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1951.

If a transaction is completely omitted from the books of accounts, will it effect the agreement of Trial Balance?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Transactions can
D. zero
Answer» C. Transactions can
1952.

The real accounts are accounts of Assets, Liabilities and

A. Expenses
B. Revenues
C. Capital
D. Drawing
Answer» D. Drawing
1953.

Trial Balance is prepared to check accuracy of

A. Ledger account balances
B. Balance sheet balances
C. Income statement balances
D. Cash flow statement balances
Answer» B. Balance sheet balances
1954.

Which of the following is the closing balance of a ledger account?

A. Balance c/d
B. Balance b/d
C. Balance e/d
D. Balance f/c
Answer» B. Balance b/d
1955.

Which of the following are closed at the end of an accounting period?

A. Nominal accounts
B. Personal accounts
C. Real accounts
D. None of them
Answer» B. Personal accounts
1956.

Office equipment's account is classified as

A. Nominal accounts
B. Real account
C. Cash account
D. Capital account
Answer» C. Cash account
1957.

Which of the following is the normal balance of a rent expense account?

A. Credit balance
B. Cash balance
C. Overdraft
D. Debit balance
Answer» E.
1958.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding capital account?

A. Debit increases the capital account balance
B. Credit increases the capital account balance
C. Fresh capital increases the capital account balance
D. Net income increases the capital account balance
Answer» B. Credit increases the capital account balance
1959.

The normal balance of liability account is

A. Credit balance
B. Debit balance
C. Cash balance
D. Neither debit nor credit balance
Answer» B. Debit balance
1960.

The normal balance of asset account is

A. Credit balance
B. Debit balance
C. Cash balance
D. Neither debit nor credit balance
Answer» C. Cash balance
1961.

Which of the following is known as the base for preparing trial balance?

A. Journal
B. Cash account
C. Ledger account
D. Balance Sheet
Answer» D. Balance Sheet
1962.

_____ will be credited if goods are given as charity

A. Cash
B. Charity
C. Purchases
D. Sales
Answer» D. Sales
1963.

An 'account' records the ______ in the balance of an item

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Increase or decrease
D. Appreciation
Answer» D. Appreciation
1964.

Transferring entries from journal to ;edger account is commonly known as

A. Recording
B. Transferring
C. Posting
D. Entry making
Answer» D. Entry making
1965.

Credit note is the basis for recording a transaction in which of the following journals?

A. Purchase Journal
B. Sales return journal
C. General journal
D. Cash receipt journal
Answer» C. General journal
1966.

Debit note is the basis for recording a transaction in which of the following journals?

A. General journal
B. Cash journal
C. Purchase journal
D. Purchase return journal
Answer» E.
1967.

A brief explanation recorded below every entry in General Journal is commonly known as

A. Narration
B. Explanation
C. Summary
D. Other Information
Answer» B. Explanation
1968.

Cash purchases is recorded in which of the following specialized journals?

A. Purchase Journal
B. Sales Journal
C. Purchase return journal
D. Cash payments journal
Answer» E.
1969.

Cash received from debtor is recorded in which of the following specialized journals?

A. Purchase Journal
B. Sales Journal
C. Cash receipts journal
D. Cash payments journal
Answer» D. Cash payments journal
1970.

Sales and purchase journal doesn't record

A. Credit sales
B. Credit purchases
C. Credit sales and purchases
D. Cash sales and purchases
Answer» E.
1971.

Which of the following specialized journal records "goods returned by the business"?

A. Purchase journal
B. Sales journal
C. Purchase return journal
D. Sales return journal
Answer» D. Sales return journal
1972.

Transactions that a business does not record in any specialized journal are recorded in which of the following books?

A. Cash payment journal
B. Cash receipt journal
C. Purchases return journal
D. General journal
Answer» E.
1973.

Which of the following specialized journal records "goods returned by customers"?

A. Purchase journal
B. Sales journal
C. Purchase return journal
D. Sales return journal
Answer» E.
1974.

Which of the following accounts will be credited if a company purchases building for cash?

