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1-1. Comments put in cells are called ..

B. Cell Tip
1-2. Comments can be added to cells using
..
B. Insert -> Comment
1-3. Which menu option can be used to split
windows into two?
C. Window -> Split
1-4. Getting data from a cell located in a
different sheet is called.
B. Referencing
1-5. Which of the following is not a valid data
type in Excel?
B. Character
1-6. Which elements of a worksheet can be
protected from accidental modification?
A. Contents
B. Objects
C. Scenarios
D. All of the above
1-7. A numeric value can be treated as label
value if precedes it.
A. Apostrophe ()
1-8. Concatenation of text can be done using
D. Ampersand (&)
1-9. Which area in an Excel window allows
entering values and formulas?
C. Formula Bar
1-10. Multiple calculations can be made in a
single formula using..
B. Array Formula
2-1. An Excel Workbook is a collection of .
D. Worksheets and Charts

2-4. In EXCEL, you can sum a large range of

data by simply selecting a tool button called
..?
C. Auto sum
2-5. To select an entire column in MS-EXCEL,
press?
2-6. To return the remainder after a number is
divided by a divisor in EXCEL we use the
function?
C. MOD ( )
2-7. Which function is not available in the
Consolidate dialog box?
A. Pmt
2-8. Which is not the function of Edit, Clear
command?
C. Delete cells
2-9. Microsoft Excel is a powerful..
B. Spreadsheet package
2-10. How do you rearrange the data in
ascending or descending order?
A. Data, Sort
3-1. Which Chart can be created in Excel?
A. Area
B. Line
C. Pie
D. All of the above
3-2. What will be the output if you format the
cell containing 5436.8 as #,##0.00?
B. 5,436.80
3-3. How do you display current date and
time in MS Excel?
C. now ()

2-2. What do you mean by a Workspace?

D. Group of Workbooks

3-4. How do you display current date only in

MS Excel?
B. Today ()

2-3. MS-EXCEL is based on .?

A. WINDOWS

3-5. How do you wrap the text in a cell?

D. Format, cells, alignment

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3-6. What does COUNTA () function do?
D. counts non-empty cells
3-7. What is the short cut key to highlight the
entire column?
D. Ctrl+Space Bar
3-8. In the formula, which symbol specifies
the fixed columns or rows?
A. $
3-9. Excel displays the current cell address in
the .
C. Name Box
3-10. What is the correct way to refer the cell
A10 on sheet3 from sheet1?
A. sheet3!A10
4-1. Which language is used to create macros
in Excel?
A. Visual Basic
4-2. Which of the following is not a term of
MS-Excel?
D. Document
4-3. How many worksheets can a workbook
have?
4-4. Which would you choose to create a bar
diagram?
B. Insert, Chart
4-5. Which setting you must modify to print a
worksheet using letterhead?
B. Margin
4-6. What do you call the chart that shows
the proportions of how one or more data
elements relate to another data element?
C. Pie Chart
4-7. The spelling dialog box can be involved
by choosing spelling from ________ menu.
C. tools
4-8. Which key do you press to check
spelling?

C. F7
4-9. To record a sequence of keystrokes and
mouse actions to play back later we use:
D. Macro Recorder
4-10. We can save and protect the workbook
by
A. Write Reservation Password
B. Protection Password
C. Read-only Recommended
D. Any of the above
5-1. The first cell in EXCEL worksheet is
labeled as
B. A1
5-2. What happens when dollar signs ($) are
entered in a cell address? (ex. $B$2:$B$10)
A. An absolute cell address is created.
5-3. What are the tabs that appear at the
bottom of each workbook called?
D. Sheet tabs
5-4. What is represented by the small, black
square in the lower-right corner of an active
cell or range?
B. Fill handle
5-5. In Excel, a Data Series is defined as
what?
C. A collection of related data
5-6. In Excel, the Fill Color button on the
Formatting toolbar is used for what?
D. To add shading or color to a cell range.
5-7. In help menu of Excel, which of the
following tabs are found?
A. Contents tab
B. Answer Wizard tab
C. Index tab
D. all of the above.
5-8. A __________ is a grid with labeled
columns and rows.
D. Toolbar
5-9. The active cell:

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A. is defined by a bold border around the cell.
B. Receives the data the user enters.
D. Only A and B.

with the lowest, you need to sort on the

population field in
B. descending order

5-10. Which function is used to calculate

depreciation, rates of return, future values
and loan payment amounts?
D. Financial

6-10. In order to perform a calculation in a

spreadsheet, you need to use a:
B. formula

6-1. B7:B9 indicates:

B. Cells B7 through B9.
6-2. The Cancel and Enter buttons appear in
the:
B. Formula bar
6-3. MS-EXCEL can be used to automate
A. Financial statements, Business forecasting
B. Transaction registers, inventory control
C. Accounts receivable, accounts payable
D. Any of the above
6-4. NOT, AND, OR and XOR are
A. Logical Operators
6-5. In a report, you need to show the
monthly rainfall in Nepal. The best way to do
this is to insert a
C. chart showing rainfall amounts
6-6. You want to record experiment
information and create a chart that shows the
rate of crystal growth over a period of time.
The best application to use would be:
B. spreadsheet
6-7. You are editing an worksheet that you
had previously saved. If you want to save the
edited sheet without losing the original one,
which command should you use?
B. Save As
6-8. If you want to have a blank line after the
title in a worksheet, what is the best thing for
you to do?
B. Insert a row
6-9. In order to arrange the countries from
those with the highest population to those

