Microsoft Excel Multiple Choice Questions (MCQS).

Microsoft Excel Multiple Choice Questions (MCQS).

                                                      SET-1
1 A function inside another function is called _______
A. Nested function
B. Round function
C. Sum function
D. Text function

2 Which of the following is not an underline option in the format cells dialog box?
A. Double
B. Single Accounting
C. Double Accounting
D. Single Engineering

3 Formulas in Excel start with
A. %
B. =
C. +
D. –

4 The default header for a worksheet is
A. Username
B. Date and Time
C. Sheet tab Name
D. None

5 Which of the following is not an option of the spelling dialog box?
A. Ignore
B. Ignore all
C. Edit
D. Change

6 Which of the following methods will not enter data in a cell?
A. Pressing the Esc key
B. Pressing an arrow key
C. Pressing the tab key
D. Clicking the enter button to the formula bar

7 The cell reference for cell range of G2 to M12 is _______
A. G2.M12
B. G2;M12
C. G2:M12
D. G2-M12

8 What is the keyboard shortcut for creating a chart from the selected cell range?
A. F2
B. F4
C. F8
D. F11

9 The Software which contains rows and columns is called ______
A. Database
B. Drawing
C. Spreadsheet
D. Word processing

10 You can group noncontiguous worksheets with
A. The alt+enter key
B. The ctrl key and mouse
C. The shift key and the mouse
D. The group button on the standard toolbar

Answers
1 – A / 2 – D / 3 – B / 4 – D / 5 – C / 6 – A / 7 – C / 8 – D / 9 – C / 10 – 


                                                                  SET-2
1. Which of the following is not a valid Zoom percentage in Excel?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 300
D) 500

2. The spelling tool is placed on ______ toolbar
A) Standard
B) Formatting
C) Drawing
D) Reviewing

3. If you need a text to show vertically in a cell. How will you achieve this?
A) Choose Vertical on Text alignment in Format Cells dialog box
B) Choose 90 Degrees in Orientation of Format Cells dialog box
C) Choose Distributed from the Vertical drop down list of Format Cells dialog box
D) Choose Center Across Selection from Horizontal combo box in Format Cells dialog box

4. Can you set 0.5 inch left indentation for a cell in Excel?
A) Excel does not have indentation feature
B) You can specify indentation only if you turn the rulers on
C) Indentation can be set from Format Cells dialog box
D) The indentation can be specified only when printing

5. You can automatically adjust the size of text in a cell if they do not fit in width by
A) Double clicking on the right border of column header
B) From Format choose Columns and then Autofit Selection
C) From Format Cells dialog box mark Shrink to fit check box
D) All of above

6. Formatting a cell in Currency, you can specify
A) Decimal Places
B) Currency Symbol
C) Both of above
D) None of above

7. Formatting a cell in Number format you can’t set
A) Decimal Places
B) Use 1000 separator
C) Negative numbers
D) Currency Symbol

8. What is entered by the function =today()
A) The date value for the day according to system clock
B) The time value according to system clock
C) Today’s date as Text format
D) All of above

9. Which function will you use to enter current time in a worksheet cell?
A) =today()
B) =now()
C) =time()
D) =currentTime()

10. Special category of Number tab in Format Cells dialog box can be used to apply formats like
A) Zip Code
B) Phone Number
C) Both of above
D) None of above

11. Merge cells option can be applied from
A) Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab
B) Formatting toolbar
C) Both of above
D) None of above

12. Pre-made sheet formats like Simple, Classic, Accounting, Colorful etc. can be applied from
A) from Format >> Cells
B) from Format >> Autoformat
C) from Table >> Autoformat
D) All of above

13. 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

14. How can you remove borders applied in cells?
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

15. Where can you set the shedding color for a range of cells in Excel?
A) Choose required color form Patterns tab of Format Cells dialog box
B) Choose required color on Fill Color tool in Formatting toolbar
C) Choose required color on Fill Color tool in Drawing toolbar
D) All of above

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. 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 required

20. Which of the following is invalid statement?
A) Sheet tabs can be colored
B) Some picture can be applied as a background of a sheet
C) You can set the column width automatically fit the amount of text
D) The width of a row and be specified manually or fit automatically.

Answers
1-D 2-A 3-B 4-C 5-C 6-C 7-D 8-A 9-B 10-C
11-A 12-B 13-D 14-C 15-D 16-D 17-B 18-C 19-B 20-D


MS Excel MCQ Quiz Set 2

1. 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

2. 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

3. MS Excel provides the default value for step in Fill Series dialog box
A) 0
B) 1
C) 5
D) 10

4. When a row of data is to be converted into columns
A) Copy the cells in row, select the same number of cells in row and paste
B) Copy the cells in column then choose Edit >> Paste Special, then click Transpose and OK
C) Copy the cells then go to Format >> Cells then on Alignment tab click Transpose check box and click
OK
D) Select the cells then place the cell pointer on new cell and choose Edit >> Paste Special, mark
Transpose check box and click OK.

5. Ctrl + D shortcut key in Excel will
A) Open the font dialog box
B) Apply double underline for the active cell
C) Fill down in the selection
D) None of above

6. 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

7. The command Edit >> Fill Across Worksheet is active only when
A) One sheet is selected
B) When many sheets are selected
C) When no sheet is selected
D) None of above

8. Which of the following series type is not valid for Fill Series dialog box?
A) Linear
B) Growth
C) Autofill
D) Time

9. Which of the following you can paste selectively using Paste Special command?
A) Validation
B) Formats
C) Formulas
D) All of above

10. Paste Special allows some operation while you paste to new cell. Which of the following operation
is valid?
A) Square
B) Percentage
C) Goal Seek
D) Divide

11. Edit >> Delete command
A) Deletes the content of a cell
B) Deletes Formats of cell
C) Deletes the comment of cell
D) Deletes selected cells

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. While Finding and Replacing some data in Excel, which of the following statement is valid?
A) You can Find and Replace within the sheet or workbook
B) Excel does not have option to match case for find
C) Both are valid
D) None are valid

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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

Answers
1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D, 5-C, 6-C, 7-B, 8-D, 9-D, 10-D, 11-D, 12-B, 13-A, 14-A, 15-A, 16-A, 17-A, 18-D, 19-C, 20-
C,