1. What Is VLOOKUP?
2. Does VLOOKUP Look Up Case-Sensitive Values?
3. How Do You Refresh a PivotTable?
4. What Is a Dashboard in Excel?
5. What Is the Most Common Error Message in Excel?
6. What Are Two Ways To Extract Unique Values in Excel?
7. How Do You Create Cross-Tabulation in Excel?
8. What Is an Excel Array Formula?
9. How Do the INDEX and MATCH Functions Work?
10. What Is the Difference Between COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK, and COUNTIF in Excel?
11. What Are the Questions You Would Consider Before Making a Chart and Dashboard?
12. How Do You Clear Formatting in Excel Without Removing the Cell Content?
13. What Are Freeze Panes in Excel?
14. What Is the Order of Operations in Excel?
15. How can you use conditional formatting to highlight specific data points?
16. You have a spreadsheet with a list of product sales figures. How would you calculate the total
sales for all products?
17. How can you create a custom number format to display dates in a specific format (e.g., “DD-
MMM-YYYY”)?
18. Describe the distinction between relative and absolute cell references and guide their
appropriate usage in Excel.
19. How can you use the CONCATENATE function to combine data from multiple cells? Explain with
the help of an example.
20. Explain the purpose of nesting functions in Excel and give an example of how you might use it
for data analysis.
21. You have a dataset with missing values. Explain two methods to handle missing values for data
analysis.
22. How can you use conditional formatting to highlight outliers in your data set?
23. Describe the benefits and limitations of using pivot tables for data analysis.
24. How can you create a macro to automate repetitive tasks in Excel? Explain the concept, do not
write the code.
25. You are given an unformatted data set. Describe your process for cleaning and preparing the
data for analysis in Excel.
26. You are provided with a dataset containing customer names and purchase history. Explain how
you would use filters and pivot tables to identify the top 5 customers by total spending in the last
quarter.
27. Explain how you would use Goal Seek or Solver to perform what-if analysis in a complex
financial model.
28. Describe the process for creating a custom data validation list using a named range or formula.
29. How can you create a dynamic chart title or axis labels that update based on data selection?
(e.g., using OFFSET function)
30. Explain the concept of data tables and how they can be used for scenario planning in Excel.
31. You have a large dataset with text strings. Describe how you would use advanced text
functions (e.g., CLEAN, TEXTSPLIT) to clean and extract specific information.
32. How can you use conditional formatting with formulas to create advanced data visualizations
(e.g., heatmaps, data bars)?
