Free MS Office MCQs with Answers

481. Which of the following option in File pull down menu is used to close a MS Word document?

• A. Exit
• B. Close
• C. Quit
• D. New

Explanation: Close shuts the current Word document while leaving Microsoft Word open. Exit closes the Word application itself, whereas New creates another document.

482. MS Office provides help in many ways, which of these is one of them?

• A. Help menu
• B. What is this?
• C. Office Assistant
• D. All of the above

Explanation: Office programs traditionally provide help through the Help menu, context-sensitive “What is This?” help, and the Office Assistant. Thus all three listed methods are valid.

483. in Microsoft Word the Text boundary can be displayed or hidden from?

• A. Customize from Tools menu
• B. Auto text option from Insert menu
• C. Options from Tools menu
• D. All of above

Explanation: In classic Word versions, text boundaries are controlled in Tools > Options, usually on the View tab. The Customize and AutoText commands do not control this display setting.

484. To Open Columns dialog box quickly in Microsoft Word:

• A. double click the space between area on ruler
• B. double click the right margin in ruler
• C. double click on the left margin area of ruler
• D. All of above

Explanation: Double-clicking the space between the ruler’s column markers opens the Columns dialog box in classic Word. The margin areas are associated with page-layout settings rather than the Columns dialog.

485. After typing header text, how can you quickly enter footer text?

• A. Click on Switch between Header & Footer then type the text
• B. Press PageDown key and type the text for footer
• C. Both of above
• D. None of above

Explanation: The Switch Between Header and Footer button moves directly from the header area to the footer area, where the footer text can be typed. PageDown generally moves through pages instead of switching header and footer regions.

486. To AutoFit the width of column______________________?

• A. Double click the left border of column
• B. Double click the right border of column
• C. Double click the column header
• D. All of above

Explanation: Double-clicking a table column’s right boundary makes Word adjust that column to fit its contents. The right boundary is the edge that determines the column’s current width.

487. What happens when you click on Insert >> Picture >> Clip Art?

• A. It inserts a clip Art picture into document
• B. It lets you choose clip Art to insert into document
• C. It opens Clip Art taskbar
• D. None of the above

Explanation: Insert > Picture > Clip Art opens the Clip Art task pane or gallery so that a picture can first be selected. It does not automatically insert a particular image.

488. A word processor would most likely be used to do__________?

• A. Type a biography
• B. Maintain an inventory
• C. Do a computer search in media center
• D. Keep an account of money spent

Explanation: A word processor is designed for creating and formatting text documents such as biographies. Inventory, financial records, and searches are better suited to databases, spreadsheets, or search tools.

489. What does EXT indicator on status bar of Microsoft Word indicate?

• A. It indicates whether the external text is pasted on document or not
• B. It indicates whether extended add-ons are installed on MS Word or not
• C. It indicates whether Extended Selection mode is turned on or off
• D. None of above

Explanation: EXT is the status-bar indicator for Extended Selection mode, in which moving the cursor extends the selected text. It has no connection with external text or installed add-ons.

490. Portrait and Landscape are__________?

• A. Page Orientation
• B. Paper Size
• C. Page Layout
• D. All of above

Explanation: Portrait and Landscape describe the direction in which a page is positioned, so they are page orientations. Paper size refers instead to dimensions such as A4 or Letter.