Microsoft Word MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Microsoft Word - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is option 2: Go to Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Columns.

Key Points

In spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets, the proper way to insert a new column is by using the ribbon menu:

• Navigate to the Home tab
• Click on the Insert dropdown
• Select Insert Sheet Columns to add a new column to the left of the selected column

Explanation of options:

• Option 1 – Go to File > New > Column: ❌ Incorrect. The File menu is for file-related operations like opening, saving, or printing documents.
• Option 2 – Go to Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Columns: ✅ Correct method to insert a new column in a spreadsheet.
• Option 3 – Use Ctrl + Z to insert a column: ❌ Ctrl + Z is the shortcut for undo, not for inserting.
• Option 4 – Press Ctrl + X and then Insert: ❌ Ctrl + X is used to cut content, not to insert columns.

Hence, the correct answer is: option 2: Go to Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Columns

The correct answer is Select the text, go to the 'Home' tab, and click on the 'Bold' button.

Key Points

• The 'Home' tab in Microsoft Word contains various formatting options, including the 'Bold' button.
• To make text bold, you first need to select the text you want to format.
• The 'Bold' button is typically represented by a bold letter 'B' icon.
• Clicking the 'Bold' button or pressing Ctrl + B will make the selected text bold.

The correct answer is Ctrl+B

Key Points

• Ctrl+B is the shortcut used to make text bold in Microsoft Word.
• This shortcut is widely used in word processors to emphasize text by making it bold.
• It is a quick and efficient way to apply bold formatting without using the toolbar.
• Ctrl+B works across multiple versions of Microsoft Word, including MS Word 2010, 2013, 2016, and later versions.

Additional Information

• Ctrl+U: This shortcut is used to underline text in Microsoft Word. It helps to emphasize specific words or phrases by adding an underline.
• Ctrl+I: This shortcut is used to italicize text in Microsoft Word. Italics are often used to highlight quotes, titles of books, or for emphasis.
• Ctrl+T: This shortcut is used to create a hanging indent in Microsoft Word. It is particularly useful for formatting bibliographies or references.
• Other Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Word:
  • Ctrl+C: Copy selected text or content.
  • Ctrl+V: Paste copied content.
  • Ctrl+X: Cut selected content.
  • Ctrl+Z: Undo the last action.
  • Ctrl+Y: Redo the last undone action.

The correct answer is Merge Cells.

Key Points

• Merge Cells is a function used to combine multiple cells into a single cell within a table.
• This is commonly used in spreadsheet applications like Excel, Google Sheets, or table-editing software.
• When cells are merged, their data is combined visually, but only the content of the top-left cell is retained.
• Merge Cells is useful for creating headings or formatting tables for better readability.

Important Points

• To merge cells, you typically select the cells you want to combine and then use the "Merge Cells" option available in the toolbar or menu.
• Some applications provide advanced merging options, such as vertical or horizontal merging.
• While merging cells can improve table presentation, it may restrict certain functions like sorting or formula application.

Additional Information

• Split Cells: This function is the opposite of Merge Cells. It allows a single cell to be divided into multiple cells, either horizontally or vertically, depending on the user's requirement.
• Resize Cells: Resize Cells is used to adjust the size (width or height) of cells in a table. This does not combine or divide cells but changes their dimensions for better formatting.
• Format Cells: Format Cells refers to changing the appearance of cells, such as text alignment, background color, borders, or font styles. This is purely aesthetic and does not affect the structural arrangement of cells.

The correct answer is To add text at the top or bottom of pages.

Key Points

• Headers and footers are used to add consistent text or elements (e.g., page numbers, dates, titles) to the top or bottom of every page in a document.
• They ensure uniformity, especially in formal or professional documents like reports, research papers, and books.
• Headers usually contain information like chapter titles or document names, while footers often include page numbers or disclaimers.
• They are customizable and can have different content for odd/even pages or specific sections of a document.

