E.M.G.
YADAVA WOMEN’S COLLEGE, MADURAI –
625 014.
(An Autonomous Institution – Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University)
Re-accredited (3rd Cycle) with Grade A+ & CGPA 3.51 by NAAC
DEPARTMENT OF B.C.A
Title of the paper : Advanced Excel
Semester : VI
Subject code : 23OUCASEC42
ONE MARK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Choose the best answer:
1. What is MS Excel?
a) Spreadsheet b) Database Management
c) Presentation d) Workbook
Ans : a) Spreadsheet
2._____________ functions is used to find the highest value in a range of
cells
a)MAX b)MIN c)AVERAGE d)COUNT
Answer: a) MAX
3.What is the shortcut key to create a new worksheet in Excel?
a)Ctrl+N b)Ctrl+W c)Ctrl+Shift+N
d)Ctrl+Alt+N
Answer: c) Ctrl+Shift+N
4.Which of the following chart types is used to display trends over time?
a)Line chart b)Bar chart c)Pie chart
d)Scatter chart
Answer: a) Line chart
5.What is the shortcut key to insert a new row in Excel?
a)Ctrl+R b)Ctrl+I c)Ctrl+Shift+R
d)Ctrl+Alt+R
Answer: b) Ctrl+I
6.___________ functions is used to count the number of cells in a range that
contain a specific value.
a)COUNTIF b)SUMIF c)AVERAGEIF
d)MAXIF
Answer: a) COUNTIF
7.What is the shortcut key to switch between worksheets in Excel?
a)Ctrl+Tab b)Ctrl+Page Up c)Ctrl+Page Down
d)Alt+Tab
Answer: c) Ctrl+Page Down
8.__________ types of chart is used to compare values across different
categories.
a)Line chart b)Bar chart c)Pie chart
d)Scatter chart
Answer: b) Bar chart
9.What is the shortcut key to format a cell as bold in Excel?
a)Ctrl+B b)Ctrl+U c)Ctrl+I
d)Ctrl+Shift+B
Answer: a) Ctrl+B
10___________ functions is used to find the average of a range of cells
a)MAX b)MIN c)AVERAGE
d)COUNT
Answer: c) AVERAGE
11.What is the shortcut key to display the “Find and Replace” dialog box
in Excel?
a)Ctrl+F b)Ctrl+H c)Ctrl+R
d)Ctrl+Shift+F
Answer: b) Ctrl+H
12__________ type of chart is used to show the relationship between two
sets of data.
a)Line chart b)Bar chart c)Pie chart
d)Scatter chart
Answer: d) Scatter chart
13.What is the shortcut key to select all cells in a worksheet in Excel?
a)Ctrl+A b)Ctrl+S c)Ctrl+Shift+A
d)Ctrl+Alt+A
Answer: a) Ctrl+A
14._____________functions is used to find the smallest value in a range of
cells
a)MAX b)MIN c)AVERAGE
d)COUNT
Answer: b) MIN
15.What is the shortcut key to save an Excel workbook?
a)Ctrl+S b)Ctrl+W c)Ctrl+Shift+S
d)Ctrl+Alt+S
Answer: a) Ctrl+S
16____________ type of chart is used to show the parts of a whole?
a)Line chart b)Bar chart c)Pie chart
d)Scatter chart
Answer: c) Pie chart
17.What is the shortcut key to paste values in Excel?
a)Ctrl+V b)Ctrl+Shift+V c)Ctrl+Alt+V
d)Ctrl+P
Answer: b) Ctrl+Shift+V
18.____________ functions is used to find the total of a range of cells?
a)MAX b)MIN c)AVERAGE
d)SUM
Answer: d) SUM
19.___________ chart types is used to show the distribution of data?
a)Line chart b)Bar chart c)Histogram chart
d)Scatter chart
Answer: c) Histogram chart
20.Which of the following functions is used to round a number to a
specified number of decimal places?
a)ROUNDUP b)ROUNDDOWN c)ROUND
d)TRUNC
Answer: c) ROUND
21.What is the shortcut key to display the “Page Setup” dialog box in
Excel?
a)Ctrl+P b)Ctrl+Shift+P c)Ctrl+Alt+P
d)Ctrl+Shift+F
Answer: d) Ctrl+Shift+F
22. In Excel numeric value can be treated as a label value if it precedes
with________
a) Apostrophe (‘) b) Exclamation (!) c) Hash (#) d) Ampersand (&)
Answer: a)Apostrophe (‘)
23.What is the shortcut key to open the “Format Cells” dialog box in
Excel?
a)Ctrl+1 b)Ctrl+2 c)Ctrl+3
d)Ctrl+4
Answer: a) Ctrl+1
24. What is an Excel feature that displays only the data in column (s)
according to specified criteria?
