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SSC CGL Computer – Mock Test M2 – Computer Knowledge Module – 20 questions, subject: Computer Knowledge. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Only page 5 of a 10-page portrait report must be landscape. What is the least number of section breaks needed?

Correct Answer: D [2]

Explanation:

One break before page 5 and one after it, so that page 5 is a section of its own.

2.  
A Word table row holds 4, 5 and 6 in its first three cells. The fourth cell contains =PRODUCT(LEFT). What does it show?

Correct Answer: D [120]

Explanation:

PRODUCT multiplies the numbers to the left: 4 × 5 × 6 = 120.

3.  
A 10-page document is printed with '2-4,7,9-' typed in the Pages box. How many pages are printed?

Correct Answer: A [6]

Explanation:

Pages 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 and 10 ('9-' means 9 to the end).

4.  
A margin of 1.5 inches equals how many points?

Correct Answer: B [108]

Explanation:

1 inch = 72 points; 1.5 × 72 = 108.

5.  
In MS Word, holding Ctrl and clicking once anywhere inside a sentence selects:

Correct Answer: C [that whole sentence]

Explanation:

Ctrl + click = sentence; double-click = word; triple-click = paragraph.

6.  
A picture has just been inserted in Word and moves along with the words around it, as if it were one big character. Which wrapping setting is it using?

Correct Answer: D [In Line with Text]

Explanation:

In Line with Text is the default for a newly inserted picture.

7.  
With Track Changes switched on in Word, text that a reviewer deletes is normally shown:

Correct Answer: B [with a line through it, until the change is accepted or rejected]

Explanation:

Insertions are underlined and deletions struck through.

8.  
In Excel, A1:A6 hold 15, Delhi, (empty), 0, 8, (empty). What does =COUNTA(A1:A6)-COUNT(A1:A6) return?

Correct Answer: A [1]

Explanation:

COUNTA = 4 non-empty cells; COUNT = 3 numbers (0 is a number); 4 − 3 = 1.

9.  
What does Excel return for =10-2^3/4?

Correct Answer: C [8]

Explanation:

Answer: 8. 2^3 = 8; 8/4 = 2; 10 − 2 = 8.

10.  
The range formula =SUM($B2:C$5), written in E10, is filled into G12. Which range does the new copy add up?

Correct Answer: C [$B4:E$5]

Explanation:

2 columns right, 2 rows down: $B2 → $B4 (column fixed); C$5 → E$5 (row fixed).

11.  
Counting from column A, which column of an Excel sheet is the 100th?

Correct Answer: B [CV]

Explanation:

C = 3, V = 22: 3 × 26 + 22 = 100.

12.  
A lookup table occupies only columns A to C. What does =VLOOKUP("Pune",A2:C9,4,FALSE) return when Pune is in A2?

Correct Answer: A [#REF!]

Explanation:

Column 4 lies outside a 3-column table, so the reference is invalid → #REF!.

13.  
A 40-slide presentation is printed as handouts with 6 slides per page. How many pages are printed?

Correct Answer: D [7]

Explanation:

40 ÷ 6 = 6 full pages (36 slides) + 4 slides on a 7th page.

14.  
In PowerPoint, the Widescreen slide size has which width-to-height ratio?

Correct Answer: A [16:9]

Explanation:

Standard is 4:3; Widescreen is 16:9.

15.  
A presentation has 25 slides; slides 5 and 12 are hidden. How many slides are seen when the show runs from beginning to end?

Correct Answer: D [23]

Explanation:

Hidden slides stay in the file but are skipped: 25 − 2 = 23.

16.  
In Windows, which keys minimise every window except the one you are working in?

Correct Answer: C [Win + Home]

Explanation:

Win + Home keeps the active window; Win + L locks the PC; Win + E opens File Explorer; Win + I opens Settings.

17.  
Typing a two-column newsletter in Word, you want the next words to jump to the top of the second column. Which keys do it?

Correct Answer: B [Ctrl + Shift + Enter]

Explanation:

Ctrl + Shift + Enter = column break; Ctrl + Enter = page break; Shift + Enter = line break.

18.  
Odd one outKey Tips in MS Word:

Correct Answer: A [Alt + P opens the References tab]

Explanation:

Alt + P opens Layout; Alt + S is References.

19.  
Which Word keys change the selected text to all capitals as a format?

Correct Answer: C [Ctrl + Shift + A]

Explanation:

Ctrl + Shift + K = small caps; Ctrl + Shift + D = double underline; Ctrl + A = select all.

20.  
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: years from the first Excel for Windows to the first Word for Windows
Quantity II: years from VisiCalc to Lotus 1-2-3

Correct Answer: B [Quantity I < Quantity II]

Explanation:

QI = 1989 − 1987 = 2; QII = 1983 − 1979 = 4 → QI < QII.

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