This post is a part of the PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Exam Prep Hub; and this topic falls under these sections:
Manage and secure Power BI (15–20%)
   --> Create and manage workspaces and assets
      --> Create dashboards

Below are 10 practice questions (with answers and explanations) for this topic of the exam.
There are also 2 practice tests for the PL-300 exam with 60 questions each (with answers) available on the hub.

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Practice Questions

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1. Where can Power BI dashboards be created?

A. Power BI Desktop
B. Power BI Service
C. Power BI Report Server
D. Microsoft Excel

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Dashboards can only be created in the Power BI Service. Power BI Desktop is used to create reports, not dashboards.

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2. What is the maximum number of pages a Power BI dashboard can have?

A. One
B. Five
C. Ten
D. Unlimited

✅ Correct Answer: A

Explanation:
Dashboards are single-page canvases designed for high-level monitoring.

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3. A business user wants to view KPIs from three different datasets on one screen. What should you create?

A. A report with multiple pages
B. A report using composite models
C. A dashboard
D. A paginated report

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Dashboards can display visuals from multiple datasets, while reports are limited to one dataset.

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4. How is a dashboard tile created?

A. By importing a dataset
B. By saving a report page
C. By pinning content from a report or Q&A
D. By creating a new visual in the Service

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Dashboard tiles are created by pinning visuals, pages, or Q&A results to a dashboard.

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5. What happens when a user clicks a visual tile on a dashboard?

A. The tile expands in place
B. The dashboard refreshes
C. The source report opens
D. A detailed tooltip appears

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Clicking a dashboard tile opens the underlying report that the tile was pinned from.

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6. Which tile types support data alerts in Power BI dashboards?

A. Table and matrix
B. KPI, card, and gauge
C. Any visual
D. Image and text box

✅ Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
Data alerts are supported on KPI, card, and gauge tiles, making dashboards useful for monitoring thresholds.

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7. A user shares a dashboard with a colleague, but the colleague cannot see the data. What is the most likely reason?

A. The dashboard is unpublished
B. The dataset has not refreshed
C. The colleague lacks access to the dataset
D. The visuals are not interactive

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Sharing a dashboard does not grant dataset access. Users must have permission to the underlying dataset.

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8. Which statement about dashboards is TRUE?

A. Dashboards store their own data
B. Dashboards can be edited in Power BI Desktop
C. Dashboards support drill-through
D. Dashboards reflect live dataset data

✅ Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
Dashboards do not store data; they reflect the current state of the underlying datasets.

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9. What is a key limitation of Power BI dashboards compared to reports?

A. Dashboards cannot be shared
B. Dashboards cannot include visuals
C. Dashboards have limited interactivity
D. Dashboards cannot refresh data

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Dashboards are designed for at-a-glance insights and have limited filtering, slicing, and interaction.

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10. What is the primary purpose of a Power BI dashboard?

A. Detailed data exploration
B. Data modeling
C. High-level monitoring and summarization
D. Row-level security configuration

✅ Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
Dashboards are built for monitoring key metrics and summarizing performance across the business.

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Final Exam Tip

If a question mentions:

• Multiple datasets
• Single-page view
• Pinned visuals
• Executive or KPI monitoring

➡️ The correct answer is likely to be Dashboard.

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