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401. "Ctrl + Up Arrow" Shortcut key is used in Microsoft Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor one page up
  • B. Moves the cursor one line up
  • C. Moves the cursor one screen up
  • D. Moves the cursor one paragraph up

Explanation: Ctrl+Up Arrow moves the insertion point to the beginning of the preceding paragraph. A plain Up Arrow moves one line, while page and screen movement use different shortcuts.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor one paragraph up

402. "Ctrl + PageUp" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor one Page Up
  • B. Moves the cursor one Paragraph Up
  • C. Moves the cursor one Screen Up
  • D. Moves the cursor one Line Up

Explanation: Ctrl+PageUp moves to the previous page in a Word document. Ctrl+PageDown moves forward to the next page, while paragraph and line movement use other shortcuts.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor one Page Up

403. "Ctrl + Left Arrow" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor beginning of the Line
  • B. Moves the cursor one word left
  • C. Moves the cursor one paragraph up
  • D. Moves the cursor one paragraph down

Explanation: Ctrl+Left Arrow moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word, unlike the plain Left Arrow, which moves one character left.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor one word left

404. "Ctrl + Down Arrow" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor one paragraph down
  • B. Moves the cursor one line down
  • C. Moves the cursor one page down
  • D. Moves the cursor one screen down

Explanation: Ctrl+Down Arrow moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph. The plain Down Arrow moves only one line down.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor one paragraph down

405. "Ctrl + Right Arrow" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor one word right
  • B. Moves the cursor end of the line
  • C. Moves the cursor end of the document
  • D. Moves the cursor one Paragraph down

Explanation: Ctrl+Right Arrow moves the cursor one word to the right, while the plain Right Arrow moves one character at a time.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor one word right

406. "Ctrl + PageDown" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor one Paragraph Down
  • B. Moves the cursor one Page Down
  • C. Moves the cursor one Line Down
  • D. Moves the cursor one Screen Down

Explanation: Ctrl+PageDown moves the cursor to the next page in a Word document. PageDown alone generally moves the view down by one screen.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor one Page Down

407. "Ctrl + Home" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Moves the cursor to the beginning of Document
  • B. Moves the cursor to the beginning of Line
  • C. Moves the cursor to the beginning of Paragraph
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: Ctrl+Home takes the cursor to the beginning of the entire document, whereas Home alone goes to the beginning of the current line.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor to the beginning of Document

408. "Ctrl + Delete" Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

  • A. Delete the word just after the cursor
  • B. Delete the word just before the cursor
  • C. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
  • D. Delete the single letter just before the cursor

Explanation: Ctrl+Delete removes the next word or word fragment to the right of the cursor. Ctrl+Backspace performs the corresponding deletion to the left.

Correct answer: Delete the word just after the cursor

409. Ctrl + Backspace" is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

  • A. Delete the single letter just before the cursor
  • B. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
  • C. Delete the word just before the cursor
  • D. Delete the word just after the cursor

Explanation: Ctrl+Backspace deletes the word immediately before the cursor, while ordinary Backspace deletes only the preceding character.

Correct answer: Delete the word just before the cursor

410. End Keyboard Key is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

  • A. Moves the cursor end of the line
  • B. Moves the cursor end of the document
  • C. Moves the cursor end of the paragraph
  • D. Moves the cursor end of the screen

Explanation: The End key moves the cursor to the end of the current line. Ctrl+End, not End alone, moves it to the end of the document.

Correct answer: Moves the cursor end of the line