DAX Practice Problems – Extended Set (55 Questions with Answers)
Section A: Basic DAX Calculations (20 Questions)
1. Q1. Calculate total sales amount.
Total Sales = SUM(Sales[Amount])
2. Q2. Calculate total quantity sold.
Total Quantity = SUM(Sales[Quantity])
3. Q3. Profit = Revenue - Cost.
Profit = Sales[Revenue] - Sales[Cost]
4. Q4. Minimum order amount.
Min Order = MIN(Sales[Amount])
5. Q5. Maximum discount offered.
Max Discount = MAX(Sales[Discount])
6. Q6. Number of distinct customers.
Customer Count = DISTINCTCOUNT(Sales[CustomerID])
7. Q7. Create calculated column: OrderValue = Quantity * Price.
OrderValue = Sales[Quantity] * Sales[UnitPrice]
8. Q8. Create a Boolean column: IsHighValue (> ₹10000)
IsHighValue = Sales[Amount] > 10000
9. Q9. Get earliest order date.
First Order = MIN(Sales[OrderDate])
10. Q10. Get latest order date.
Last Order = MAX(Sales[OrderDate])
11. Q11. Round off sales to 2 decimal places.
Rounded Sales = ROUND(Sales[Amount], 2)
12. Q12. Average sales per order.
Avg Sales = AVERAGEX(VALUES(Sales[OrderID]), [Total Sales])
13. Q13. Add 'High', 'Medium', 'Low' classification.
Sales Tier = SWITCH(TRUE(), Sales[Amount] > 10000, "High", Sales[Amount] > 5000,
"Medium", "Low")
14. Q14. Concatenate year and quarter.
YearQuarter = Sales[Year] & "-Q" & Sales[Quarter]
15. Q15. Apply IF: discount > 0.2 = ‘Heavy Discount’.
DiscountFlag = IF(Sales[Discount] > 0.2, "Heavy Discount", "Normal")
16. Q16. Count rows where quantity > 5.
Big Orders = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Sales), Sales[Quantity] > 5)
17. Q17. Days between order and delivery.
DaysToDeliver = DATEDIFF(Sales[OrderDate], Sales[DeliveryDate], DAY)
18. Q18. Show rank of each product by revenue.
Product Rank = RANKX(ALL(Sales[Product]), [Total Sales], , DESC)
19. Q19. Show top 5 cities by revenue.
City Rank = RANKX(ALL(Sales[City]), [Total Sales], , DESC)
20. Q20. Create full name column from FirstName and LastName.
FullName = Sales[FirstName] & " " & Sales[LastName]
Section B: Time Intelligence Functions (15 Questions)
21. Q21. Year-to-date sales.
YTD Sales = TOTALYTD([Total Sales], Sales[OrderDate])
22. Q22. Month-to-date sales.
MTD Sales = TOTALMTD([Total Sales], Sales[OrderDate])
23. Q23. Previous year’s sales.
Sales LY = CALCULATE([Total Sales], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(Sales[OrderDate]))
24. Q24. Previous quarter’s sales.
Sales LQ = CALCULATE([Total Sales], PREVIOUSQUARTER(Sales[OrderDate]))
25. Q25. Moving average sales (3 months).
3M Avg = AVERAGEX(DATESINPERIOD(Sales[OrderDate], MAX(Sales[OrderDate]), -3,
MONTH), [Total Sales])
26. Q26. Growth % vs LY.
Growth % = DIVIDE([Total Sales] - [Sales LY], [Sales LY])
27. Q27. Compare current and previous month sales.
Sales Diff = [MTD Sales] - CALCULATE([MTD Sales], PARALLELPERIOD(Sales[OrderDate], -
1, MONTH))
28. Q28. Running total YTD by region.
YTD Region = CALCULATE([Total Sales], FILTER(ALL(Sales[OrderDate]), Sales[OrderDate]
<= MAX(Sales[OrderDate])))
29. Q29. Total orders last 12 months.
Last12M = CALCULATE(COUNT(Sales[OrderID]), DATESINPERIOD(Sales[OrderDate],
MAX(Sales[OrderDate]), -12, MONTH))
30. Q30. Rolling 6 months average revenue.
Rolling6M = AVERAGEX(DATESINPERIOD(Sales[OrderDate], MAX(Sales[OrderDate]), -6,
MONTH), [Total Sales])
