MICROSOFT EXCEL TEST

50 QUESTIONS (MCQ’s)
Q1. Each excel file is called a workbook because
a) It can contain text and data
b) It can be modified
c) It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
d) You have to work hard to create it

Q2. Which types of charts can excel produce?

a) Line graphs and Pie Charts only
b) Only Line Graphs
c) Bar Charts, Line Graphs and Pie charts and more
d) Bar charts and line graphs only

Q3. What does the VLOOKUP function do?

a) Lookup text that contain “V”
b) Checks weather text is the same in one cell as in the next
c) Finds related records
d) All of the above

Q4. To insert three columns between columns D and E you would

a) Select column D
b) Select column E
c) Select columns E, F and G
d) Select columns D, E and F

Q5. The Name box

a) Shows the location of the previously active cell
b) Appears the left of the formula bar
c) Appears below the status bar
d) Appears below the menu bar

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Q6. How many columns are there in a single Microsoft Excel worksheet?
a) 256
b) 16384
c) 1048576
d) Unlimited columns

Q7. In the formula = A14 / B14 + C5 – D6 * F6 which calculation is performed first?

a) Division
b) Multiplication
c) Addition
d) Subtraction

Q8. To apply a percent style format to a cell in Microsoft Excel using shortcut keys, press the
following:
a) Alt + %
b) Alt + Shift + %
c) Ctrl + %
d) Ctrl + Shift + %

Q9. The general syntax of the IF function of Microsoft Excel is:

a) IF(value if true, logical test, value if false)
b) IF(logical test, value if false, value if true)
c) IF(logical test, value if true, value if false)
d) IF(value if false, value if true, logical test)

Q10. Which of the following Microsoft Excel function is used when the table direction is
horizontal, or across the worksheet?
a) VLOOKUP
b) HLOOKUP
c) ALOOKUP
d) WLOOKUP

Q11. How do you tell one cell from another?

a. By numbers
b. By letters
c. By its address
d. by color

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Q12. In Microsoft Excel which chart style shows horizontal bars that compare two or more
values to show how the proportions relate to each other?
a) Line chart
b) Column chart
c) Bar Chart
d) Pie chart

Q13. In Microsoft Excel, a rectangular grid containing horizontal rows and vertical columns is
called Microsoft Excel:
a) Table
b) Gridlines
c) Worksheet
d) Datasheet

Q14. To select non-adjacent ranges in Microsoft Excel worksheet, select the first range, hold
down the following key, then select the next range.
a) Alt Key
b) Ctrl key
c) Shift Key
d) Tab key

Q15. In Microsoft Excel, the small black square located in the lower-right corner of the heavy
border around the active cell is called:
a) Fill handle
b) Range Handle
c) Resize handle
d) View handle

Q16. Which is an example of a function?

a. =add(A1:A2)
b. =A1+A2
c. =SUM(A1:A2)
d. A1+A2

Q17. When would you use FALSE as 4th parameter in VLOOKUP?

a) Always
b) When my lookup list is sorted in ascending order

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c) When my lookup list is in another worksheet
d) When my lookup list is not in any particular order

Q18. You have a list of invoice numbers & amounts in a range A1:B100. Some of the invoice
numbers are duplicated. You wrote VLOOKUP to find amount corresponding to an invoice
number. If that invoice has 2 entries, then VLOOKUP will,
a) Return the last occurrence
b) Return the first occurrence
c) Return the sum of all invoice amounts for the lookup invoice number
d) Return #Many Error

Q19. You have a list of invoice numbers & amounts in the range A1:B100. Some of the invoice
numbers are duplicated. You want to find the last invoice amount for a given invoice number.
Which formulas you would use?
a) VLOOKUP
b) INDEX & MATCH
c) SUMIFS
d) VLOOKUP with a helper column (showing how many times invoice occurred)

Q20. Which of the following is correct?

a. =AVERAGE(4, 5, 6, 7)
b. =AVERAGE(A1, B1, C1)
c. =AVERAGE(A1:A9, B1:B9)
d. =All of the above

Q21. =UPPER(“Pakistan”,PROPER(“Zindabad”) which of the following value will you expect

after using the above function:
a) PAKISTAN Zindabad
b) PAKISTAN PROPER ZINDABAD
c) PAKISTAN PROPER(“ZINDABAD”)
d) None of the above

