MS PowerPoint MCQs 2026
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- Q1 easy
Which tab is used to apply themes to a presentation
💡 Explanation:The Design tab contains themes and slide backgrounds.
- Q2 medium
Printed pages containing several slides for the audience are called
💡 Explanation:Handouts are printouts showing several slides per page for the audience.
- Q3 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
The shortcut to insert a new slide is
💡 Explanation:Ctrl+M inserts a new slide in PowerPoint.
- Q4 medium
Shift+F5 starts the slide show from
💡 Explanation:Shift+F5 begins the slide show from the currently selected slide.
- Q5 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
PowerPoint was developed by
💡 Explanation:PowerPoint is developed by Microsoft as part of MS Office.
- Q6 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
Decorative, stylized text in PowerPoint is created using
💡 Explanation:WordArt creates decorative, stylized text effects.
- Q7 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
Diagrams such as cycles and hierarchies are inserted using
💡 Explanation:SmartArt is used to create diagrams like cycles, lists and hierarchies.
- Q8 easy
To advance to the next slide during a show, you can press
💡 Explanation:Pressing the spacebar advances to the next slide during a show.
- Q9 easy
Which tab is used to insert pictures, videos and tables
💡 Explanation:The Insert tab lets you add pictures, videos, tables and other objects.
- Q10 medium
The feature that records how long you spend on each slide is
💡 Explanation:Rehearse Timings records the time spent on each slide for automatic playback.
- Q11 easy
A new PowerPoint file by default opens as a
💡 Explanation:By default PowerPoint opens a blank presentation.
- Q12 medium
In a slide show, Presenter View shows the speaker
💡 Explanation:Presenter View shows the current slide, speaker notes and a preview of the next slide.
- Q13 easy
The area that holds the title text on a slide is the
💡 Explanation:The title placeholder holds the slide's title text.
- Q14 easy
Which of the following is NOT a PowerPoint view
💡 Explanation:Formula is not a PowerPoint view; Normal, Slide Sorter and Reading are.
- Q15 easy
Animations are applied from which tab
💡 Explanation:The Animations tab is used to add and control object animations.
- Q16 medium
The default aspect ratio of modern PowerPoint slides is
💡 Explanation:Modern PowerPoint uses a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio by default.
- Q17 easy
A collection of slides saved together is called a
💡 Explanation:A saved collection of slides is called a presentation.
- Q18 medium
Which element lets you jump to another slide or website when clicked
💡 Explanation:A hyperlink lets you jump to another slide, file or website when clicked.
- Q19 medium
The Outline view is mainly used to
💡 Explanation:Outline view lets you view and edit the text of slides as an outline.
- Q20 medium
To duplicate the current slide quickly you can use
💡 Explanation:Ctrl+D duplicates the selected slide or object.
- Q21 easy
The bar at the bottom showing slide number and view buttons is the
💡 Explanation:The status bar shows the slide number, theme and view buttons.
- Q22 easy
To start the slide show from the current slide, use the button on which tab
💡 Explanation:The Slide Show tab has options to start the show from the beginning or current slide.
- Q23 medium
A background design applied to all slides is best set using the
💡 Explanation:The Slide Master applies a consistent background and design to all slides.
- Q24 hard
Which file format lets a presentation run automatically as a slideshow
💡 Explanation:The .ppsx (PowerPoint Show) format opens directly in slideshow mode.
- Q25 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
PowerPoint is a part of
💡 Explanation:PowerPoint is part of the Microsoft Office suite.
- Q26 medium
To bring an object smoothly onto a slide, you would add a/an
💡 Explanation:An entrance animation controls how an object appears on the slide.
- Q27 easy
The small icons in a content placeholder let you insert
💡 Explanation:Content placeholder icons let you insert tables, charts, pictures, and media.
- Q28 medium
Reading View displays the presentation
💡 Explanation:Reading View plays the presentation within a window rather than full screen.
- Q29 medium
The three components of a theme are colors, fonts and
💡 Explanation:A theme is made up of a set of colors, fonts and effects.
- Q30 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
The old file extension of PowerPoint before 2007 was
💡 Explanation:Before 2007, PowerPoint presentations used the .ppt extension.
- Q31 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
A single page in a PowerPoint presentation is called a
💡 Explanation:Each page in a PowerPoint presentation is called a slide.
- Q32 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
MS PowerPoint is mainly used to create
💡 Explanation:PowerPoint is presentation software used to create slide shows.
- Q33 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
Which view displays thumbnails of all slides together
💡 Explanation:Slide Sorter view shows small thumbnails of every slide.
- Q34 medium
To print audience copies with several slides per page, choose
💡 Explanation:The Handouts print option places several slides on each printed page.
- Q35 easy
Speaker notes are typed in the
💡 Explanation:The Notes pane below the slide is used to type speaker notes.
- Q36 medium
Boxes on a slide layout that hold text or objects are called
💡 Explanation:Placeholders are the boxes on a layout that hold slide content.
- Q37 medium
A theme in PowerPoint controls
💡 Explanation:A theme sets a coordinated combination of colors, fonts and effects.
- Q38 easy
A pre-designed presentation you can reuse is called a
💡 Explanation:A template is a pre-designed presentation used as a starting point.
- Q39 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
The feature that controls the formatting of all slides at once is the
💡 Explanation:The Slide Master controls the layout and formatting of all slides.
- Q40 easy
The default editing view in PowerPoint is
💡 Explanation:Normal view is the default view used for editing slides.
- Q41 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
The default file extension of PowerPoint 2007 or later is
💡 Explanation:PowerPoint 2007+ presentations use the .pptx extension.
- Q42 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
Which key starts a slide show from the beginning
💡 Explanation:F5 starts the slide show from the first slide.
- Q43 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS easy
To exit a running slide show, you press
💡 Explanation:Pressing Esc ends the slide show and returns to editing.
- Q44 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
Effects applied to the movement between slides are called
💡 Explanation:Transitions are the visual effects when moving from one slide to the next.
- Q45 Past Paper · PPSC/FPSC/NTS medium
Effects applied to objects within a single slide are called
💡 Explanation:Animations add movement to text or objects within a slide.