Advanced Excel Exam Questions and Answers

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Rachel Green Female Human Resource 1-Mar-22 $25,010
Ross Geller Male Marketing 6-Mar-22 $35,600
Joey Tribbiani Male Finance 7-Mar-22 $42,150
Chandler Bing Male Human Resource 17-Mar-22 $102,000
Monica Geller Female Accounting 25-Mar-22 $28,300
Phoebe Buffay Female Accounting 26-Mar-22 $34,500
Ben Van Lier Male Human Resource 31-Mar-22 $95,000
Adam King Male Finance 15-Apr-22 $12,500
Rowan Bettjeman Male Marketing 20-Apr-22 $35,623
Ellie Harwood Female Finance 25-Apr-22 $66,785
Britt Scott Clark Female Sales 7-May-22 $135,430
Alan Morrison Male Sales 11-May-22 $187,020
Hamish Parkinson Male Human Resource 20-May-22 $98,456
Byron Coll Male Accounting 29-May-22 $20,400
John Blake Male Finance 29-May-22 $35,455
Stewart Broad Male Marketing 29-May-22 $72,465
Dimitry Berbatov Male Sales 29-May-22 $107,956
Philip Hugo Male Sales 1-Jan-22 $252,200
Amanda Strong Female Marketing 25-Apr-22 $24,598
Leah Heather Female Marketing 25-Apr-22 $77,804
 Multiple Choice Questions
Q1. What is the shortcut key to insert a new worksheet in Excel?
(a) Ctrl+F11
(b) Alt+F11
(c) Shift+F11
(d) Shift+Alt+F11
Q2. What is the function to sum a range of cells in Excel?
(a) ADD
(b) SUM
(c) SUMA
(d) SUMS
Q3. Which of the following is NOT a type of pivot table?
(a) Standard pivot table
(b) Pivot chart
(c) Timeline pivot table
(d) Slicer pivot table
Q4. Which of the following is NOT a way to filter data in Excel?
(a) AutoFilter
(b) Advanced Filter
(c) Slicer
(d) Data validation
Q5. Which of the following is NOT a type of data connection in Excel?
(a) OLE DB connection
(b) ODBC connection
(c) HTTPS connection
(d) Text file connection
Q6. Which of the following is NOT a type of reference in Excel?
(a) Absolute reference
(b) Unique reference
(c) Relative reference
(d) External reference
Q7. Which of the following is NOT a type of chart in Excel?
(a) Line chart
 (b) Column chart
(c) Pie chart
(d) Open Matrix chart
Q8. How do you add a trendline to a chart in Excel?
(a) Right-click the chart and select "Add Trendline"
(b) Click the "Chart Tools" tab and click the "Trendline" button
(c) Click the "Insert" tab and click the "Trendline" button
(d) Click the "Data" tab and click the "Trendline" button
Q9. How do you filter a table in Excel based on cell values?
(a) Click the "Data" tab and click the "Filter" button
(b) Click the "Home" tab and click the "Filter" button
(c) Right-click the table and select "Filter"
(d) Press Ctrl + Shift + L
Q10. What is the keyboard shortcut to merge and center a selection of cells in Excel?
(a) Ctrl+M
(b) Ctrl+Shift+M
(c) Ctrl+C
(d) Alt+H+M+C
Q11. What is the function to look up a value in a table in Excel?
(a) =VLOOKUP(value, table, column)
(b) =HLOOKUP(value, table, row)
(c) =LOOKUP(value, table)
(d) =FIND(value, table)
Q12. What is a subroutine in VBA?
(a) A set of instructions that can be used multiple times in a program
(b) A loop that continues until a condition is met
(c) A conditional statement
(d) None of the above
Q13. How do you find the average of a range of cells in Excel?
(a) =AVG(range)
(b) =MEAN(range)
(c) =SUM(range)/COUNT(range)
(d) =AVERAGE(range)
Q14. How can you add a comment to a cell in Excel?
(a) Right-click on the cell and select "Insert Comment"
 (b) Go to the "Review" tab and select "New Comment"
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above
Q15. What is the function of the IFERROR function in Excel?
(a) It returns a value if a cell contains an error
(b) It hides errors in a cell
(c) It replaces errors in a cell with a specified value
(d) It displays a custom error message in a cell
Q16. What is the function of the VLOOKUP function in Excel?
(a) It searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table and returns a value from the same ro
(b) It searches for a value in a specified column of a table and returns a value from the same row
(c) It searches for a value in a specified row of a table and returns a value from the same column
(d) It searches for a value in the topmost row of a table and returns a value from the same colum
Q17. What is the keyboard shortcut to insert a new row in Excel?
