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Microsoft Excel

Test Paper (Set-1)

1.                  You can use the formula pallette to
 A) format cells containing numbers
 B) create and edit formula containing functions
 C) enter assumptions data
 D) copy a range of cells

2.                  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

3.                  Which tool you will use to join some cells and place the content at the middle of joined cell?
 A) From Format Cells dialog box click on Merge Cells check box
 B) From Format Cells dialog box select the Centered alignment
 C) From Format Cells dialog box choose Merge and Center check box
 D) Click on Merge and Center tool on formatting toolbar

4.                   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

5.                   The Name box on to the left of formula bar
 A) shows the name of workbook currently working on
 B) shows the name of worksheet currently working on
 C) shows the name of cell or range currently working on
 D) None of above

6.                   Each excel file is a workbook that contains different sheets. Which of the following can not be a sheet in workbook?
 A) work sheet
 B) chart sheet
 C) module sheet
 D) data sheet

7.                   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

8.                   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

9.                   How can you update the values of formula cells if Auto Calculate mode of Excel is disabled?
 A) F8
 B) F9
 C) F10
 D) F11

10.               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

11.               Where can you change automatic or manual calculation mode in Excel?
 A) Double CAL indicator on status bar
 B) Go to Tools >> Options >> Calculation and mark the corresponding radio button
 C) Both of above
 D) None of above

12.              How can you show or hide the gridlines in Excel Worksheet?
 A) Go to Tools >> Options >> View tab and mark or remove the check box named Gridline
 B) Click Gridline tool on Forms toolbar
 C) Both of above
 D) None of above

13.       Which of the following Excel screen components can NOT be turned on or off?
 A) Formula Bar
 B) Status Bar
 C) Tool Bar
 D) None of above

           

14.       What happens when you press Ctrl + X after selecting some cells in Excel?
 A) The cell content of selected cells disappear from cell and stored in clipboard
 B) The cells selected are marked for cutting
 C) The selected cells are deleted and the cells are shifted left
 D) The selected cells are deleted and cells are shifted up

15.       Which of the following option is not available in Paste Special dialog box?
 A) Add
 B) Subtract
 C) Divide
 D) SQRT

16.       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

17.       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

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

19.       Which of the cell pointer indicates that you can fill series?
            A) Doctor’s symbol (Big Plus)
             B) small thin plus icon
            C) Mouse Pointer with anchor at the tip
            D) None of above

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

Test Paper (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
 

Test Paper (Set-3)

1.                  Which of the following is invalid regarding the Protection in Excel?
 A) Protect Sheet
 B) Protect Workbook
 C) Protect Workspace
 D) All of above are valid

2.                   The Trace Precedence on Auditing shows
 A) Which cells are used in current formula
 B) In which formula the current cell is used
 C) Which cells are used in this formula and in which formula this cell is used
 D) None of above

3.                   The Trace Dependence in auditing shows
 A) Which cells are used in current formula
 B) In which formula the current cell is used
 C) Which cells are used in this formula and in which formula this cell is used
 D) None of above

4.                   The arrows created by Auditing can be removed by
 A) Click on the arrow and press Delete
 B) Click on Remove All arrows on Formula Auditing toolbar
 C) Both of above
 D) None of above

5.                  Which of the following options is not available to remove arrows of Formula Auditing?
 A) Remove all precedent arrows
 B) Remove all dependent arrows
 C) Remove all arrows
 D) Remove all arrows for this cell

6.                   Excel is a good application for What IF analysis. Which of the following tool help you for this?
 A) Formul Auditing
 B) Research
 C) Track Change
 D) Goal Seek

7.                   Which of the following tool you will use in Excel to see what must be the value of a cell to get required result?
 A) Formul Auditing
 B) Research
 C) Track Change
 D) Goal Seek
 

8.                   To apply Goal Seek command your cell pointer must be in
 A) The Changing cell whose value you need to find
 B) The Result Cell where formula is entered
 C) The cell where your targeted value is entered
 D) None of above
 

9.                   Which of the following is not What IF analysis tool in Excel?
 A) Goal Seek
 B) Scenarios
 C) Macros
 D) None of above

10.               You can set Excel in Automatic or Manual calculation mode. If it is in manual mode which key you will press to update the formula values?
 A) F9
 B) F5
 C) F8
 D) F11

11.        By default the cell pointer moves down when you press Enter. From where can you          change this setting?
       A) Tools >> Options >> View tab
      B) Tools >> Options >> Calculation tab
      C) Tools >> Options >> Edit tab
       D) Tools >> Options >> Transition tab

12.       When you start typing the same value as of some cells on same column, Excel automatically shows that text. This feature is known as
 A) AutoFill
 B) AutoCorrect
 C) AutoComplete                  D) AutoFormat

13.       How many recent files you can display on File menu at maximum?
A) 4
 B) 6
 C) 9
 D) 12

14.       The default and maxium number of sheets for a new workbook in Excel 2003 is
 A) 3 and 255
 B) 3 and 256
 C) 1 and 255
 D) 1 and 256

15.       When you enter Sunday and fill right, Excel fill in with Monday, Tuesday and so on. From where Excel knows what to fill in next?
 A) AutoComplete
 B) AutoFormat
 C) Custom List
 D) Calculation Automatic

16.       The minimum and maximum value you can set for Save AutoRecovery Info in Excel are
 A) 1 and 120 minutes
 B) 0 and 120 minutes
 C) 2 and 60 minutes
 D) 1 and 10 minutes

17.       Which of the following can not be hidden from Tools >> Options then View tab?
 A) Startup Task Pane
 B) Formula bar
 C) Status bar
 D) Scroll Bar

      18.       What happens if you remove the check mark from Row & Column headers on Options     dialog box?
       A) This will remove row headings and column headings of your data
      B) This will remove the column headings (A, B, C)
      C) This will remove row and column heading of chart
       D) This will remove row and column heading of table
 

19.       The default font size in Excel worksheet is
 A) 10 points
 B) 12 points
 C) 14 points
 D) None of above

20.       The default font used in Excel is
 A) Arial
 B) Algerial
 C) Times New Roman
 D) Preeti