Microsoft Excel 1000+ MCQ with answer for RRB ALP

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

2. Which button do you click to add up a series of numbers?
A. The autosum button
B. The Formula button
C. The quicktotal button
D. The total button
Answer : A

3. Long text can be broken down into many lines within a cell. You can do this through
A. Wrap Text in Format >> Cells
B. Justify in Edit >> Cells
C. Text Wraping in Format >> Cells, Layout tab
D. All of above
Answer : A

4. The short cut key Ctrl + R is used in Excel to
A. Right align the content of cell
B. Remove the cell contents of selected cells
C. Fill the selection with active cells to the right
D. None of above
Answer : C

5. Which command will you choose to convert a column of data into row?
A. Cut and Paste
B. Edit >> Paste Special >> Transpose
C. Both of above
D. None of above
Answer : B

6. Which language is used to create macros in Excel?
A. Visual Basic
B. C
C. Visual C++
D. Java
Answer : A

7. When all the numbers between 0 and 100 in a range should be displayed in Red Color, apply
A. Use =if() function to format the required numbers red
B. Apply Conditional Formatting command on Format menu
C. Select the cells that contain number between 0 and 100 then click Red color on Text Color tool
D. All of above
Answer : B

8. To select an entire column in MS-EXCEL, press?
A. CTRL + C
B. CTRL + Arrow key
C. CTRL + S
D. None of the above
Answer : D

9. In Excel, a Data Series is defined as what?
A. A type of chart
B. A cell reference
C. A collection of related data
D. A division of results
Answer : C

10. What do you mean by a Workspace?
A. Group of Columns
B. Group of Worksheets
C. Group of Rows
D. Group of Workbooks
Answer : D

11. 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

12. How can you print three copies of a workbook?
A. Select File > Properties form the menu and type 3 in the Copies to print text box
B. Select File > Print from the menu and type 3 in the Number of copies text box
C. Click the Print button on the standard toolbar to print the document then take it to Kinkos and have 2 more copies made
D. Press Ctrl+P+3
Answer : B

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

14. How do you insert a row?
A. Right-click the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Insert from the shortcut menu
B. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Edit >Row from the menu
C. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and click the Insert Row button on the standard toolbar
D. All of the above
Answer : A

15. Tab scrolling button
A. Allow you to view a different worksheet
B. Allow you to view additional worksheet rows down
C. Allow you to view additional worksheet columns to the right
D. Allow you to view additional sheets tabs
Answer : D

16. The spelling dialog box can be involved by choosing spelling from ________ menu.
A. insert
B. file
C. tools
D. view
Answer : C

17. Which of the following options is not located in the Page Setup dialog box?
A. Page Break Preview
B. Page Orientation
C. Margins
D. Headers and Footers
Answer : A

18. Which of the following is not the correct method of editing the cell content?
A. Press the Alt key
B. Press the F2 key
C. Click the formula bar
D. Double click the cell
Answer : A

19. Microsoft Excel is a powerful ...........
A. Word processing package
B. Spreadsheet package
C. Communication S/W Package
D. DBMS package
Answer : B

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

21. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?
A. Save workbook
B. Modifiy the worksheet
C. Enter text and data
D. Copy the worksheet
Answer : D

22. You can select a single range of cells by
A. Clicking the upper-left cell in a group of cels 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

23. A numeric value can be treated as a label value if it precedes with
A. Apostrophe (&lsquo
B. Exclamation (!)
C. Hash (#)
D. Ampersand (&
Answer : A

24. We can save and protect the workbook by
A. Write Reservation Password
B. Protection Password
C. Read-only Recommended
D. Any of the above
Answer : D

25. Which of the following formulas will Excel Not be able to calculate?
A. =SUM(Sales)-A3
B. =SUM(A1:A5)*.5
C. =SUM(A1:A5)/(10-10)
D. =SUM(A1:A5)-10
Answer : A

26. The Delete key of keyboard is assigned to which command in Excel?
A. Edit >> Clear >> Contents
B. Edit >> Clear >> All
C. Edit >> Delete
D. All of above
Answer : A

27. A numeric value can be treated as label value if ...... precedes it.
A. Apostrophe ( )
B. Exclamation ( ! )
C. Hash ( # )
D. Tilde ( ~ )
Answer : A

28. If you begin typing an entry into a cell and then realize that you dont want your entry placed into a cell, you:
A. Press the Erase key
B. Press Esc
C. Press the Enter button
D. Press the Edit Formula button
Answer : B

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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

32. 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

33. Which of the following is not an example of a value?
A. 350
B. May 10, 2001
C. 0.57
D. Serial Number 50771
Answer : D

34. MS-EXCEL is based on .........?
A. WINDOWS
B. DOS
C. UNIX
D. OS/2
Answer : A

35. Which of the following is not true regarding Conditional Formatting?
A. You can add more than one condition to check
B. You can set condition to look for Bold and apply Italics on them
C. You can apply Font, border and pattern formats that meets the specified conditions
D. You can delete any condition from Conditional Formatting dialog box if it is not requried
Answer : B

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

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

38. What is the correct way to refer the cell A10 on sheet3 from sheet1?
A. sheet3!A10
B. sheet1!A10
C. Sheet3.A10
D. A10
Answer : A

39. The numbers in our worksheet look like this: You want them to look like this: $1,000.How can you accomplish this?
A. None of these
B. Select Format > Money from the menu
C. Click the Currency Style button on the formatting toolbar
D. You have to retype everything and manually add the dollar signs, commas, and decimals
Answer : C

40. To activate the previous cell in a pre-selected range, press
A. The Alt key
B. The Tab key
C. The Enter key
D. None of the above
Answer : D

41. Tab scroll buttons are place on Excel screen
A. towards the bottom right corner
B. towards the bottom left corner
C. towards the top right corner
D. towards the top left corner
Answer : B

42. What is the short cut key to replace a data with another in sheet?
A. Ctrl + R
B. Ctrl + Shift + R
C. Ctrl + H
D. Ctrl + F
Answer : C

43. If you need to remove only the formatting done in a range (numbers and formula typed there should not be removed), you must
A. From Edit menu choose Clear and then Formats
B. From Edit menu choose Delete
C. Click on Remove Formatting tool on Standard Toolbar
D. Double click the Format Painter and then press Esc key in keyboard
Answer : A

44. 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 above
Answer : C