A. Capital account
B. Fixed assets account
C. Building account
D. Cash account
Answer» E.
1975.

Discount for quick repayment of debt is normally referred to as

A. Trade discount
B. Prompt payment discount
C. Cash discount
D. Bulk discount
Answer» D. Bulk discount
1976.

In which of the following order, data is entered into the Journal?

A. Alphabetical order
B. Numeric order
C. Bullets order
D. Chronological order
Answer» E.
1977.

Journals are also referred to as

A. Book of entries
B. Book of original entries
C. T account
D. Book of economic events
Answer» C. T account
1978.

Which of the following accounts will be debited if the business's owner withdraws cash from business for personal use?

A. Drawings
B. Cash
C. Business
D. Stock
Answer» B. Cash
1979.

Which of the following will be debited if a business purchases goods on credit?

A. Cash
B. Debtor
C. Creditor
D. Purchases
Answer» E.
1980.

Discount allowed is

A. Expense of business
B. Income of business
C. Loss of business
D. Abnormal loss of business
Answer» B. Income of business
1981.

The Journal entry in which two or more account is debited or credited is referred to as

A. Journal entry
B. Multi entry
C. Additional entry
D. Compound entry
Answer» E.
1982.

The other name of Journal is

A. Ledger
B. T account
C. Day Book
D. Cash Book
Answer» D. Cash Book
1983.

Discount allowed is a kind of deduction from

A. Account Payable
B. Account Receivable
C. Cash account
D. Discount account
Answer» C. Cash account
1984.

Every business transaction affects at least ____ accounts

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Infinite
Answer» C. Three
1985.

General Journal is a book of _____ entries

A. First
B. Original
C. Secondary
D. Generic
Answer» C. Secondary
1986.

The process of recording in Journal is done

A. Two times in a year
B. Once in a year
C. Frequently during the accounting period
D. At the end of an accounting period
Answer» D. At the end of an accounting period
1987.

Current Assets - Current Liabilities = ?

A. Capital + Liabilities = assets
B. Absorbed capital
C. Net assets
D. Working capital
Answer» E.
1988.

Payment of expenses will ______ the assets

A. Increase
B. Reduce
C. Apportion
D. Overstate
Answer» C. Apportion
1989.

Fresh capital introduction will increase

A. Assets and Liabilities
B. Assets and Equity
C. Liabilities and equity and bank balance
D. Capital and Liabilities
Answer» C. Liabilities and equity and bank balance
1990.

Net income equal to Revenues minus

A. Gains
B. Depreciation
C. Expenses
D. Capital expenditure
Answer» D. Capital expenditure
1991.

Capital of a business decreases if there is an increase in

A. Drawings
B. Income
C. Gains
D. Fresh capital
Answer» B. Income
1992.

Capital increases if ______ increases

A. Expenses are greater than income
B. Drawings
C. Interest on capital
D. Revenue
Answer» E.
1993.

Double entry implies that

A. Recording entries in Journal
B. Recording entries in Ledger account
C. Recording two aspects of every transaction
D. Recording every transaction in books
Answer» D. Recording every transaction in books
1994.

Identify the nominal account

A. Machinery account
B. Building account
C. Creditors account
D. Rent expenses account
Answer» E.
1995.

Net loss occurs when

A. Expenses are greater than income
B. Expenses are less than income
C. Expenses = Income
D. Liabilities are greater than income
Answer» B. Expenses are less than income
1996.

______ is the withdrawal of cash and goods by the owner of the business for his/her personal use

A. Depreciation
B. Drawings
C. Outflow of cash
D. Appreciation
Answer» C. Outflow of cash
1997.

Which of the following is a liability ?

A. Cash
B. Equipment
C. Debtors
D. Creditors
Answer» E.
1998.

What is equity?

A. Cash from the business
B. Liability of a business
C. Owner's claim on total assets
D. Owner's claim on total liabilities
Answer» D. Owner's claim on total liabilities
1999.

Which of the following is a liability?

A. Cash
B. Equipment
C. Debtors
D. Creditors
Answer» E.
2000.

Which is the most important characteristic that all assets of a business have?

A. Long life of assets
B. Value of assets
C. Intangible nature of assets
D. Future economic benefits
Answer» E.