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Multiple Choice. Read and analyze each statement very carefully. Write in a separate answer sheet the
capital letter of the best answer that corresponds to your choice.

1. What is the default file extension for an Excel workbook?

A. .xls
B. .xlsx
C. .xlsm
D. .csv
2. Which of the following is a formula in Excel?
A. =A1+B1
B. SUM(A1:B1)
C. SUM(A1;B1)
D. A1+B1
3. What does the SUM function do?
A. Subtracts values in a range
B. Calculates the average of values in a range
C. Adds values in a range
D. Multiplies values in a range
4. What is the intersection of a row and a column called in Excel?
A. Table
B. Cell
C. Range
D. Grid
5. What is the name of the feature used to combine multiple cells into one?
A. Split Cells
B. Merge Cells
C. Format Painter
D. Autofill
6. What symbol is used to start a formula in Excel?
A. +
B. -
C. =
D. :
7. Which function is used to find the average of a set of numbers in Excel?
A. AVG
B. MEAN
C. AVERAGE
D. MID
8. What does the term “worksheet” refer to in Excel?
A. The entire Excel file
B. A single page in an Excel file
C. A group of cells
D. A set of formulas
9. Which tab in the ribbon is used to insert charts?
A. Data
B. View
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C. Insert
D. Home
10. What is the purpose of the AutoFill feature?
A. To fill adjacent cells with a specific value
B. To apply a conditional format
C. To copy data and fill patterns automatically
D. To adjust the width of a column
11. Which of the following is an absolute cell reference?
A. A1
B. $A$1
C. A$1
D. $A1
12. What is the shortcut key to save a workbook in Excel?
A. Ctrl + S
B. Ctrl + A
C. Ctrl + P
D. Ctrl + V
13. Which of the following functions is used to count numerical values in a range?
A. COUNTA
B. COUNT
C. COUNTIF
D. COUNTNUM
14. What is the shortcut key to create a new workbook?
A. Ctrl + N
B. Ctrl + W
C. Ctrl + Shift + N
D. Ctrl + O
15. What is the purpose of the “Freeze Panes” feature?
A. To highlight important rows or columns
B. To hide unnecessary data
C. To lock specific rows or columns for easy navigation
D. To apply conditional formatting
16. Which function is used to round a number to the nearest integer in Excel?
A. ROUNDUP
B. ROUND
C. INT
D. FLOOR
17. What is a range in Excel?
A. A single cell
B. A group of adjacent cells
C. A single row
D. A formula in Excel
18. What is the maximum number of rows in an Excel worksheet?
A. 1,048,576
B. 1,000,000
C. 655,536
D. 10,000,000

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19. Which of the following is used to sort data in ascending or descending order?
A. Filter
B. Sort
C. Pivot Table
D. Data Validation
20. What will happen if you enter =A1+A2 in cell A3 and A1 contains 10 while A2 contains 20?
A. Cell A3 will display 10
B. Cell A3 will display 20
C. Cell A3 will display 30
D. Cell A3 will display an error
21. You apply the formula =SUM(B1:B5) in cell B6, but the result is 0. What could be the reason?
A. The range contains only text values
B. The range contains blank cells
C. The range is incorrectly selected
D. The formula is invalid
22. If you filter data in Excel, what happens to the rows that do not meet the filter criteria?
A. They are permanently deleted
B. They are hidden from view
C. They are highlighted in red
D. They are moved to another worksheet
23. What does the following formula do: =IF(A1>50, "Pass", "Fail")?
A. Checks if A1 is equal to 50
B. Displays "Pass" if A1 is greater than 50, otherwise "Fail"
C. Adds 50 to the value of A1
D. Compares two cells
24. You enter =A1/$B$1 in cell A2 and copy it to cell A3. What happens?
A. Both A1 and B1 will remain constant in the formula
B. A1 will change relative to its new position, but B1 will remain constant
C. Both A1 and B1 will adjust to their new relative positions
D. The formula will display an error in A3
25. You apply a conditional formatting rule to highlight cells with values greater than 100. What
will happen if you enter 150 in one of the cells?
A. The cell will turn red (or the selected format)
B. All other cells will be cleared
C. The rule will not apply until the worksheet is saved
D. The formatting will only apply to the first row
26. What is the result of the formula =LEN("Excel is fun!")?
A. 13
B. 14
C. 12
D. 15
(Explanation: The formula counts characters, including spaces and punctuation.)
27. You use the VLOOKUP function to find a value in a table but get #N/A as a result. What does
this mean?
A. The table does not contain a header row
B. The lookup value is not found in the first column of the table
C. The table is formatted incorrectly
D. The formula has a syntax error