7-1. The box on the chart that contains the

name of each individual record is called the
________.
D. legend
7-2. If you want all of the white cats grouped
together in the database, you need to sort by
________.
B. Pet Type, then Color
7-3. You accidentally erased a record in the
sheet. What command can be used to restore
it immediately?
C. Undo
7-4. Where a row and a column meet, what
do you call that?
A. A cell
7-5. How do you tell one cell from another?
C. By its address
7-6. Give me an example of a cell address.
D. A21
7-7. Which is an example of a formula?
A. =A1+A2
7-8. Which is an example of a function?
C. =SUM(A1:A2)
7-9. What is the symbol for multiplying?
D. *
7-10. What is the symbol for dividing?
A ./
8-1 A function inside another function is
called _______
A. Nested function

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8-2 Which of the following is not an underline
option in the format cells dialog box?
D. Single Engineering

B. ROUNDDOWN(8.4999, 0)
C. ROUND(8.4999, 0)
D. Only B and C

8-3 Formulas in Excel start with

B. =

9-4. How to restrict to run a macro

automatically when starting Microsoft Excel?
A. Hold down the SHIFT key during startup

8-4 The default header for a worksheet is

A. Username
B. Date and Time
C. Sheet tab Name
D. None

9-5. How to remove the unwanted action

from recorded macro without recording the
whole macro again?
C. By edit the macro in the Visual Basic Editor

8-5 Which of the following is not an option of

the spelling dialog box?
C. Edit

9-6. What should be add before a fraction to

avoid entering it as a date?
D. Zero Space

8-6 Which of the following methods will not

enter data in a cell?
A. Pressing the Esc key

9-7. Which of the following function will use

to find the highest number in a series of
number?
A. MAX(B1:B3)

8-7 The cell reference for cell range of G2 to

M12 is _______
C. G2:M12
8-8 What is the keyboard shortcut for
creating a chart from the selected cell range?
D. F11
8-9 The Software which contains rows and
columns is called ______
C. Spreadsheet
8-10 You can group noncontiguous
worksheets with
B. The ctrl key and mouse
9-1. What is the AutoComplete feature of
Excel?
B. It completes text entries that match an
existing entry in the same column
9-2. 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
9-3. Which of the following function will
return a value of 8?

9-8. What does the NOW() function return?

9-9. What value will display if the formula =
$55.00+5 is entered into a cell?
B. 60
9-10. What is the shortcut key to insert
current date in a cell?
C. CTRL + ;
10-1. Which of the following syntax is correct
regarding to SUM function in Excel?
A. =SUM (A1, B1)
B. =SUM (A1:B9)
C. =SUM (A1:A9, B1:B9)
D. All of the above
10-2. What is the shortcut key to hide entire
column?
B. CTRL + 0
10-3. How to specify cell range from A9 to
A99 in Excel?
C. (A9 : A99)
10-4. Selecting the Column G & H then
choose Insert->Columns. What will happen?
A. 2 Columns will be inserted after Column F

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10-5. How to restrict the values of a cell so

that only whole numbers between 9 and 99
can be entered in a cell.
B. The Settings tab under the menu Data ->
Validation
10-6. Clear the contents by pressing
DELETE key from a keyboard will clear
C. Contents Only
10-7. Which of the following shortcuts can be
used to insert a new line in the same cell?
B. Alt + Enter
10-8. What is the quickest way to select
entire worksheet?
D. Click on the rectangle box on the upper
left corner where column headings and row
headings meet
10-9. A smart tag will be removed from a cell
when
C. the data in the cell is changed or deleted
10-10. Which of the following options is
appropriate to show the numbers
9779851089510 in a cell?
D. Apply the Text format in the cell and type
the numbers
11-1. Which of the following is correct syntax
in Excel?
A. =IF(LogicalTest, TrueResult, FalseResult)
11-2. Which of the following is correct?
B. =POWER(2,3)
11-3. Selecting the Rows 5 & 6 then choose
Insert->Row. What will happen?
A. 2 Rows will be inserted after Row 4
11-4. If 4/6 entered in a cell without applying
any formats, Excel will treat this as
D. Date
11-5. If the values in A1 is MCQ and B1 is
Questions, which function will return
MCQ@Questions in cell C1?
C. =A1 & @ & B1

11-6. How to fit long texts in a single cell with

multiple lines?
B. Use the Wrap Text option in the Format ->
Alignment menu
11-7. If particular workbook have to open
each time Excel started, where that workbook
should be placed?
D. XLSTART Folder
11-8. If the cell B1 contains the formula =
$A$1, which of the following statements is
true
B. There is an absolute reference to cell A1
11-9. Worksheet can be renamed by
C. Double Click on the Worksheet tab and
type new name
11-10. What is the shortcut key to hide entire
row?
C. CTRL + 9
12-1. What is the shortcut key to insert a new
comment in a cell?
D. Shift + F2
12-2. Which option allows you to Bold all the
negative values within the selected cell
range:
B. Conditional Formatting
12-3. What is the shortcut key to insert new
sheet in current workbook?
D. Shift + F11
12-4. Which one is the last column header in
Excel 2007?
A. XFD
12-5. In maximum, how many sheets can be
set as default while creating new workbook?
B. 255
12-6. New Comment option can be found
under _________ tab
C. Review

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12-7. In Excel, by default Numeric Values
appears in
B. Right aligned
12-8. To show/hide the grid lines in Microsoft
Excel 2007
A. Page Layout -> Grid lines -> View
12-9. What will be the result if you type
=A1=B1 in cell C1?
B. True or False
12-10. In Excel _______ may not contain in
Formula

C. Circular Reference