Wednesday 30 November 2011

Financial Accounting multiple choice questions-4

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77.    Which of the following accounts have only credit balance ?
1. Accounts payable account                               2. Salaries outstanding
3. Reserve fund a/c                                              4. All of the above

78.    Which of the following accounts may be a debit balance ?
1. Discount received a/c                                       2. Sales a/c
3. Trade expenses a/c                                          4. Loan account

79.    Cash book records :
1. All receipts and payments of cash                   2. All cash and credit sales of goods
3. All cash and credit sales of goods                    4. None of these

80.    Subsidiary books can be divided into how many types ?
1. 2                                    2. 8                              3. 4                              4. 7

81.    Cash discount is provided on :
1. Sales                                                                 2. Prompt payments
3. Purchase                                                           4. None of these

82.    Cash book is a ?
1. Ledger a/c                                                         2. Subsidiary Journal and ledger a/c
3. Subsidiary Journal only                                                4. None of these

83.    Which of the following books should be used to record purchase if furniture on credit ?
1. Journal book                                                     2. Journal proper
3. Cash book                                                         4. Purchase book

84.    Which of the following accounts is increased by debit entries ?
1. Machinery accounts                                         2. Purchase return accounts
3. Discount received accounts                             4. None of these

85.    The debit balance in the banks account is :
1. An asset                                                            2. A Liability
3. An expenses                                                     4. None of these

86.  Return outwards book makes a record of :
1. Goods returned to the suppliers                        2. Goods returned by the customers
3. Goods returned by the proprietors                    4. None of these

87.  A purchases book is kept to record :
1. All purchases of goods                                     2. All cash purchases
3. All credit purchases                                          4. All credit purchases of goods

88.  A Return outward book is kept to record :
1. Return of goods purchased                              2. Returns of anything purchased
3. Returns of goods sold                                       4. Returns of anything sold

89.  The total of the sales book is posted periodically to the :
1. Credit of sales account                                     2. Debit of purchases account
3. credit of capital account                                   4. None of these

90.  Sales book is kept to record :
1. All sales of goods for cash                                2. All credit sales
3. All credit sales of goods                                    4. Returns of goods

91.  Sales returns book is kept to record :
1.    Returns of goods sold
2.    Returns of goods purchased by the proprietor for his personal use
3.    Returns of machinery purchased
4.    None of these

92.  A business has assets of Rs.20,000 and the owner’s equity is Rs.8,000. What is the amount of liabilities ?
1. Rs.12,000                      2. Rs.28,000                3. Rs.14,000                4. None of these

93.  Cash sales are recorded in :
1. Sales book                    2. Journal                    3. Bank a/c                  4. Cash book

94.  If stock worth Rs.10,000 (That has not been insured) is destroyed by fire. Accounting entry is
1. Profit & Loss a/c – Dr 10,000                           2. Stock a/c – Dr. 10,000
      To Trading a/c – 10,000                                        To Trading a/c – 10,000
3. Trading a/c – Dr 10,000                                    4. None of these
      To Stock a/c – 10,000           

95.  Preparation of trial balance helps in locating errors of ?
1. Omission                                                           2. A clerical nature
3. Commission                                                      4. All types

96.  In which of the following would an adjusting entry for depreciation be made ?
1. Cash book                                                         2. Journal
3. Sales book                                                        4. Purchases book

97.  What is the accounting entry required for issuing a purchase order of Rs.10,000 to S. Sahay ?
1. Purchases a/c – Dr. 10,000                              2. Purchases order a/c – Dr. 10,000
        To Cash a/c – 10,000                                           To S. Sahay a/c – 10,000
3. Purchases order a/c – Dr. 10,000                    4. None of these
        To S. Sahay a/c – 10,000

98.  Which of the following accounts has only credit entries ?
1. Accounts payable                                             2. Capital a/c
3. Reserve fund a/c                                              4. All the above

99.  Receipt of Rs.2,500 from Kamal, a debtor has not been recorded in the books. The profit would shows ?
1. an increase of Rs.2,500                                    2. A decrease of Rs.2,500
3. Neither increase nor decrease                         4. None of the above
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
100.      A chronological record of transactions may be found in :
1. Balance Sheet                                             2. Trial balance
3. Ledger                                                          4. Journal

ANSWERS
77.4     78.4     79.1     80.2     81.2     82.2     83.2     84.1
85.2     86.1     87.4     88.3     89.1     90.3     91.1     92.1     93.4     94.1     95.2     96.4