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28. What does the “Wrap Text” option do in Excel?

A. Combines text from multiple cells into one
B. Adjusts cell size to fit the text
C. Displays all text within a cell by wrapping it onto multiple lines
D. Merges cells containing text
29. If you use the formula =AVERAGE(A1:A5) and one of the cells in the range is blank, what
happens?
A. The blank cell is treated as zero
B. The formula ignores the blank cell in the calculation
C. The formula displays an error
D. The formula counts the blank cell as one
30. What will the formula =CONCATENATE(A1, " ", B1) return if A1 contains "Hello" and B1
contains "World"?
A. "HelloWorld"
B. "Hello World"
C. "Hello, World"
D. "HelloWorld "
31. What happens if you sort data in a column without selecting the entire table?
A. Only the selected column is sorted, and the other columns remain unchanged
B. The entire table is sorted by default
C. An error message is displayed
D. The selected column and adjacent rows are sorted automatically
32. What does the “Freeze Panes” feature allow you to do?
A. Prevent cells from being edited
B. Keep specific rows or columns visible while scrolling
C. Lock the entire workbook
D. Create duplicate rows or columns
33. If you enter a number with a preceding apostrophe (e.g., '123) in Excel, how will Excel treat it?
A. As a number
B. As text
C. As an error
D. As a date
34. What does a green triangle in the upper-left corner of a cell indicate?
A. The cell contains a comment
B. The cell contains a formula error or inconsistency
C. The cell is locked for editing
D. The cell has been formatted conditionally
35. Which of the following is a valid reason to use a Pivot Table in Excel?
A. To filter data in a worksheet
B. To summarize and analyze large datasets quickly
C. To create conditional formatting rules
D. To link data between two worksheets
36. If you apply the formula =LEFT(A1, 3) to a cell where A1 contains "Microsoft", what will the
result be?
A. Micro
B. Mic
C. Microsoft
D. Mi

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37. Which of the following best describes how to use the “Text to Columns” feature in Excel?
A. To convert text into a formula
B. To split data in a single column into multiple columns based on a delimiter
C. To merge cells with text content
D. To change text into a numeric value
38. What happens if you use the “Undo” command in Excel?
A. Deletes all data from the worksheet
B. Reverts the last action performed
C. Resets the worksheet to its original state
D. Deletes the entire row or column
39. When using the =IFERROR(A1/B1, "Error") function, what will be displayed if B1 contains 0?
A. A divide-by-zero error
B. "Error"
C. The result of A1 divided by B1
D. A blank cell
40. You are managing a company’s expenses and want to calculate the total expenses for each
department listed in column A and their respective amounts in column B. Which Excel feature
will help you summarize this data efficiently?
A. VLOOKUP
B. Conditional Formatting
C. Pivot Table
D. Flash Fill
41. You are preparing an invoice and need to calculate the total price of items by multiplying the
quantity in column B by the unit price in column C. Which formula should you use in column
D?
A. =B1+C1
B. =B1*C1
C. =SUM(B1:C1)
D. =PRODUCT(B1, C1)
42. A business report requires you to highlight all sales figures below the target value of $5000 in
red. What is the most efficient way to do this?
A. Apply a filter to hide values below $5000
B. Use Conditional Formatting with a rule for values <5000
C. Manually change the font color for all values <5000
D. Sort the data and move values below $5000 to another column
43. You need to find the total revenue for Q1, but only for the "East" region. Data is structured
with regions in column A and Q1 revenue in column B. Which function would you use?
A. =SUMIF(A:A, "East", B:B)
B. =SUM(A:A, B:B)
C. =AVERAGEIF(A:A, "East", B:B)
D. =IF(A:A="East", SUM(B:B))
44. You are tasked with projecting next month’s revenue based on a consistent 10% monthly
growth rate. If the current revenue in cell A1 is $20,000, which formula would you use to
calculate the projected revenue in cell B1?
A. =A1+10
B. =A1*1.1
C. =A1*0.10
D. =A1/1.1