(a) Ctrl+Shift++
(b) Ctrl+Shift -
(c) Ctrl++
(d) Ctrl+-
Q18. How do you create a named range in a worksheet?
(a) Select the cells and go to Insert > Name > Define
(b) Select the cells and go to Formulas > Name > Define
(c) Select the cells and go to Data > Name > Define
(d) Select the cells and go to Home > Name > Define
Q19. Which of the following is NOT a type of data validation rule?
(a) Whole number
(b) Date
(c) Custom
(d) None of the above
Q20. Which of the following is NOT a way to import data into Excel?
(a) Import data from a text file
(b) Import data from a database
(c) Import data from a web page
(d) Import data from a scanner
Q21. How do you insert a hyperlink in Excel?
(a) Right-click the cell and select "Insert Hyperlink"
 (b) Click the "Insert" tab and click the "Hyperlink" button
(c) Press Ctrl+K
(d) Press Ctrl+Shift+K
Q22. How do you create a new subroutine in VBA?
(a) Go to the Insert tab and click on the Subroutine button
(b) Go to the Developer tab and click on the Subroutine button
(c) Right-click on the VBA editor and select Insert > Procedure…
(d) None of the above
Q23. There x number of functions inside the AGGREGATE Function, here the value of x is -
(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 21
Q24. The last column in Excel is -
(a) XFA
(b) XFB
(c) XFC
(d) XFD
Q25. How can you quickly remove duplicates from a list of data in Excel?
(a) Use the Remove Duplicates button on the Data tab
(b) Use the Unique function
(c) Use the DEDUP function
(d) Use the Remove Duplicates function
Q26. What is an object in VBA?
(a) A set of instructions that can be used multiple times in a program
(b) A loop that continues until a condition is met
(c) A piece of data that can be manipulated in a program
(d) A physical or abstract entity that represents something in the real world
Q27. How do you insert a function in Excel?
(a) Click the "Formulas" tab and click the "Function Library" button
(b) Press F3
(c) Press Shift+F3
(d) Press Ctrl+Shift+F3
Q28. Which of the following is NOT a type of formula in Excel?
(a) Logical formula
 (b) Text formula
(c) Array formula
(d) Graph formula
Q29. How can you create a pivot table from a range of data in a worksheet?
(a) Data > Pivot Table
(b) Insert > Pivot Table
(c) Home > Pivot Table
(d) Formulas > Pivot Table
Q30. What is a property in VBA?
(a) A characteristic of an object
(b) A method of an object
(c) An event of an object
(d) All of the above
Q31. Which of the following is NOT a logical operator in Excel?
(a) =
(b) <
(c) AND
(d) >
Q32. Which of the following is NOT a type of chart that can be created in Excel?
(a) Line chart
(b) Bar chart
(c) Pie chart
(d) Word cloud
Q33. How can you create a drop-down list in Excel?
(a) Use the Data Validation feature
(b) Use the List feature
(c) Use the Drop-Down List feature
(d) Use the Combo Box feature
Q34. How do you insert a hyperlink in a cell?
(a) Right-click on the cell and select "Insert Hyperlink"
(b) Insert > Hyperlink
(c) Data > Hyperlink
(d) Formulas > Hyperlink
Q35. Which of the following is NOT a way to protect data in Excel?
(a) Password protection
 (b) Data validation
(c) Data filters
(d) Conditional formatting
Q36. How do you freeze panes in a worksheet?
(a) View > Freeze Panes
(b) Page Layout > Freeze Panes
(c) Formulas > Freeze Panes
(d) Data > Freeze Panes
Q37. What is a method in VBA?
(a) A characteristic of an object
(b) An action that can be performed on an object
(c) An event of an object
(d) All of the above
Q38. In which of the following cases would the formula =SUM(F5:F24) return an error?
(a) F5:F24 contains text values
(b) F5:F24 contains a mix of text and numeric values
(c) F5:F24 contains only numeric values
(d) F5:F24 is an empty range
Q39. How do you declare a variable in VBA?
(a) Dim variableName As dataType
(b) Var variableName As dataType
(c) Variable variableName As dataType
(d) Set variableName As dataType
Q40. What is a named range in Excel?
(a) A range of cells that has a specific name
(b) A range of cells that has a specific formula
(c) A range of cells that has a specific data validation rule
(d) All of the above
Q41. What is an event in VBA?