Q22. If values of F1 to cell F5 are 6, 4, 2, 0, and ABC respectively. What will be the formula
=AVERAGE(F1:F5) return:
a) 2.4
b) 3
c) 4
d) An error message

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Q23. Removes all spacing between text except for default spacing:
a) Concatenate
b) Trim
c) Proper
d) Truncate

Q24. Which of the following formula is an incorrect:

a) =sum(expense) – Total Revenue
b) =sum(A1:A10)*0.5
c) =sum(A1:A10)/10
d) =sum(A1:A10)-B15

Q25. The V in VLOOKUP stands for

a) Value
b) Vertical
c) Vintage
d) Volatile

Q26. What is the first thing to identify in the IF function:

a) Logical Test
b) Value if true
c) Value if false
d) All of the above

Q27. In this syntax of SUMIF (A2:A5,”>160000”,B2:B5), B2:B5 is:

a) Sum_range
b) Criteria
c) Range
d) Size

Q28. To divide E23 by C12 in MS Excel

a) Divide (E23, C13)
b) = E23 Divided by C12
c) =E3/C12
d) =Divide(E23,C12)

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Q29. In cell B4 -10-10 will result in cell value:

a) 10
b) -20
c) 0
d) -10-10

Q30. = is used
a) At the start of sum formula
b) At the end of if condition
c) At the start of every formula
d) Any conditional formula

Q31. Which of the following function will use to find the highest number in a series of
number?
a. MAX(B1:B3)
b. MAXIMUM (B1:B3)
c. HIGH (B1:B3)
d. HIGHEST(B1:B3)

Q32. Column A, Column B, Column C is an example of

a) Series
b) Formula
c) Function
d) None of the above

Q33. Following is an Absolute cell reference example:

a) $A$1
b) &A&1
c) !A!1
d) None of the above

Q34. In Microsoft Excel, You cannot Hide a

a) Cell
b) Row
c) Worksheet
d) Workbook

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Q35. What is the shortcut key to insert new worksheet in current workbook ?
a) F11
b) Shift+F11
c) Ctrl+F11
d) Alt+F11

Q36. In MS Excel 2010 or 2007, the default extension of any workbook is:
a) .xlsx
b) Xltx
c) .xls
d) Book1.xlsx

Q37. To select multiple nonadjacent sheets press and hold:

a) Shift button
b) Ctrl button
c) Alt button
d) None of the above

Q38. Maximum no of rows in Microsoft excel is:

a) 1,048,567
b) 1, 048,576
c) 1,048,586
d) 1,048,568

Q39. What is the shortcut key to insert current date in a cell?

a. CTRL + D
b. CTRL + T
c. CTRL + ;
d. CTRL + /
Q40. Searches for a value in the first column of a table array and returns a value in the same
row from another column in the table array:
a) VLOOKUP
b) IF
c) HLOOKUP
d) LOOKUP

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Q41. What is the difference between COUNT and COUNTIF function:

a) Size
b) Shape
c) Criteria
d) Range

Q42. F2 is used to:

a) To create a cell reference
b) Save the worksheet
c) Edit the cell contents
d) Edit a range of cells

Q43. Which operator you may use to concatenate text from two cells:
a) &
b) $
c) “
d) %

Q44. In a worksheet you can select

a. The entire worksheet

b. Rows
c. Columns
d. All of the above

Q45. Which of the following formulas is not entered correctly?

a. =10+50
b. =B7*B1
c. =B7+14
d. 10+50

Q46. 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

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Q47. B7:B9 indicates:

A. Cells B7 and cell B9 only

B. Cells B7 through B9

C. Cell B8 only

D. None of the above

Q48. If the values in A1 are “MCQ” and B1 is “Questions”, which function will return
“MCQ@Questions” in cell C1?
A. =A1 + “@” + B1
B. =A1 # “@” # B1
C. =A1 & “@” & B1
D. =A1 $ “@” $ B1

Q49. What is the shortcut key to hide entire row?

A. CTRL + H
B. CTRL + R
C. CTRL + 9
D. CTRL + -

Q50. To select an entire column in MS-EXCEL, press?

a. CTRL + C
b. CTRL + Arrow key
c. CTRL + S
d. None of the above

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