Important Points

• Headers and footers are a standard feature in word processing software like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and others.
• They are particularly useful for long documents where navigation and identification of sections are necessary.
• Using headers and footers helps make a document look professional and organized.
• They can include text, images, or even links, depending on the software being used.

The correct answer is CTRL + N.

Key Points

• Create a new document with Ctrl+N. 

Additional Information

• Basic computer shortcut keys
  • Ctrl + M -- Indent the paragraph.
  • Ctrl + B -- Bold highlighted selection.
  • Ctrl + D -- Font options.
  • Alt + F--File menu options in the current program.
  • Alt + E--Edits options in the current program.
  • F1--Universal help (for any sort of program).
  • Ctrl + A--Selects all text.
  • Ctrl + X--Cuts the selected item.
  • Ctrl + Del--Cut selected item.
  • Ctrl + C--Copy the selected item.
  • Ctrl + Ins-- Copy the selected item.
  • Ctrl + V--Paste the selected item.
  • Shift + Ins -- Paste the selected item.
  • Home -- Takes the user to the beginning of the current line.
  • Ctrl + Home--Go to the beginning of the document.
  • End -- Go to the end of the current line.
  • Ctrl + End -- Go to the end of a document.
  • Shift + Home -- Highlight from the current position to the beginning of the line.
  • Shift + End -- Highlight from the current position to the end of the line.
  • Ctrl + (Left arrow) -- Move one word to the left at a time.
  • Ctrl + (Right arrow) -- Move one word to the right at a time.

The correct answer is Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Key Points

•  Ctrl + Home is a shortcut key used in MS Word to move the cursor to the beginning of the document.

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Shortcuts in MS Word

The correct answer is Bullets and Numbering.

• Bullets and Numbering feature of MS Word help to create a list in a document.

Key Points

• Bullets and Numbering are used to create a list in documents in MS word.
• To create a list in MS Word:
  • Select the text required to format as a list.
  • Click on the Bullets or Numbering drop-down option on the Home tab.
  • Select the bullet or numbering style required, and it will appear in the document.
  • 

Additional Information

• Word wrap is a word processing feature that automatically transfers a word that has no insufficient space from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next.
• Scaling in MS Word is another text effect to make the text larger or smaller.
• WordArt is used to create decorative effects to the text styles

The correct answer is Ctrl + click on a sentence to select it.

• Triple-click (Ctrl + click) on a sentence to select it is used to select a sentence in a paragraph in MS Word.

Mistake Points

• Double click can only select a single word but Ctrl+Click on a statement can select complete statement. Hence option 3 is correct and 4 is incorrect.

Key PointsShortcut in MS word for selection:

• To select the current word, double-click on it.
• To select the current paragraph, triple-click on the paragraph.
• To select a sentence and not just a line, hold down [Ctrl] and click once in any place within the sentence.
• To select a vertical block of text, click at the start of the block. Later, hold down the [Shift] key and click a second time at the opposite end of the block. This trick is used when only want to copy one column of a tabular list

Approach (to find the difference in the shortcut)

These can be easily understood if you do it practically on MS word as it has very minute differences which you need to see while performing and reading each point. 

The correct answer is Top

The default alignment for the paragraph in MS-Word is Left.

• The alignment buttons in the Home tab in the Paragraph section allows us to change the alignment.
  • Left
  • Right
  • Centre
  • Justified
• It also provides the alignment for other objects such as picture, symbol, shapes etc.
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Font Formatting:

• Ctrl+D opens the Font dialogue box for character formatting to format font type, style, size, colour etc.
• Ctrl+Shift+F moves directly to the Font type field in this dialogue box.
• Ctrl+Shift+P moves directly to the Font size field in this dialogue box.
• The keyboard commands for font styles are also the same as in previous Office versions:
• Ctrl+B Bold style
• Ctrl+I Italic style
• Ctrl+U Underline
• Ctrl+1 Single line spacing
• Ctrl+2 Double line spacing
• Ctrl+5 1.5 line spacing

The correct answer is "Two".