(a) A characteristic of an object
(b) An action that can be performed on an object
(c) A trigger that causes a certain action to occur
(d) All of the above
Q42. How do you select a range of cells in a contiguous block in Excel?
(a) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Shift key and click the last cell in the range
 (b) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Alt key and click the last cell in the range
(c) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Ctrl key and click the last cell in the range
(d) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Tab key and click the last cell in the range
Q43. What is the keyboard shortcut to insert a new row in an Excel worksheet?
(a) Alt+I
(b) Alt+R
(c) Ctrl+N
(d) Ctrl+Shift+N
Q44. How do you apply a custom number format to a cell in Excel?
(a) Select the cell, then click the Custom Format button on the toolbar
(b) Select the cell, then click the Format Cells button on the toolbar
(c) Select the cell, then click the Number Format command in the Format menu
(d) Select the cell, then click the Number command in the Format menu
Q45. How do you access the VBA editor in Excel?
(a) Press F11
(b) Go to the Insert tab and click on the VBA button
(c) Go to the Developer tab and click on the Visual Basic button
(d) All of the above
Q46. What is a pivot table used for in Excel?
(a) Creating formulas
(b) Sorting and filtering data
(c) Analyzing and summarizing large amounts of data
(d) All of the above
Q47. What is VBA used for in Excel?
(a) Creating formulas
(b) Automating tasks
(c) Creating charts
(d) All of the above
Q48. What is the function of the SUMIFS function in Excel?
(a) It sums the values in a specified range that meet multiple criteria
(b) It calculates the average of the values in a specified range that meet multiple criteria
(c) It counts the number of cells in a specified range that meet multiple criteria
(d) It returns the maximum value in a specified range that meets multiple criteria
Q49. How do you insert a sparkline in a cell?
(a) Insert > Sparkline
 (b) Data > Sparkline
(c) Formulas > Sparkline
(d) Sparklines are not available in Excel
Q50. How do you add a border to a cell in Excel?
(a) Select the cell, then click the Border button on the toolbar
(b) Select the cell, then click the Add Border command in the Format menu
(c) Select the cell, then click the Cell Borders command in the Format menu
(d) Select the cell, then click the Borders command in the Format menu
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 Advanced Excel Exam Questions and Answers

Employee Gender Department Joining Date Salary

Rachel Green Female Human Resource 1-Mar-22 $25,010
Ross Geller Male Marketing 6-Mar-22 $35,600
Joey Tribbiani Male Finance 7-Mar-22 $42,150
Chandler Bing Male Human Resource 17-Mar-22 $102,000
Monica Geller Female Accounting 25-Mar-22 $28,300
Phoebe Buffay Female Accounting 26-Mar-22 $34,500
Ben Van Lier Male Human Resource 31-Mar-22 $95,000
Adam King Male Finance 15-Apr-22 $12,500
Rowan Bettjeman Male Marketing 20-Apr-22 $35,623
Ellie Harwood Female Finance 25-Apr-22 $66,785
Britt Scott Clark Female Sales 7-May-22 $135,430
Alan Morrison Male Sales 11-May-22 $187,020
Hamish Parkinson Male Human Resource 20-May-22 $98,456
Byron Coll Male Accounting 29-May-22 $20,400
John Blake Male Finance 29-May-22 $35,455
Stewart Broad Male Marketing 29-May-22 $72,465
Dimitry Berbatov Male Sales 29-May-22 $107,956
Philip Hugo Male Sales 1-Jan-22 $252,200
Amanda Strong Female Marketing 25-Apr-22 $24,598
Leah Heather Female Marketing 25-Apr-22 $77,804
 Multiple Choice Questions
Q1. What is the shortcut key to insert a new worksheet in Excel?
(a) Ctrl+F11
(b) Alt+F11
(c) Shift+F11
(d) Shift+Alt+F11
Q2. What is the function to sum a range of cells in Excel?
(a) ADD
(b) SUM
(c) SUMA
(d) SUMS
Q3. Which of the following is NOT a type of pivot table?
(a) Standard pivot table
(b) Pivot chart
(c) Timeline pivot table
(d) Slicer pivot table
Q4. Which of the following is NOT a way to filter data in Excel?
(a) AutoFilter
(b) Advanced Filter
(c) Slicer
(d) Data validation
Q5. Which of the following is NOT a type of data connection in Excel?
(a) OLE DB connection
(b) ODBC connection
(c) HTTPS connection
(d) Text file connection
Q6. Which of the following is NOT a type of reference in Excel?