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45. You are tracking sales and want to display the average sales value for a selected range in
column B. Which formula will calculate this?
A. =SUM(B1:B10)/10
B. =AVERAGE(B1:B10)
C. =COUNT(B1:B10)/SUM(B1:B10)
D. =MAX(B1:B10)-MIN(B1:B10)
46. A dataset contains duplicate entries for customer orders. What is the best way to remove
duplicates and ensure data accuracy?
A. Apply a filter and delete rows manually
B. Use the "Remove Duplicates" tool in the Data tab
C. Create a new sheet and copy only unique entries
D. Use Conditional Formatting to hide duplicates
47. You need to split customer full names in column A into first and last names in columns B and
C. Which feature will achieve this efficiently?
A. Text to Columns
B. Flash Fill
C. Data Validation
D. CONCATENATE
48. You want to visualize quarterly sales data to show trends over time. Which type of chart is
most appropriate?
A. Pie Chart
B. Line Chart
C. Bar Chart
D. Scatter Chart
49. You are calculating total commissions where 5% is paid for sales above $10,000. The sales data
is in column A. Which formula should you use in column B to calculate commissions?
A. =IF(A1>10000, A1*0.05, 0)
B. =A1*5%
C. =SUMIF(A1:A10, ">10000")*0.05
D. =IF(A1<10000, A1*0.05)
50. You need to determine the product with the highest sales from a list in column A and their
corresponding sales figures in column B. Which formula or feature should you use?
A. =MAX(A:A)
B. =VLOOKUP(MAX(B:B), A:B, 1, FALSE)
C. =INDEX(A:A, MATCH(MAX(B:B), B:B, 0))
D. =AVERAGE(B:B)
51. To compare the performance of two departments, you calculate their percentages of total
revenue. If Department A has revenue in cell B1 and total revenue is in B10, which formula
gives Department A's percentage?
A. =B1+B10
B. =B1/B10
C. =B1*B10/100
D. =SUM(B1/B10)
52. You need to predict future sales based on historical data using a linear trend. Which Excel tool
can help you create this projection?
A. Conditional Formatting
B. Data Validation
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D. Goal Seek

53. Your worksheet contains sales data sorted by month, and you want to calculate cumulative
sales for each month in a new column. Which formula or method should you use?
A. =SUM(A1:A2)
B. =SUM($A$1:A2) and drag the formula down
C. =A1+A2
D. =AVERAGE($A$1:A2)
54. You are comparing expenses to budget values. To display the percentage difference between
actual expenses in column A and budgeted values in column B, which formula would you use?
A. =A1-B1
B. =(A1-B1)/B1
C. =B1-A1
D. =A1/B1
55. You need to automate a report that pulls specific data from a master sheet to a summary
sheet based on a department name. Which function is most appropriate?
A. VLOOKUP
B. CONCATENATE
C. SUMIF
D. MATCH
56. You are tasked with finding the break-even point where total revenue equals total costs.
Which Excel tool should you use?
A. Goal Seek
B. Solver
C. Data Validation
D. Pivot Table
57. You want to display a warning message when a value entered in a cell exceeds a preset limit.
Which Excel feature enables this?
A. Conditional Formatting
B. Data Validation
C. Goal Seek
D. Flash Fill
58. You want to calculate the total monthly salary expenses for employees listed in a table.
Salaries are in column C, and only active employees are marked "Yes" in column D. Which
formula should you use?
A. =SUMIF(D:D, "Yes", C:C)
B. =COUNTIF(D:D, "Yes")
C. =AVERAGEIF(C:C, "Yes")
D. =SUM(D:D, C:C)
59. You want to display the top 3 sales figures from a list in column A. Which formula should you
use?
A. =MAX(A1:A10, 3)
B. =LARGE(A1:A10, 3)
C. =TOP(A1:A10, 3)
D. =RANK(A1:A10, 3)
60. You are tasked with preparing a business dashboard. You want to show overall sales trends,
category breakdowns, and key performance indicators in a single worksheet. What
combination of tools would best achieve this?
A. Pivot Tables and Conditional Formatting
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B. Charts, Slicers, and Pivot Tables

