Topic MCQs · Computer Science
80 MCQs on Shortcuts sit in the GK360 bank, collected from 34 solved papers (2019–2026). Below are the top 79 distinct questions — repeats across papers merged into their strongest version — with the correct answer marked, an explanation where the bank carries one, and the source paper named on every card.
Correct Answer: Open new Window/document
The correct answer is Open new Window/document, as asked in this question on Shortcuts.
From: Sergeant Past Paper 2026 Solved (2026) · PPSC
Correct Answer: The same name
The correct answer is The same name, as asked in this question on Shortcuts.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shift+F3
The correct answer is Shift+F3, as asked in this question on Shortcuts.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Help
The correct answer is Help, as asked in this question on Shortcuts.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + K
The correct answer is Ctrl + K, as asked in this question on Shortcuts.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Open an existing presentation
The correct answer is Open an existing presentation, as asked in this question on Shortcuts.
From: Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shift + F3
Pressing Shift + F3 toggles the selected text between uppercase, lowercase, and title case.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Alt + Tab
Alt + Tab is the standard keyboard shortcut used to switch between currently open windows or applications.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Remove Paragraph formatting
In many Microsoft Office programs, Ctrl + Q is used to remove paragraph formatting from the selected text.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shift + Down Arrow
Shift plus an arrow key is the standard command for selecting cells in the direction of the arrow.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + F9
In Microsoft Excel, Ctrl + F9 is the shortcut to minimize the current workbook window.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + Shift + >
In MS Word, Ctrl + Shift + > is the shortcut used to increase the font size of the selected text.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + C
Ctrl + C is the universal keyboard shortcut for the copy command.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + =
Ctrl + = is the keyboard shortcut for applying subscript formatting in Microsoft Word.
From: PPSC Data Entry Operator Punjab Police Special Branch Past Paper 2025 (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shift+F3
In MS Word, pressing Shift+F3 toggles the selected text between uppercase, lowercase, and title case.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk BS-11 Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Alt+Tab
Alt+Tab is the keyboard shortcut used in Windows to switch between open applications.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk BS-11 Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Alt+F4
Alt+F4 is the keyboard shortcut used to close the currently active application window in Windows.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk BS-11 Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Cntrl+[
In MS Word, Ctrl + [ decreases the font size, and Ctrl + ] increases it.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk BS-11 Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Cut
The shortcut Ctrl + X is used to cut selected content and place it onto the clipboard.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Moves the cursor up one paragraph
In MS Word, pressing Ctrl + Up Arrow moves the cursor to the beginning of the current or preceding paragraph.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+V
Ctrl+V is the universal keyboard shortcut for the paste function.
From: PPSC Sub Inspector Punjab Police Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+C
Ctrl+C is the standard shortcut key used to copy selected content.
From: PPSC Sub Inspector Punjab Police Past Paper 2025 Solved (2025) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F1
The F1 function key is universally used across most Windows applications, including MS Word, to open the Help menu.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Intelligence (Special Branch) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+A
Ctrl+A is the universal shortcut in most text editors and word processors to 'Select All' content.
From: PPSC Assistant Food Controller (BS-15) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Bold
CTRL+B is the standard keyboard shortcut used to make the selected text bold.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+Y
CTRL+Y is the keyboard shortcut used to redo the last action performed in MS Office applications.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Underline
CTRL+U is the shortcut command used to apply underlining to selected text.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+Shift+F
The shortcut Ctrl+Shift+F opens the font selection menu, allowing the user to change the typeface of the selected text.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Moves the cursor one screen down
Pressing the 'Page Down' key scrolls the document view downward by one screenful.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+F2
CTRL+F2 is the keyboard shortcut used to open the Print Preview pane in Microsoft Office applications.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+Spacebar
Pressing CTRL+Spacebar removes all manual character formatting from the selected text, returning it to the default style.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: None of these
In Microsoft Excel, Ctrl+Space is the shortcut used to select an entire column.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shift+ Up Arrow
Holding the Shift key while pressing the Up Arrow key allows the user to highlight text one line upward.
From: PPSC Canal Patwari Past Paper 2023 (Paper 2) Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+S
Ctrl + S is the universal keyboard shortcut used to save the current document or file.
From: PPSC Food Grains Inspector (BS-12) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+C
Ctrl + C is used to copy selected text or items to the clipboard.
From: PPSC Food Grains Inspector (BS-12) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+M
Ctrl+M is the standard keyboard shortcut used in Microsoft PowerPoint to insert a brand new slide into an existing presentation.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk (BS-11) Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+W
Ctrl+W is the standard shortcut key used to close the currently active tab in most web browsers.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Board of Revenue Past Paper 2023 Solved (2023) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+F9
The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F9 minimizes the active workbook window in Microsoft Excel.
From: PPSC Assistant Director (BS-17) Labour & Human Resource (PESSI) Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+Z
The keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z is universally used to undo the most recent action in software programs.
From: PPSC Assistant Director Processing Agriculture Department Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Save
In most software programs, the keyboard shortcut CTRL+S is used to quickly save the current document or file.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk Punjab Police Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F1
In almost all software programs, pressing the F1 key opens the Help menu or support guide.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) Revenue Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Font size
In MS Word, Ctrl+Shift+< decreases the font size, while Ctrl+Shift+> increases it.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) Revenue Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+Y
Ctrl+Y is the universally recognized keyboard shortcut to Redo an action previously undone by Ctrl+Z.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) Revenue Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Holding Ctrl while pressing the Right Arrow key forces the cursor to jump ahead by one full word instead of a single character.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) Revenue Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+SHIFT+=
To apply superscript formatting (like x²), the shortcut in MS Word is Ctrl + Shift + = (or Ctrl + Shift + +).
