accounting Mcqs
151. Which column of a cash book will not have credit balance___________?
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A. Cash column

B. Bank column

C. Discount column

D. None

153. Debit side of Bank Pass book corresponds to___________?
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A. Debit side of Cash Book

B. Credit side of Cash Book

C. Credit side of Balance Sheet

D. Debit side of Trial Balance

154. The periodic total of purchase day book is posted to____________?
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A. Purchase register

B. Credit purchase A/c

C. Purchase A/c

D. Cash purchase A/c

155. In accounting an Economic event is referred to as:
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A. Cash

B. Transaction

C. Bank statement

D. Exchange of money

156. ________ is the common base for preparing a trial balance?
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A. Ledger accounts

B. Balance sheet

C. Specialized journals

D. General Journal

157. Payment of expenses will ______ the assets
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A. Reduce

B. Increase

C. apportion

D. Overstate

158. Cash received for services rendered will______________?
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A. Increase equity and liability

B. Increase fixed assets and cash

C. Increase cash and equity

D. Increase cash and liability

159. If goods worth 1,750 returned to a supplier is wrongly entered in sales return book as 1,570, then
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A. Gross Profit will decrease by 3,500

B. Gross Profit will increase by 3,320

C. Net Profit will decrease by 3,140

D. Gross Profit will decrease by 3,320
160. Which of the following is a representative Personal A/c?
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A. Outstanding Salary A/c

B. Bad debts A/c

C. Rent A/c

D. SBI A/c

161. The normal balance of asset account is____________?
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A. Credit balance

B. Debit balance

C. Neither debit nor credit balance

D. Cash balance

162. Which of the following enhances the earning capacity of an asset?
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A. Increase in working capacity of an asset

B. Reduction in operating costs

C. Replacing damaged parts of an asset

D. Both A. and C. above
164. Which of the following accounts will be credited if a company purchases building for cash?
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A. Building account

B. Fixed assets account

C. Cash account

D. Capital account

165. Which of these items are taken into consideration for preparation of adjusted Cash Book
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A. Mistake in Cash Book

B. Mistake in Pass Book

C. Cheques deposited but not cleared

D. Cheque issued but not presented for payment

166. Building and furniture are called ____________?
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A. Current asset

B. Fixed assets

C. Tangible asset

D. Fictitious asset

168. Trial balance is commonly prepared?
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A. At the end of a month

B. At the end of an accounting period

C. At the end of a year

D. Frequently during the year

169. Goods sent on approval basis have been recorded as Credit sales. This is an example of____________?
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A. Error of commission

B. Error of omission

C. Error of principle

D. Error of duplication

170. Fresh capital introduction will increase____________?
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A. Liabilities and equity and bank balance

B. Assets and equity

C. Capital and liabilities

D. Assets and liabilities

171. Debit balance as per bank pass book mean_____________?
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A. Terms deposits with bank

B. None of these

C. Surplus cash

D. Bank Overdraft
172. Which of these errors affect two or more accounts
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A. All the three

B. Errors of complete omission

C. Errors of principle

D. Errors of posting to wrong account

173. The Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared?
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A. To rectify the mistakes in the Cash Book

B. To bring out the reasons for the difference between the Balance as per Cash Book and the Balance as per Bank Statement

C. To arrive at the Bank Balance

D. To arrive at the Cash Balance

175. In a three column cash book_______________does not exist?
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A. Discount column

B. Petty cash column

C. Cash column

D. Bank column

176. Which of the following is known as the base for preparing trial balance?
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A. Balance sheet

B. Cash account

C. Journal

D. Ledger account
177. Income earned but not received is called ____________?
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A. Real asset

B. Quick asset

C. Outstanding asset

D. Fictitious assets

183. If debit balance is greater than creadit balance then the account blance will be__________?
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A. Cash balance

B. Credit balance

C. Debit balance

D. Debit and credit balance

184. Goods Return by the customer are termed as :
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A. Sales return

B. Purchase return

C. Customer return

D. Inventory return

186. An increase in provision for bad debt will____________?
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A. Increase net income

B. Decrease liabilities

C. Increase liabilities

D. Decrease net income
187. Posting is the process of____________?
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A. All the three

B. Entering in the ledger the information contained in the ledger

C. Posting suitable person to a suitable job

D. Posting the letters in drop box

188. Modern system of book keeping is called______________?
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A. Italic system

B. Single entry system

C. Double entry system

D. American system

189. Bank reconciliation statement is a part of_________?
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A. None of these

B. Trial balance

C. Auditors report

D. Cash book
190. The excess of current assets over current liabilities is called:
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A. Circulating capital

B. Trading capital

C. Working Capital

D. Fixed capital

191. Net income equal to Revenues minus____________?
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A. Expenses

B. Gains

C. Capital expenditures

D. Depreciation

193. Amount paid to Masood posted to the credit side of his account would affect___________?
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A. Cash account

B. Masoods account

C. Cash account and Gagans account

D. None of these

194. Credit memo or credit note No. is entered in which of the following journal?
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A. General journal

B. Cash journal

C. Purchase journal

D. Sales return day book
195. The gross decrease in economic benefits for the business are what?
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A. Income or gain

B. Creditors

C. Expenses

D. Obligations

196. A sale of Rs. 50.000 to A was entered as a sale to B. This is an example of____________?
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A. Error of omission

B. Compensating error

C. Error of commission

D. Error of principle

197. Which of these documents is not required for Bank Reconciliation?
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A. Bank Statement

B. Trial Balance

C. Bank Pass Book

D. Bank column of Cash Book

198. If debit side of a bank account is greater than credit side it indicates which of the following?
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A. Balance overstatement

B. Bank overdraft

C. Cash at bank

D. Bank understatement

199. Which one of the following should be considered a revenue expenditure?
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A. Loss of 10,000 incurred in increasing the sitting accommodation of a hotel

B. Damage paid on account of breach of a contract to supply certain goods

C. 1000 paid for the execution of a new plant

D. Repair to machinery purchased, second hand.

200. Credit purchase of plant and machinery is recorded in which of the following journals?
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A. Purchase return journal

B. General journal

C. Cash journal

D. Purchase journal