(a) Absolute reference
(b) Unique reference
(c) Relative reference
(d) External reference
Q7. Which of the following is NOT a type of chart in Excel?
(a) Line chart
 (b) Column chart
(c) Pie chart
(d) Open Matrix chart
Q8. How do you add a trendline to a chart in Excel?
(a) Right-click the chart and select "Add Trendline"
(b) Click the "Chart Tools" tab and click the "Trendline" button
(c) Click the "Insert" tab and click the "Trendline" button
(d) Click the "Data" tab and click the "Trendline" button
Q9. How do you filter a table in Excel based on cell values?
(a) Click the "Data" tab and click the "Filter" button
(b) Click the "Home" tab and click the "Filter" button
(c) Right-click the table and select "Filter"
(d) Press Ctrl + Shift + L
Q10. What is the keyboard shortcut to merge and center a selection of cells in Excel?
(a) Ctrl+M
(b) Ctrl+Shift+M
(c) Ctrl+C
(d) Alt+H+M+C
Q11. What is the function to look up a value in a table in Excel?
(a) =VLOOKUP(value, table, column)
(b) =HLOOKUP(value, table, row)
(c) =LOOKUP(value, table)
(d) =FIND(value, table)
Q12. What is a subroutine in VBA?
(a) A set of instructions that can be used multiple times in a program
(b) A loop that continues until a condition is met
(c) A conditional statement
(d) None of the above
Q13. How do you find the average of a range of cells in Excel?
(a) =AVG(range)
(b) =MEAN(range)
(c) =SUM(range)/COUNT(range)
(d) =AVERAGE(range)
Q14. How can you add a comment to a cell in Excel?
(a) Right-click on the cell and select "Insert Comment"
 (b) Go to the "Review" tab and select "New Comment"
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of the above
Q15. What is the function of the IFERROR function in Excel?
(a) It returns a value if a cell contains an error
(b) It hides errors in a cell
(c) It replaces errors in a cell with a specified value
(d) It displays a custom error message in a cell
Q16. What is the function of the VLOOKUP function in Excel?
(a) It searches for a value in the leftmost column of a table and returns a value from the same ro
(b) It searches for a value in a specified column of a table and returns a value from the same row
(c) It searches for a value in a specified row of a table and returns a value from the same column
(d) It searches for a value in the topmost row of a table and returns a value from the same colum
Q17. What is the keyboard shortcut to insert a new row in Excel?
(a) Ctrl+Shift++
(b) Ctrl+Shift -
(c) Ctrl++
(d) Ctrl+-
Q18. How do you create a named range in a worksheet?
(a) Select the cells and go to Insert > Name > Define
(b) Select the cells and go to Formulas > Name > Define
(c) Select the cells and go to Data > Name > Define
(d) Select the cells and go to Home > Name > Define
Q19. Which of the following is NOT a type of data validation rule?
(a) Whole number
(b) Date
(c) Custom
(d) None of the above
Q20. Which of the following is NOT a way to import data into Excel?
(a) Import data from a text file
(b) Import data from a database
(c) Import data from a web page
(d) Import data from a scanner
Q21. How do you insert a hyperlink in Excel?
(a) Right-click the cell and select "Insert Hyperlink"
 (b) Click the "Insert" tab and click the "Hyperlink" button
(c) Press Ctrl+K
(d) Press Ctrl+Shift+K
Q22. How do you create a new subroutine in VBA?
(a) Go to the Insert tab and click on the Subroutine button
(b) Go to the Developer tab and click on the Subroutine button
(c) Right-click on the VBA editor and select Insert > Procedure…
(d) None of the above
Q23. There x number of functions inside the AGGREGATE Function, here the value of x is -
(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 21
Q24. The last column in Excel is -
(a) XFA
(b) XFB
(c) XFC
(d) XFD
Q25. How can you quickly remove duplicates from a list of data in Excel?
(a) Use the Remove Duplicates button on the Data tab
(b) Use the Unique function
(c) Use the DEDUP function
(d) Use the Remove Duplicates function
Q26. What is an object in VBA?
(a) A set of instructions that can be used multiple times in a program
(b) A loop that continues until a condition is met
(c) A piece of data that can be manipulated in a program
(d) A physical or abstract entity that represents something in the real world
Q27. How do you insert a function in Excel?
(a) Click the "Formulas" tab and click the "Function Library" button
(b) Press F3
(c) Press Shift+F3
(d) Press Ctrl+Shift+F3
Q28. Which of the following is NOT a type of formula in Excel?