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) Revenue Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F11
Pressing the F11 key instantly generates a default column chart based on the currently selected data range.
From: PPSC Naib Tehsildar (BS-14) Revenue Department Solved Past Paper 2022 (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+T
In standard web browsers (like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox), the shortcut CTRL+T opens a new browsing tab.
From: PPSC Store Officer (BS-16) Agriculture Department Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + Right arrow
Pressing Ctrl + Right arrow in most text editors moves the text cursor directly to the beginning of the next word to the right.
From: PPSC Various Posts (BS-17 & BS-18) Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+W
The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + W is universally used in most applications (including word processors and web browsers) to close the current document or tab.
From: PPSC Various Posts Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F11
Pressing the F11 key in Microsoft Excel creates a default chart using the selected data range and places it on a new chart sheet.
From: PPSC Various Posts Past Paper 2022 Solved (2022) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Pg Dn
The 'Page Down' (Pg Dn) key on a keyboard is used to scroll down exactly one viewable page or screen block at a time.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Disaster Management Department (Board of Revenue) Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Underlining the selected text
The keyboard shortcut Ctrl + U instantly applies an underline to the selected text.
From: PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (Service Quota) Punjab Police Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F5
In most major web browsers, pressing the F5 key refreshes or reloads the current webpage.
From: PPSC Assistant Sub Inspector (Service Quota) Punjab Police Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+O
The shortcut key Ctrl+O brings up the Open dialog box to load an existing PowerPoint presentation.
From: PPSC Lecturer History (Female) BS-17 HED Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Pg dn
The 'Page Down' (Pg Dn) key is universally used to scroll down one screen or move to the next page in most document viewers and browsers.
From: PPSC Lecturer Urdu (BS-17) Higher Education Department Past Paper 2021 Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Whole
The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A is universally used to Select All text or items in an active window or document.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Close
Ctrl+W is standard shortcut key used to quickly close the current active window or document in MS Office.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Center
The shortcut key Ctrl+E aligns selected text to the center of the page or document in Microsoft Word.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F7
Pressing the F7 key in MS Office applications brings up the Spelling and Grammar checking dialog box.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: None of these
The keyboard shortcut used to paste copied text is Ctrl+V, which is not listed in the options.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+ Spacebar
Pressing Ctrl + Spacebar removes character-level formatting (like bold, italics, font changes) and resets the highlighted text to the default paragraph style.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+=
The shortcut Ctrl + = is used to apply subscript formatting, placing characters slightly below the normal line of type.
From: PPSC Tehsildar & Board of Revenue Past Paper 2021 (Paper 2) Solved (2021) · PPSC
Correct Answer: PageDown
The 'PageDown' key is a standard keyboard key used to scroll or move the cursor down one page or screen at a time.
From: PPSC Assistant Anti-Corruption Establishment Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+I
In most text editors and word processors, the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + I is used to italicize selected text.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk (BS-11) Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl+F
Ctrl + F is the universally recognized shortcut for launching the 'Find' or search function in most applications.
From: PPSC Junior Clerk (BS-11) Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab Past Paper 2020 Solved (2020) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Shift + Tab
In most text editors like MS Word, pressing Shift + Tab moves the cursor back to the previous cell in a table.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Labour & Human Resource Department Past Paper 2019 (Paper 2) Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + S
Ctrl + S is the universal Windows shortcut command to save a document or file.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Labour & Human Resource Department Past Paper 2019 (Paper 2) Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + F4
Ctrl + F4 is used to close the active document or window within an application that supports Multiple Document Interface (MDI).
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Labour & Human Resource Department Past Paper 2019 (Paper 2) Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL+K
In most text editors and word processors, pressing CTRL + K opens the dialog box to insert or edit a hyperlink.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Lahore High Court Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + T
In PowerPoint, selecting text and pressing Ctrl + T directly opens the Font dialog box for advanced text formatting.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Lahore High Court Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL + Z
CTRL + Z is the universal keyboard shortcut in Windows to undo a previous action across almost all software, including MS Word.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Lahore High Court Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + M
In Microsoft PowerPoint, Ctrl + M is used to quickly insert a new blank slide into the presentation.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Lahore High Court Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: F7
Pressing the F7 key in Microsoft Word opens the Editor pane to check spelling and grammar.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Planning & Development Department Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: CTRL + ESC
In Windows operating systems, hitting CTRL + ESC is an alternative shortcut to open the Start Menu.
From: PPSC Assistant (BS-16) Planning & Development Department Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + S
The universal keyboard shortcut for saving a document or file in most software is Ctrl + S.
From: PPSC Assistant S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + Y
Ctrl + Y is the shortcut for 'Redo', which restores or repeats an action that has just been undone.
From: PPSC Inspector Cooperative Societies Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + Page Up
Ctrl + Page Up is often used as a keyboard shortcut to navigate to the previous page or tab.
From: PPSC Protocol Officer S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + Backspace
Pressing Ctrl + Backspace deletes the entire word to the left of your cursor instead of a single character.
From: PPSC Protocol Officer S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
Correct Answer: Ctrl + Spacebar
In MS Word, Ctrl + Spacebar removes manual character formatting, reverting text to the default style.
From: PPSC Protocol Officer S&GAD Past Paper 2019 Solved (2019) · PPSC
The bank holds 80 questions tagged "Shortcuts" under Computer Science, drawn from 34 solved papers (2019–2026). After merging the same question asked in multiple papers, 79 are distinct; this page shows the top 79.
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Yes — 79 of the 79 questions shown carry a written explanation under the answer; the rest show the verified correct answer for revision. Every answer passed GK360's three-way check (printed key, worked material, standard fact).
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