Which alignment is assigned to text entries (labels) by default?

The correct answer is Option (3) → Left

By default, a spreadsheet aligns text (labels) to the left of the cell and numbers and dates to the right. The book’s exercise MCQ 11 asks the same point (in the words “most values”), and its answer key gives (b) Left.

Option (1) Right — Incorrect. Right alignment is the default for numbers (whole and decimal values) and dates, not for text.

Option (2) Centre — Incorrect. Centre alignment has to be chosen by the user.

Option (3) Left — Correct. This is the answer in the book’s key; labels (text) are aligned to the left.

Option (4) Decimal — Incorrect. There is no default ‘decimal’ alignment.