(a) Logical formula
 (b) Text formula
(c) Array formula
(d) Graph formula
Q29. How can you create a pivot table from a range of data in a worksheet?
(a) Data > Pivot Table
(b) Insert > Pivot Table
(c) Home > Pivot Table
(d) Formulas > Pivot Table
Q30. What is a property in VBA?
(a) A characteristic of an object
(b) A method of an object
(c) An event of an object
(d) All of the above
Q31. Which of the following is NOT a logical operator in Excel?
(a) =
(b) <
(c) AND
(d) >
Q32. Which of the following is NOT a type of chart that can be created in Excel?
(a) Line chart
(b) Bar chart
(c) Pie chart
(d) Word cloud
Q33. How can you create a drop-down list in Excel?
(a) Use the Data Validation feature
(b) Use the List feature
(c) Use the Drop-Down List feature
(d) Use the Combo Box feature
Q34. How do you insert a hyperlink in a cell?
(a) Right-click on the cell and select "Insert Hyperlink"
(b) Insert > Hyperlink
(c) Data > Hyperlink
(d) Formulas > Hyperlink
Q35. Which of the following is NOT a way to protect data in Excel?
(a) Password protection
 (b) Data validation
(c) Data filters
(d) Conditional formatting
Q36. How do you freeze panes in a worksheet?
(a) View > Freeze Panes
(b) Page Layout > Freeze Panes
(c) Formulas > Freeze Panes
(d) Data > Freeze Panes
Q37. What is a method in VBA?
(a) A characteristic of an object
(b) An action that can be performed on an object
(c) An event of an object
(d) All of the above
Q38. In which of the following cases would the formula =SUM(F5:F24) return an error?
(a) F5:F24 contains text values
(b) F5:F24 contains a mix of text and numeric values
(c) F5:F24 contains only numeric values
(d) F5:F24 is an empty range
Q39. How do you declare a variable in VBA?
(a) Dim variableName As dataType
(b) Var variableName As dataType
(c) Variable variableName As dataType
(d) Set variableName As dataType
Q40. What is a named range in Excel?
(a) A range of cells that has a specific name
(b) A range of cells that has a specific formula
(c) A range of cells that has a specific data validation rule
(d) All of the above
Q41. What is an event in VBA?
(a) A characteristic of an object
(b) An action that can be performed on an object
(c) A trigger that causes a certain action to occur
(d) All of the above
Q42. How do you select a range of cells in a contiguous block in Excel?
(a) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Shift key and click the last cell in the range
 (b) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Alt key and click the last cell in the range
(c) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Ctrl key and click the last cell in the range
(d) Click the first cell in the range, then hold down the Tab key and click the last cell in the range
Q43. What is the keyboard shortcut to insert a new row in an Excel worksheet?
(a) Alt+I
(b) Alt+R
(c) Ctrl+N
(d) Ctrl+Shift+N
Q44. How do you apply a custom number format to a cell in Excel?
(a) Select the cell, then click the Custom Format button on the toolbar
(b) Select the cell, then click the Format Cells button on the toolbar
(c) Select the cell, then click the Number Format command in the Format menu
(d) Select the cell, then click the Number command in the Format menu
Q45. How do you access the VBA editor in Excel?
(a) Press F11
(b) Go to the Insert tab and click on the VBA button
(c) Go to the Developer tab and click on the Visual Basic button
(d) All of the above
Q46. What is a pivot table used for in Excel?
(a) Creating formulas
(b) Sorting and filtering data
(c) Analyzing and summarizing large amounts of data
(d) All of the above
Q47. What is VBA used for in Excel?
(a) Creating formulas
(b) Automating tasks
(c) Creating charts
(d) All of the above
Q48. What is the function of the SUMIFS function in Excel?
(a) It sums the values in a specified range that meet multiple criteria
(b) It calculates the average of the values in a specified range that meet multiple criteria
(c) It counts the number of cells in a specified range that meet multiple criteria
(d) It returns the maximum value in a specified range that meets multiple criteria
Q49. How do you insert a sparkline in a cell?
(a) Insert > Sparkline
 (b) Data > Sparkline
(c) Formulas > Sparkline
(d) Sparklines are not available in Excel
Q50. How do you add a border to a cell in Excel?
(a) Select the cell, then click the Border button on the toolbar
(b) Select the cell, then click the Add Border command in the Format menu
(c) Select the cell, then click the Cell Borders command in the Format menu
(d) Select the cell, then click the Borders command in the Format menu
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