97.4     98.4     99.3     100.4 

Sunday 20 November 2011

Financial Accounting multiple choice questions-3

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51.    Bank Account is a … Account :
1. Personal                                                            2. Real
3. Nominal                                                             4. Fictitious

52.    Which of the following Account is Real a/c ?
1. Salaries                                                             2. Shares and debentures of companies
3. Debtors account                                               4. Bank account

53.    Insurance un expired account is :
1. Personal a/c                                                      2. Nominal a/c
3. Real a/c                                                             4. Fictitious a/c

54.    Provision for doubtful debts account is a … account :
1. Real account                                                     2. Personal account
3. nominal Account                                               4. None of these

55.    Goodwill a/c is a … Account .
1. Real                                                                   2. Personal
3. Nominal                                                             4. None of these

56.    A club’s account would be a … account .
1. Real                                                                   2. Personal
3. Nominal                                                             4. Fictitious

57.    A proprietor’s drawing account is a … account
1. Real                                                                   2. Personal
3. Nominal                                                             4. Fictitious

58.    The rule ‘Debit what comes in and credit what goes out’ is applicable to :
1. Real accounts                                                   2. Personal accounts
3. Nominal accounts                                             4. Fictitious accounts

59.    Purchases account is a … account
1. Real                                                                   2. Nominal
3. Personal                                                            4. None of these

60.  Salary prepaid account is a … account ?
1. Real a/c                                                             2. Personal a/c
3. Nominal a/c                                                       4. Fictitious

61.  Sales Return account is a … account ?
1. Real                                                                   2. Personal
3. Nominal                                                             4. Fictitious

62.  What type of account is a trading account ?
1. Real                                                                   2. Personal
3. Nominal                                                             4. None of these

63.  Debit means :
1. Decrease in assets                                           2. Increase in liabilities
3. An entry on the left hand side of an account    4. None of these

64.  Purchases book is an example of … Journal :
1. General book                                                    2. Special book
3. Both 1 & 2                                                         4. None of these

65.  All loses and expenses are :
1. Credited                                                            2. Debited
3. Both 1 & 2                                                         4. None of these

66.  Sales Journal is also called :
1. Day book                                                          2. Invoice book
3. special book                                                      4. None of these

67.  Salary paid in advance falls on the side :
1. Debit                                                                  2. Credit
3. Both 1 & 2                                                         4. None of these

68.  Ledger is a book in which ?
1.    Only real accounts are opened
2.    Only real and personal accounts are opened
3.    All the real, personal & nominal accounts are opened
4.    None of these

69.  The trial balance shows ?
1. Both debits and credit balance                         2. Only debit balance
3. Only credit balance                                           4. None of these

70.  Cash Account always what ?
1. Credit balance                                                   2. Debit balance
3. Both 1 & 2                                                         4. None of these

71.  In Book-keeping posting means ?
1.    To record the transactions from the Journal to ledger
2.    To record the transactions in Journal
3.    Both 1 and 2 is correct
4.    None of these

72.  The basic rule of book-keeping, “debit the receiver and credit the giver” is applicable to :
1. Real account                                                     2. Nominal account
3. personal account                                              4. None of these

73.  The basic rule of book-keeping “ debit the all loses and expenses and credit that all income and gains”
1. Nominal account                                               2. Real account
3. Personal account                                              4. None of these

74.  The credit balance of bank account indicate :
1. Amount payable by the bank                            2. Amount payable to the bank
3. Cash at bank                                                     4. None of these

75.  Which of the following accounts will invariably have a debit balance ?
1. Bank Account                                                   2. Accounts receivable account
3. Accounts payable account                               4. Loan account

76.  Which of the following accounts will invariably have a credit balance ?
1. Discount account                                              2. Accounts payable account
3. Cash account                                                    4. None of these
ANSWERS
51.1     52.2     53.1     54.3     55.1     56.1     57.2     58.1     59.1     60.2
61.2     62.2     63.3     64.2     65.2     66.1     67.1     68.3     69.1     70.2     71.1     72.3
73.1     74.2     75.2     76.2

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Financial Accounting multiple choice questions-2

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1.    Window dressing is prohibited by the :
1. Accural concept                                                2. Convention of disclosure
3. Convention of conservatism                             4. Convention of materiality