C. VLOOKUP, COUNTIF, and Data Validation
D. Macros and Goal Seek
61. Your manager asks you to create a report summarizing total sales by region and highlighting
the top-performing region. Which steps would you combine to achieve this?
A. Use a Pivot Table to summarize the data and Conditional Formatting to highlight the top
region
B. Use VLOOKUP to find the top region and SUMIF to calculate total sales
C. Create a pie chart to visualize sales and use COUNTIF for regional totals
D. Use a Line Chart and add a trendline for regional sales data
62. You need to design a pricing model that adjusts prices dynamically based on input costs and a
desired profit margin. Which combination of tools would you use?
A. Solver to optimize pricing and Goal Seek to calculate profit margins
B. Conditional Formatting for costs and SUMIF for profit margins
C. Data Validation for input costs and Pivot Tables for profit margins
D. VLOOKUP for costs and MAX for profit calculations
63. A company’s financial data includes monthly revenue and expenses for multiple departments.
You are asked to create a visualization that compares monthly profits across departments and
projects yearly totals. Which tools would best serve this purpose?
A. Bar Chart for monthly profits and SUM for yearly totals
B. Line Chart for trends and a Pivot Table for yearly totals by department
C. Pie Chart for monthly profits and Goal Seek for yearly totals
D. Histogram for monthly profits and Solver for yearly totals
64. Your sales data spans multiple sheets for different regions. To create a consolidated report
that dynamically updates when regional data changes, which approach should you take?
A. Link cells between sheets manually
B. Use Power Query to consolidate the data and Pivot Tables to summarize it
C. Use VLOOKUP to pull data from each sheet into one
D. Copy and paste data from each sheet into a master sheet
65. You are creating a financial model that calculates monthly loan payments and evaluates the
total interest paid over time. What functions or tools should you combine?
A. PMT for loan payments and SUMIF for interest calculations
B. PMT for loan payments and CUMIPMT for total interest calculations
C. VLOOKUP for loan payments and MAX for interest calculations
D. AVERAGE for loan payments and COUNTIF for interest calculations
66. A business wants to identify the top three performing products based on profit margins. How
would you combine Excel tools to achieve this?
A. Use the LARGE function to extract the top three margins and INDEX to return the product
names
B. Use VLOOKUP to find the top margins and Conditional Formatting to highlight them
C. Use a Pivot Table to rank products and COUNTIF to filter the top three
D. Use a Pie Chart to visualize profits and SUMIF for calculations
67. Your company has a list of overdue invoices and wants to calculate the potential interest
owed on each invoice while summarizing total interest by client. What tools would you use?
A. IF for overdue interest and Pivot Table for total interest by client
B. SUMIF for overdue amounts and Goal Seek for total interest
C. PMT for interest owed and Pivot Chart for client summaries
D. COUNTIF for overdue amounts and Solver for total interest

