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

The correct answer from the options provided would be: (A), (B) and (C) only.

Key Points

•  A. Find and Replace - This is a feature in MS Word that allows you to find specific words or phrases and replace them with other words or phrases.
• B. Mail Merge - Mail Merge is a tool in Word that allows you to send out mass communications where certain parts of each document are personalized for each recipient.
• C. Spell check and Thesaurus - MS Word does include tools for checking the spelling of the text in a document, as well as a thesaurus for finding synonyms of words.
• D. Automatic Recalculation - This is not a feature in MS Word, but is instead something you would find in spreadsheet software, like MS Excel, where it's used to automatically update numerical calculations when related data changes.

The correct answer is A file manager.

Key Points

• Windows Explorer (now called File Explorer in newer versions of Windows) is a software application that allows users to manage files and folders on their computer.
• It provides a graphical interface for browsing, copying, moving, deleting, and manipulating files and folders.
• While it often interacts with the operating system and web browsers, it is distinct from both and primarily functions as a tool for managing local files.

Additional Information

• An operating system: Windows Explorer is a part of the Microsoft Windows operating system, it is not the entire system itself.
• A programming language: Windows Explorer is not a programming language. It is a user interface for interacting with files and folders, not a tool for writing code.
• A web browser: Although Windows Explorer can launch web browsers and open website links, it is not itself a web browser. It primarily deals with local files and folders, not navigating the internet.

The correct answer is All of these.

• Bullets 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 drop-down option on the Home tab.
• Select the bullet style required, and it will appear in the document.
• Different styles may be:
  • Numbers
  • Roman Numerals
  • Letters

The correct answer is Ctrl + X.

Key Points

• The cut option allows you to remove a selected text, link or image from the document and place it on the office clipboard temporarily. To do this, right-click on the selected text in the document, then click the cut option.
• You can also use Ctrl + X shortcut to cut the selected text. Hence option 4 is correct.

Additional Information

• Ctrl + Z shortcut is used to revert back to the previous position or undo the changes.
• Ctrl + V shortcut pasts the copied text.
• Ctrl + O opens the document.
• Ctrl + N Create new document.

Microsoft created the word processing programme known as Microsoft Word.

Key Points

• Each page in Word has a one-inch margin by default.
• It can configure margins for facing pages, add extra margin space to enable document binding, change how margins are measured, and customise or select established margin settings.
• It has different types of page margins such as Bottom, Left, Right, and Top. 
• Microsoft Word versions prior to 2013 can be used on Linux by using Wine.

Thus, the Center is not a type of page margin in MS Word. 

Additional Information

•  Microsoft Word was initially made available on October 25, 1983. 
•  Microsoft Word is indicated by either a.doc or.docx filename extension.

The correct answer is Design.

Key Points

• In the Ribbon menu at the top of the program window, click the Design tab.
• In the Page Background section, click the Watermark option. In the drop-down window that appears.
• Find the watermark you want to add and click that watermark option. 

Additional Information

• Microsoft Word or MS Word (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program that users can type with.
• It is made by the computer company Microsoft.
• Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents.
• Similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents.

The correct answer is F12.

Key Points

• Save the current document: Press Ctrl + S to save the current document immediately.
• Open the Save As window: Press F12 to open the Save As dialog box to save the document with a specific filename or in a new folder. 
• F8 - Toggles whether to extend a selection with the arrow keys.
• F9 - Updates all the field codes in the current selection.
• F10 - Toggles the display of the ribbon shortcut keys otherwise known as Access Keys.

Additional Information

Important Shortcut keys used in MS Word:

• Cut the selected content to the Clipboard - Ctrl+X.
• Copy the selected content to the Clipboard - Ctrl+C.
• Paste the contents of the Clipboard -Ctrl+V.
• Increase the font size by 1 point.- Ctrl+].
• Center the text - Ctrl+E.
• Align the text to the left - Ctrl+L .

The correct answer is 11.

Key Points

• When opening a new document in Microsoft Word 2016, the default font size is 11 points.
• 11 points size means it is approximately 0.152778 inches.
• 72 points size means the text size equals 1 inch.
• The default font style in MS Word 2016 is Calibri.

Key Points

• Ctrl+D key is used to open the Font dialog box with the focus on the Font combo box.
• Alt + F opens the file menu or file tab in the Ribbon.
• Ctrl + Alt + D is switch to docked mode.
• Ctrl + F opens a find box that allows you to search for characters, text, and phrases in the current document.

Hence the correct answer is Ctrl+ D.

The correct answer is Superscript.

Key Points

• Superscript 
  • ​It is a character that is set slightly above the normal line.
  • It is usually smaller than the rest of the text.
  • It is used in a single typeface character.
  • Eg: 5² - here 2 above 5 is called the superscript.
• MS Word
  • It is developed by Microsoft.
  • It was released on 25 October 1983 for the first time.
  • It is a graphical word processing program that users can type with.
  • It has helpful tools to make documents, resumes, contracts, etc.
  • This is one of the most commonly used programs under the office suite.

Additional Information

• Outlined
  • Outline in Word means seeing just the headings of a long document.
  • It helps to move a heading, and a paragraph, to another place.
• Raised
  • It helps in raising a text to a suitable height.​
• Subscript
  • ​Subscript refers to words or characters that are half the height of a standard character and printed lower than other text.
  • Underscore "-" is the symbol for subscript.

The correct answer is Font color.

Key Points

• You can change the colour of the text in your Word document.
• Select the text that you want to change.
• On the Home tab, in the Font group, choose the arrow next to Font Color, and then select a colour.
• You can also use the formatting options on the Mini toolbar to quickly format text. 

Additional Information

• Shading is the colour or artistic design you use as a background for a paragraph.
• Borders and shading are formatting tools for enhancing text, paragraphs, table cells, or frames.
• A style is a set of formats that you can apply to selected items in your presentation to quickly change their appearance. 

The correct answer is View.  

Key Points

• Select the View tab in the toolbar at the top of the screen.
• Then check the Ruler option in the Show group.
• Now the horizontal and vertical rulers should appear.

Additional Information

• Word displays a horizontal ruler at the top of your document in most views.
• However, a ruler is only available in the Print Layout view.

The correct answer is Margin.

Key Points

• The distance between the written text and the edge of a paper is called margin.
• Margins are the blank spaces that line the top, bottom, and left and right sides of a document.
• Word lists a number of pre-formatted options, but you can also make your own margins by selecting “Custom Margins,” found at the bottom of the Margins list.

Additional Information

Important Shortcut keys used in MS Word:

• Cut the selected content to the Clipboard - Ctrl+X
• Copy the selected content to the Clipboard - Ctrl+C
• Paste the contents of the Clipboard -Ctrl+V
• Increase the font size by 1 point.- Ctrl+]
• Centre the text - Ctrl+E.
• Align the text to the left - Ctrl+L.

The correct answer is 100%.

• Word displays the document zoom level at 100%.
• The minimum zoom percentage available in MS Word documents is 10%.
• The maximum zoom percentage in MS Word document is 500%.
• Zoom in is done to get a close-up view of the file or zoom out to see more of the page at a reduced size.

The correct answer is .doc.

Key Points

• The valid format of MS Word is .doc.
• .docx has been the default file type for Microsoft Word since the 2007 version, i.e. in Word 2007, Word 2010, Word 2013, and Word 2016.

Additional Information

• Extension of some other important files:
  • Excel file - Xls
  • Text file - txt
  • Powerpoint file - ppt 
  • Open document - Odt