31. Q31. Show fiscal year from calendar date.
Fiscal Year = IF(MONTH(Sales[OrderDate]) >= 4, YEAR(Sales[OrderDate]),
YEAR(Sales[OrderDate]) - 1)
32. Q32. Current quarter name.
Quarter = "Q" & ROUNDUP(MONTH(Sales[OrderDate])/3, 0)
33. Q33. Count of new customers this year.
NewCustomers = CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Customers), FILTER(Customers,
YEAR(Customers[FirstOrderDate]) = YEAR(TODAY())))
34. Q34. Get week number from date.
WeekNum = WEEKNUM(Sales[OrderDate])
35. Q35. Days in month for given date.
DaysInMonth = DAY(EOMONTH(Sales[OrderDate], 0))
Section C: Advanced DAX & Business Logic (20 Questions)
36. Q36. Identify returning customers.
Returning = IF(CALCULATE(COUNTROWS(Sales), FILTER(Sales, Sales[CustomerID] =
EARLIER(Sales[CustomerID]) && Sales[OrderDate] < EARLIER(Sales[OrderDate]))) > 0,
"Yes", "No")
37. Q37. Show rank by customer loyalty points.
Loyalty Rank = RANKX(ALL(Customers), [Total Points], , DESC)
38. Q38. Calculate order frequency per customer.
OrderFreq = DIVIDE(COUNT(Sales[OrderID]), DISTINCTCOUNT(Sales[CustomerID]))
39. Q39. Identify inactive customers (no orders in last 6 months).
Inactive = NOT Sales[CustomerID] IN VALUES(RecentOrders[CustomerID])
40. Q40. Top 3 products per category.
Top3 = IF(RANKX(FILTER(Sales, Sales[Category] = EARLIER(Sales[Category])), [Total
Sales], , DESC) <= 3, 1, 0)
41. Q41. Segment customers by revenue into Gold, Silver, Bronze.
Segment = SWITCH(TRUE(), [Total Sales] > 100000, "Gold", [Total Sales] > 50000, "Silver",
"Bronze")
42. Q42. Create dynamic title using SELECTEDVALUE.
Title = "Sales Overview - " & SELECTEDVALUE(Calendar[Year])
43. Q43. Show product with highest revenue per category.
TopProduct = CALCULATE(MAX(Sales[Amount]), ALLEXCEPT(Sales, Sales[Category]))
44. Q44. Compare revenue of region vs national average.
Region vs Avg = [Total Sales] - CALCULATE(AVERAGE(Sales[Amount]), ALL(Sales))
45. Q45. Create KPI flag: Green if YoY > 10%, Red if < 5%.
KPI_Flag = SWITCH(TRUE(), [Growth %] > 0.1, "Green", [Growth %] < 0.05, "Red", "Yellow")
46. Q46. Show count of unique orders where discount was applied.
Discount Orders = CALCULATE(DISTINCTCOUNT(Sales[OrderID]), Sales[Discount] > 0)
47. Q47. Detect duplicates in Customer table.
DuplicateCheck = COUNTROWS(FILTER(Customers, Customers[Email] =
EARLIER(Customers[Email]))) > 1
48. Q48. Create a calculated column: Margin %.
Margin % = DIVIDE(Sales[Profit], Sales[Revenue])
49. Q49. Identify most profitable product.
MostProfitProduct = TOPN(1, SUMMARIZE(Sales, Sales[Product], "Profit",
SUM(Sales[Profit])), [Profit], DESC)
50. Q50. Calculate category-wise sales share.
Category Share = DIVIDE([Total Sales], CALCULATE([Total Sales], ALL(Sales[Category])))
51. Q51. Show top performing region by quarter.
TopRegion = RANKX(ALL(Sales[Region]), [Quarter Sales], , DESC)
52. Q52. Show sales per working day only.
Working Day Sales = CALCULATE([Total Sales], Calendar[IsWorkingDay] = TRUE())
53. Q53. Create an alert for orders with negative profit.
NegativeProfit = IF(Sales[Profit] < 0, "Alert", "OK")
54. Q54. Get median sales by category.
Median Sales = MEDIANX(FILTER(Sales, Sales[Category] = EARLIER(Sales[Category])),
Sales[Amount])
55. Q55. Rank all cities by profit margin.
City Margin Rank = RANKX(ALL(Sales[City]), [Margin %], , DESC)