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68. You are tasked with forecasting next year’s sales based on historical data and seasonal trends.
Which combination of Excel tools would you use?
A. Line Chart with a trendline and Forecast Sheet for predictions
B. Pie Chart for trends and Solver for forecasts
C. Histogram for historical data and Conditional Formatting for trends
D. Goal Seek for seasonal data and PMT for forecasts
69. You are designing a grading system for a business course where final grades are weighted
averages of exams, projects, and attendance. How would you construct this in Excel?
A. Use the SUM function for total scores and AVERAGE for final grades
B. Use a weighted formula combining scores with their respective weights and Conditional
Formatting for grade ranges
C. Use COUNTIF to tally attendance and SUMIF for scores
D. Use VLOOKUP for score weights and PMT for calculations
70. You need to create a budget template where users input categories and amounts, and the
template calculates totals, highlights overspending, and provides a summary chart. Which
Excel tools would you integrate?
A. Data Validation, SUM, Conditional Formatting, and Charts
B. VLOOKUP, COUNTIF, Data Validation, and Solver
C. SUMIF, PMT, Pivot Table, and Flash Fill
D. MAX, MIN, Conditional Formatting, and Trendline
71. To create a quarterly financial report, you need to automate data aggregation, calculate
trends, and format the output professionally. Which combination of tools would you use?
A. Pivot Tables, Charts, and Conditional Formatting
B. VLOOKUP, SUM, and Line Charts
C. Goal Seek, Pie Charts, and Solver
D. Data Validation, SUMIF, and Trendline
72. Your team needs a cost analysis report that calculates break-even points, projects profits, and
models price adjustments. How should you set this up in Excel?
A. Use Solver for break-even, Scenario Manager for price adjustments, and PMT for profits
B. Use Goal Seek for break-even, Solver for price adjustments, and charts for visualization
C. Use Data Validation for price inputs, SUMIF for costs, and VLOOKUP for break-even
D. Use Conditional Formatting for break-even, SUM for costs, and Line Charts for profits
73. A client requests a report summarizing inventory levels and identifying items that fall below a
reorder point. How would you structure this report?
A. Use Conditional Formatting to flag low inventory and Pivot Tables to summarize levels
B. Use VLOOKUP for reorder points and COUNTIF for low inventory
C. Use Data Validation for inputs and SUMIF for calculations
D. Use a Pie Chart for visualization and Solver for inventory management
74. You are building an interactive financial model that allows users to adjust assumptions for
revenue growth, cost increases, and profit margins. What tools or features would you
combine?
A. Data Validation for inputs, What-If Analysis for assumptions, and Conditional Formatting
for outputs
B. Pivot Tables for summaries, COUNTIF for inputs, and Solver for outputs
C. SUMIF for calculations, Pie Charts for visualization, and Trendlines for assumptions
D. Goal Seek for revenue growth, PMT for costs, and Line Charts for profit margins
75. Your team uses a shared workbook to track expenses, but data conflicts and errors frequently
occur. Which Excel feature would you recommend as a more reliable solution for
collaboration, and why?
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A. Use Conditional Formatting to identify errors in shared workbooks

B. Use Excel Online or SharePoint to ensure real-time collaboration with version control
C. Use Pivot Tables to analyze expenses instead of sharing the workbook
D. Enable "Track Changes" to monitor data modifications