2.    Qualitative transactions are not recorded in the accounts due to :
1. Accrual concept                                                2. Dual concept
3. Convention of materiality                                  4. Money measurement concept

3.    The concept of realization would imply ?
1.    When order is received
2.    When cash is received from debtors
3.    When goods are delivered to customer
4.    Meeting the plan targets

4.    Which of the following is the users of Accounting ?
1. Share holders                                                    2. Creditors
3. Labour                                                               4. All of the above

5.    Which of the following is correct equation ?
1. Assets = Liabilities + Capital                             2. Assets = Capital – Liabilities
3. Capital = Assets – Liabilities                             4. Both 1 & 3

6.    Financial Accounting is preparation of Accounting generally on what basis ?
1. Accrual basis                                                    2. Historical basis
3. Future basis                                                      4. None of these

7.    Which of the following represents the Accounting equation ?
1. Capital + Liabilities – Assets = 0                       2. Assets – Liabilities – Capital = 0
3. Liabilities = Assets – capital                              4. All of the above

8.    A principle is … to be the extent that the accounting information is not influenced by the personal bias of those who furnish the information ?
1. Going concern concept                                    2. Money measurement concept
3. Cost concept                                                     4. Objective concept

9.    According to the … concept, revenue is considered as being raised on the date at which it is realized ?
1. Assumption                                                       2. Basic condition
3. Both 1 & 2                                                         4. None of these

10.  Contingent liability is shown in the balance sheet because of :
1. convention of consistency                                2. Convention of materiality
3. Convention of disclosure                                  4. None of these

11.  Revenue is considered as being earned when ?
1. Cash is received                                               2. Production is done
3. Sale is effected                                                 4. None of the above

12.  Accounting does not record non-financial transaction because of :
1. Measurement concept                                      2. Accrual concept
3. Entity concept                                                   4. None of these

13.  The system of recording transactions based on dual concept is called ?
1. Double accounting system                               2. Double entry system
3. Single entry system                                         4. None of these

14.  A contractor usually takes up revenue and earnings on his project on the following basis ?
1. Cash basis                                                        2. Sales basis
3. Production basis                                               4. None of these

15.  When applied to the balance sheet, the convention of conservatism result in ?
1.    Understatement of assets
2.    Understatement of liabilities and provisions
3.    Overstatement of capital
4.    None of these

16.  The accounting equation is based on :
1. Going concern concept                                    2. Dual aspect concept
3. Business entity concept                                    4. None of these

17.  Market value of investments is shown as a footnote according to :
1. Going concern concept                                    2. Dual aspect concept
3. Business entity concept                                    4. None of these

18.  Market value of investments is shown as a footnote according to :
1. Convention of disclosure                                  2. Convention of consistency
3. convention of conservatism                             4. None of these

19.  Which is the correct ?
1. Capital = Assets + Liabilities                             2. Capital = Net Assets
3. Liabilities = Capital – Assets                             4. None of these

20.  The profit made by a  concern during the past one year would be, when the capital increased by Rs.40,000 and drawings amounted to Rs.10,000 :
1. Rs.50,000                                                          2. Rs.30,000
3. Rs.40,000                                                          4. None of these

21.  In each of the following cases indicate the alternative which you consider to be correct; the liabilities of firm are Rs.3,000. The capital of the proprietor is Rs.7,000 the total assets are :
1. Rs.7,000                        2. Rs.10,000                3. Rs.4,000                  4. Rs.4,500

22.  The assets of business on 31st March 1996 are worth Rs.50,000 and its capital is Rs.35,000. Its liabilities on that date shall be Rs. :
1. 85,000                           2. 15,000                     3. 35,000                     4. 80,000

23.  Cash book is an example of :
1. General Journal                                                2. Specific Journal
3. It is not a Journal                                               4. None of these

24.  Commission received in advance is of the nature of :
1. Real account                                                     2. Nominal account
3. Personal account                                              4. None of these

25.  Rebate on Bills discounted account is of the nature of :
1. Personal Account                                             2. Nominal Account
3. Real account                                                     4. None of these

26.  Patent rights account is of the nature of :
1. Nominal Account                                              2. Personal Account
3. Real account                                                     4. None of these
ANSWERS

1.4     2.4     3.3     4.4     5.4     6.3     7.4     8.4     9.2     10.3     11.3     12.1    13.2    14.4    
15.1     16.2     17.3     18.1     19.3     20.1     21.2     22.2     23.2     24.3    25.1     26.3