a)Filtering b)Sorting c)Formula d)Pivot
Answer: a)Filtering
25.What is the shortcut key to select an entire column in Excel?
a)Ctrl+C b)Ctrl+X c)Ctrl+Space
d)Ctrl+Shift+Space
Answer: c) Ctrl+Space
26. _____ is not a valid data type in MS Excel.
a)Number b)Character c)Label d)Date/
Time Answer: b)Character
27.Which of the following functions is used to calculate the variance of a
range of cells?
a)VAR b)VARP c)STDEV
d)STDEVP
Answer: a) VAR
28.What is the shortcut key to open the “Insert Function” dialog box in
Excel?
a)Shift+F3 b)Ctrl+F3 c)Alt+F3 d)F3
Answer: c) Alt+F3
29. ___ is the programming language used to write a Macro in MS Excel.
a) Visual basic b) C+ c) Java d) C++
Ans : a) Visual basic
30.What is the shortcut key to hide a column in Excel?
a)Ctrl+H b)Ctrl+K c)Ctrl+L
d)Ctrl+0
Answer: d) Ctrl+0
31.Which of the following functions is used to calculate the average of a
range of cells, ignoring zero values?
a)AVERAGE b)AVERAGEIF c)AVERAGEIFS
d)AGGREGATE
Answer: d) AGGREGATE
32.What is the shortcut key to select an entire row in Excel?
a)Shift+Space b)Ctrl+Space c)Alt+Space
d)Ctrl+Shift+Space
Answer: a) Shift+Space
33.In Excel Which function is used to verify if a specific data value is
entered in a cell?
a)MATCH() b)ISBLANK() c)IS NUMBER()
d)IF()
Answer: b)ISBLANK()
34.What is the shortcut key to open the “Sort” dialog box in Excel?
a)Ctrl+S b)Ctrl+Shift+S c)Alt+S
d)Ctrl+Alt+S
Answer: d) Ctrl+Alt+S
35.Which of the following shows the address of the current selection or
active cell in MS-Excel?
a)Column heading b)Name box c)Formula box
d)Row heading
Answer: b)Name box
36.What is the shortcut key to move to the next sheet in an Excel
workbook?
a)Ctrl+Tab b)Alt+Tab
c)Ctrl+Page Down d)Alt+Page Down
Answer: d) Alt+Page Down
37. In Excel accounting style shows negative numbers in _________
a) Bold b) Brackets c) Parentheses d)
Quotes
Answer: c) Parentheses
38. In Excel value used in a formula that does not change is called
a_________
a) Cell address b) Constant c) Function d) Range
Answer: b) Constant
39.Which of the following functions is used to round a number to the
nearest integer?
a)ROUND b)ROUNDDOWN c)ROUNDUP d)INT
Answer: a) ROUND
40. In Excel Multiple calculations can be made in a single formula
using__________
a) standard formulas b) array formula
c) complex formulas d) smart formula
Answer: b) array formula
41. In Excel you can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using
the__________
a) Backspace key b) Default font c) Format painter d)
Formatting toolbar
Answer: c) Format painter
42.Which of the following functions is used to concatenate two or more
strings in Excel?
a)CONCATENATE b)CONCAT c)TEXTJOI d)JOIN
Answer: b) CONCAT
43.In MS Excel ________ features makes it easier toad repetitive data to a
worksheet
a)Autosum b)Sort c)Filter d)Autocomplete
Answer: d) Autocomplete
44.What is the shortcut key to switch between absolute, relative, and
mixed cell references in a formula?
a)F4 b)F5 c)F6 d)F7
Answer: a) F4
45.What is the shortcut key to insert a new row in an Excel worksheet?
a)Ctrl+R b)Alt+R c)Shift+R
d)Ctrl+Shift+R
Answer: b) Alt+R
46.Which of the following functions is used to calculate the standard
deviation of a range of cells in Excel?
a)VARIANCE b)VAR c)STDEV
d)AVERAGE
Answer: c) STDEV
47.What is the shortcut key to insert a new column in an Excel worksheet?
a)Ctrl+C b)Alt+C c)Shift+C
d)Ctrl+Shift+C
Answer: b) Alt+C
48.Which of the following chart types is used to show the proportion of
each value to the total?
a)Line chart b)Bar chart c)Scatter chart
d)Pie chart
Answer: d) Pie chart
49. The intersection of a column and a row in a worksheet is called____
a) Column b) Address c) Value d) Cell
Ans : d) Cell
50.Which of the following functions is used to count the number of cells in
a range that contain a numeric value?
a)COUNT b)COUNTA c)COUNTBLANK d)COUNTIF
Answer: a) COUNT