76. A client wants a dynamic sales report that updates automatically when new data is entered.
You are considering using either a Pivot Table or complex formulas with VLOOKUP and SUMIF.
Which approach is more effective and why?
A. Pivot Table, because it provides automatic updates and better visualization options
B. VLOOKUP and SUMIF, because they are easier to implement for large datasets
C. Pivot Table, because it allows for better error tracking in data analysis
D. VLOOKUP and SUMIF, because they handle dynamic ranges more effectively
77. You are analyzing a dataset with multiple outliers that skew the average. Would you use the
AVERAGE or MEDIAN function, and why?
A. AVERAGE, because it considers all data points
B. MEDIAN, because it minimizes the impact of outliers
C. AVERAGE, because it is easier to calculate
D. MEDIAN, because it highlights the highest and lowest values
78. Your manager suggests using a pie chart to present sales distribution across 10 product
categories. What is your critique of this suggestion?
A. Pie charts are ideal for showing proportions, so this is a good choice
B. A pie chart is not ideal because it becomes cluttered with more than 5-6 categories; a bar
chart is better
C. Pie charts are better for comparing values directly, so this is not appropriate
D. A pie chart is suitable only for time-series data, so a line chart should be used
79. You need to choose between using Goal Seek and Solver to optimize product pricing based on
revenue targets. Which tool would you select and why?
A. Goal Seek, because it is simpler and works for single-variable problems
B. Solver, because it allows for multi-variable optimization and constraints
C. Goal Seek, because it provides more flexibility for modeling complex scenarios
D. Solver, because it automatically generates formulas for target values
80. Your company uses a manual process to identify duplicates in a client database. You suggest
switching to Excel’s "Remove Duplicates" feature. What potential drawback should be
considered?
A. It is slower than manual processing for large datasets
B. It does not allow users to review duplicates before deletion
C. It only works on numeric data, not text
D. It removes duplicates permanently without creating a backup by default
81. You are designing a forecasting model. Your team recommends using linear trendlines, but
sales data shows a cyclical pattern. How would you evaluate this suggestion?
A. Accept it, because linear trendlines simplify the forecasting process
B. Reject it, because linear trendlines do not account for cyclical variations; use a moving
average instead
C. Accept it, because linear trendlines highlight long-term trends better
D. Reject it, because trendlines are unsuitable for forecasting; use Goal Seek instead
82. You are evaluating whether to use Conditional Formatting or Pivot Charts to highlight
underperforming regions in a sales dataset. Which is the better choice and why?
A. Conditional Formatting, because it visually highlights specific data points quickly
B. Pivot Charts, because they provide a detailed visual breakdown of performance by region
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C. Conditional Formatting, because it allows dynamic filtering of regions

D. Pivot Charts, because they automate formatting and analysis
83. Your organization is migrating to cloud-based systems. Which Excel feature would you
prioritize to ensure smooth collaboration, and why?
A. Shared Workbooks, because they enable multiple users to edit simultaneously
B. Power Query, because it integrates well with online databases
C. Excel Online, because it provides real-time collaboration with minimal setup
D. Solver, because it enhances data analysis during the migration
84. Your manager prefers using manual calculations for financial reports instead of relying on
Excel functions. What would be your response?
A. Agree, because manual calculations ensure greater accuracy
B. Disagree, because Excel functions reduce human error and save time
C. Agree, because Excel functions are complex and prone to misinterpretation
D. Disagree, because manual calculations cannot be audited effectively
85. You need to present financial data trends to stakeholders. Would you recommend a line chart
or a bar chart, and why?
A. Line chart, because it is better for showing trends over time
B. Bar chart, because it is better for visualizing numerical differences
C. Line chart, because it highlights categorical comparisons
D. Bar chart, because it works well for forecasting future trends
86. Your team proposes using macros to automate repetitive data-entry tasks. How would you
evaluate this suggestion?
A. Accept it, because macros significantly reduce the time required for repetitive tasks
B. Reject it, because macros are difficult to set up and prone to errors
C. Accept it, because macros are the only automation tool available in Excel
D. Reject it, because Conditional Formatting can achieve the same result
87. To monitor budget variances, you are deciding between a dashboard with dynamic charts or a
detailed table. Which option would you choose and why?
A. Dashboard, because it provides a clear and interactive overview
B. Table, because it ensures accuracy in displaying numbers
C. Dashboard, because it allows for in-depth analysis of trends
D. Table, because it simplifies comparisons across categories
88. A co-worker suggests using a single Excel sheet for all company data to simplify navigation.
How would you critique this idea?
A. Agree, because a single sheet eliminates the need for complex linking
B. Disagree, because large datasets in one sheet may slow down performance and increase
errors
C. Agree, because it simplifies reporting and data analysis
D. Disagree, because Excel cannot handle large datasets in a single sheet
89. You are asked to create a summary report of expenses across multiple departments. Would
you recommend using a Pivot Table or manually summarizing data, and why?
A. Pivot Table, because it allows for quick updates and filtering
B. Manual summarization, because it ensures data accuracy
C. Pivot Table, because it provides advanced charting options
D. Manual summarization, because it simplifies formatting

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