Key PointsWord offers two page orientation:

1) Landscape

2) Portrait.

• By default, when we open MS-Word or in the general case, the page is in portrait orientation only. So, in this case, we have to change the page orientation to Landscape orientation. 
• So, for performing this operation we will follow certain steps, in which instructions are given with a diagram:

Steps to follow:

Step 1: First open MS-Word on your PC.

Step 2: Now, Open the document or create a new one in which you want to perform this operation.

Step 3: Now, go to the “Page Layout” tab.

Step 4: Now, In the Page Layout tab, go to the “Page Setup” section.

Step 5: In Page Setup Section there is the option “Orientation“. Click on the Orientation button. (shown in the image below) There are two options Portrait and Landscape. Select Landscape.

Step 6: So, the Page orientation is successfully changed to Portrait.

The correct answer is CTRL + F.

Key Points

• In Microsoft Word, and other word processors and text editors, Ctrl+F opens a find box that allows you to search for characters, text, and phrases in the current document. In Word specifically, Ctrl+F opens a search box in the Navigation task pane. 
• In Microsoft Word and other word processors, pressing Ctrl+S saves the current document. 
• In Microsoft Word and other word processors, pressing Ctrl+R right aligns a paragraph or object in the current document.
• Control+R and C-r, Ctrl+R is a keyboard shortcut most often used to refresh the page in an Internet browser.
• Control+Y and C-y, Ctrl+Y is a keyboard shortcut most often used to redo an action reversed using the undo command.

The correct answer is It is a word processor

• Sometimes called Winword, MS Word, or Word, Microsoft Word is a word processor published by Microsoft. It is one of the office productivity applications included in the Microsoft Office suite. Originally developed by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie, it was first released in 1983.
• Microsoft Word is available for Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Android, and Apple iOS. It can also run on the Linux operating system using WINE.
• Microsoft Word allows you to create professional-quality documents, reports, letters, and résumés. Unlike a plain text editor, Microsoft Word has features including spell check, grammar check, text and font formatting, HTML support, image support, advanced page layout, and more.

• Below is an overview of a Microsoft Word 2010 document.

The answer is Endnote.

Key Points

• In MS Word, if you want to display the meaning or explanation of a word at the bottom of the last page of the document, the correct feature to use is: Endnote​
• Footnotes provide references to something in a document or give a message. Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page. It can be inserted using the “References” tab at the top of the word page.       

• Other features:-
  • Endnote:- They appear all together at the end of the text, instead of separately on each page.

Mistake PointsThe question includes "Bottom of the last page". To insert a note at bottom of the page, a footnote is required, but if we need to add a note after the text line, then an endnote is used.

NOTE: -

Footnote
In Microsoft Word, you would use the Footnote feature to display the meaning of a word at the bottom of the page. This feature inserts a small superscript number in the text where you placed the cursor, and you can type the definition (or any other note) at the bottom of the page, corresponding to that number.

Just to clarify, while footnotes generally appear at the bottom of the page containing the reference, an endnote appears at the end of a document or section. Neither "bottomnote" nor "footernote" are features in Microsoft Word.

The correct answer is .dcp.

Key Points

The file format ".dcp" is not a valid file format in MS Word 365. The dotx, doc, docx  are valid file formats:

• .dotx: It is a template file format that allows users to create reusable document templates with preset formatting and styles.
• .doc: However, it is the file format used in older versions of MS Word (prior to MS Word 2007) and is known as the "Word 97-2003 Document" format. Although MS Word 365 primarily uses the .docx format, it can still open and work with .doc files.
• .docx: This is the default file format in MS Word 365 for saving documents. It is an XML-based file format introduced with MS Word 2007 and has since become the standard format for MS Word documents. The .docx format supports advanced features, improved compatibility, and better file size optimization compared to the older .doc format.

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