you would use:
A. The Edit > Copy Format and Edit>Paste Format commands form the menu
B. The Copy and Apply Formatting dialog box, located under the Format > Copy and Apply menu
C. There is no way to copy and apply formatting in Excel You have to do it manually
D. The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
Answer : D

18. Which of the following format you can decide to apply or not in AutoFormat dialog box?
A. Number format
B. Border format
C. Font format
D. All of above
Answer : D

19. When you want to insert a blank imbedded excel object in a word document you can
A. Click the object command on the insert menu
B. Click the office links button on the standard toolbar
C. Click the create worksheet button on the formatting toolbar
D. Click the import excel command on the file menu
Answer : A

20. Excel uniquely identifies cells within a worksheet with a cell name
A. Cell names
B. Column numbers and row letters
C. Column letters and row numbers
D. Cell locator coordinates
Answer : C

21. Which of the following is the latest version of Excel
A. Excel 2000
B. Excel 2002
C. Excel ME
D. Excel XP
Answer : D

22. When you copy a formula
A. Excel erases the original copy of the formula
B. Excel edits cell references in the newly copied formula
C. Excel adjusts absolute cell references
D. Excel doesnt adjust relative cell references
Answer : B

23. By default Excel provides 3 worksheets. You need only two of them, how will you delete the third one?
A. Right click on Sheet Tab of third sheet and choose Delete from the context menu
B. Click on Sheet 3 and from Edit menu choose Delete
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : A

24. You can check the conditions against __________ when applying conditional formatting
A. Cell value
B. Formula
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : C

25. Which of the following action removes a sheet from workbook?
A. Select the sheet, then choose Edit >> Delete Sheet
B. Select the sheet then choose Format >> Sheet >> Hide
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : A

26. The Cancel and Enter buttons appear in the:
A. Title bar
B. Formula bar
C. Menu bar
D. Sheet tabs
Answer : B

27. To create a formula, you can use:
A. Values but not cell references
B. Cell references but not values
C. Values or cell references although not both at the same time
D. Value and cell references
Answer : D

28. How do you display current date and time in MS Excel?
A. date ()
B. Today ()
C. now ()
D. time ()
Answer : C

29. The auto calculate feature
A. Can only add values in a range of cells
B. Provides a quick way to view the result of an arithmetic operation on a range of cells
C. Automatically creates formulas and adds them to a worksheet
D. A and c
Answer : B

30. Comments can be added to cells using
A. Edit > Comments
B. Insert > Comments
C. File > Comments
D. View > Comments
Answer : B

31. When a range is selected, how can you activate the previous cell?
A. Press the Alt key
B. Press Tab
C. Press Enter
D. None of above
Answer : D

32. Getting data from a cell located in a different sheet is called ......
A. Accessing
B. Referencing
C. Updating
D. Functioning
Answer : B

33. In Excel, the Fill Color button on the Formatting toolbar is used for what?
A. To insert a background
B. To add borders
C. To select a distribution of figures
D. To add shading or color to a cell range
Answer : D

34. When integrating word and excel, word is usually the
A. Server
B. Destination
C. Client
D. Both b and c
Answer : D

35. How many worksheets can a workbook have?
A. 3
B. 8
C. 255
D. none of above
Answer : D

36. You can move a sheet from one workbook into new book by
A. From Edit menu choose Move or Copy sheet, mark the Create a ccopy and Click OK
B. From Edit menu choose Move of Copy then choose (Move to end) and click OK
C. From Edit menu choose Move or Copy then select (new book) from To Book list and click OK
D. None of above
Answer : C

37. To remove the content of selected cells you must issue ______ command
A. Edit >> Delete
B. Edit >> Clear >> Contents
C. Edit >> Clear >> All
D. Data >> Delete
Answer : B

38. Text formulas:
A. Replace cell references
B. Return ASCII values of characters
C. Concatenate and manipulate text
D. Show formula error value
Answer : C

39. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference?
A. !A!1
B. $A$1
C. #a#1
D. A1
Answer : B

40. Which of the following is a correct order of precedence in formula calculation?
A. Multiplication and division exponentiation positive and negative values
B. Multiplication and division, positive and negative values, addition and subtraction
C. Addition and subtraction, positive and negative values, exponentiation
D. All of above
Answer : D

41. You can set Page Border in Excel from
A. From Border tab in Format Cells dialog box
B. From Border tool in Formatting toolbar
C. From Line Style tool in Drawing toolbar
D. You can not set page border in Excel
Answer : D

42. An excel workbook is a collection of
A. Workbooks
B. Worksheets
C. Charts
D. Worksheets and charts
Answer : D

43. How can you remove borders applied in cells?ACC
A. Choose None on Border tab of Format cells
B. Open the list on Border tool in Formatting toolbar then choose first tool (no border)
C. Both of above
D. None of abve
Answer : C

44. You can use the drag and drop method to
A. Copy cell contents
B. Move cell contents
C. Add cell contents
D. a and b
Answer : D

45. Which of the cell pointer indicate that you can move the content to other cell?
A. Doctors symbol (Big Plus)
B. small thin plus icon
C. Mouse Pointer with anchor at the tip
D. None of above
Answer : C

46. You can merge the main document with data source in Excel. In mail merge operation, Word is usually
A. server
B. source
C. client
D. none
Answer : C

47. Which function is not available in the Consolidate dialog box?
A. Pmt
B. Average
C. Max
D. Sum
Answer : A

48. It is acceptable to let long text flow into adjacent cells on a worksheet when
A. data will be entered in the adjecent cells
B. no data will be entered in the adjacent cells
C. there is no suitable abbrevition for the text
D. there is not time to format the text
Answer : B

49. To view a cell comment
A. click the edit comment command on the insert menu
B. click the display comment command on the window menu
C. position the mouse pointer over the cell
D. click the comment command on the view menu
Answer : C

50. What will be the output if you format the cell containing 5436.8 as #,##0.00'?
A. 5430
B. 5436.80
C. 5436.8
D. 6.8
Answer : B