Here are 100 Tableau MCQs with answers, divided into Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
sections.
Basic Level
1. Which of the following represents a Tableau file containing both workbook and data?
a) .twb
b) .twbx
c) .tds
d) .tdsx
Answer: b) .twbx
2. Which is not a Tableau product?
a) Tableau Desktop
b) Tableau Reader
c) Tableau Analyzer
d) Tableau Server
Answer: c) Tableau Analyzer
3. What is a Data Extract in Tableau?
a) Real-time data
b) Filtered data
c) Static snapshot of data
d) Temporary table
Answer: c) Static snapshot of data
4. Which function is used to find the average in Tableau?
a) MEAN()
b) AVG()
c) SUM()
d) AVERAGE()
Answer: b) AVG()
5. What are Measures in Tableau?
a) Qualitative values
b) Quantitative values
c) Text values
d) Labels
Answer: b) Quantitative values
6. Which chart is ideal to compare parts of a whole?
a) Bar chart
b) Pie chart
c) Line chart
d) Scatter plot
Answer: b) Pie chart
7. Which type of data is continuous?
a) Category
b) Boolean
c) Number
d) State
Answer: c) Number
8. Which data connection type provides real-time updates?
a) Extract
b) Snapshot
c) Live
d) Cached
Answer: c) Live
9. Which of the following is not a type of Tableau join?
a) Inner Join
b) Left Join
c) Outer Join
d) Primary Join
Answer: d) Primary Join
10. What does Tableau use to represent continuous fields in views?
a) Dotted line
b) Green pill
c) Blue pill
d) Red line
Answer: b) Green pill