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1451.

Joint Bank A/c is a —

A. Nominal A/c ;
B. Personal A/c ;
C. Real A/c ;
D. Dummy A/c
Answer» C. Real A/c ;
1452.

An asset was purchased for Rs.1000000 with the down payment of Rs.200000 and bills accepted for Rs.800000/-. What would be the effect on the total asset and total liabilities in the balance sheet?

A. Assets increased by Rs.800000 and liabilities decreased by Rs.800000
B. Assets decreased by Rs.800000 and liabilities increased by Rs.800000
C. Assets increased by Rs.1000000 and liabilities increased by Rs.800000
D. Assets increased by Rs.800000 and liabilities increased by Rs.800000
Answer» E.
1453.

Which of these is not an operating income

A. Income from sale of trading goods ;
B. Bad debts recovered ;
C. Interest on FDs ;
D. None
Answer» D. None
1454.

Depreciation Account appearing in the Trial Balance is shown in —

A. Profit and Loss A/c ;
B. Trading A/c ;
C. Deducted from the concerned assets A/c;
D. Shown on the liability side
Answer» B. Trading A/c ;
1455.

X draws a Bill of Exchange on Y for ` 10,000 on 1-1-2013 for 3 months. The due date of the bill will be —

A. 4-4-2013 ;
B. 3-4-2013 ;
C. 1-4-2013 ;
D. 31-3-2013
Answer» B. 3-4-2013 ;
1456.

Realisation Account is a:

A. Representative Personal Account;
B. Artificial Personal Account;
C. Real Account;
D. Nominal Account.
Answer» E.
1457.

Bank reconciliation statement is a part of —

A. Cash book ;
B. Trial balance ;
C. Auditors report ;
D. None of these
Answer» B. Trial balance ;
1458.

Which factor affecting th value of GoodwillSol:

A. Quality of Product
B. Location of business.
C. Efficient management
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
1459.

If Machinery Account is debited with the amount of repairs incurred on the machine, this is anexample of

A. Compensating error
B. Error of principle
C. Error of commission
D. Error of omission
Answer» C. Error of commission
1460.

All of the following are not considered cash except?

A. Postage and stamps
B. Securities
C. Investments
D. Cheque
Answer» B. Securities
1461.

A change in Depreciation Method under AS-6 is treated ——

A. Change in Accounting Policy ;
B. Prior-Period Adjusting ;
C. Change in Accounting Standards ;
D. All the three
Answer» B. Prior-Period Adjusting ;
1462.

A company is a person created by

A. Human beings
B. All mighty god
C. British Government
D. Law
Answer» E.
1463.

The sale of goods act is applicable in

A. Credit purchase
B. Cash purchases
C. Cash sales
D. None of these
Answer» C. Cash sales
1464.

Accounts dealing with transaction relating to persons or an organization is called

A. Personal Account ;
B. Nominal Account ;
C. Real Account ;
D. Representative Personal Account
Answer» B. Nominal Account ;
1465.

If the consignee is allowed del credere commission, then he bears —

A. All sales promotion expenses ;
B. Loss due to bad debts ;
C. Loss due shortage of goods ;
D. All routine expenses in connection with the goods
Answer» C. Loss due shortage of goods ;
1466.

Actuarial valuation relates to:

A. Banking company;
B. Electric Supply Company;
C. Insurance Company;
D. None of the above.
Answer» D. None of the above.
1467.

Which of the following assets is/are to be valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value?

A. Goodwill
B. Inventories
C. Investments
D. Both (b) and (c) above.
Answer» C. Investments
1468.

Which of the following are/is a current asset?

A. Sundry Debtors ;
B. Stock ;
C. Prepaid insurance ;
D. All of (a), (b) and (c) above
Answer» E.
1469.

) A Receipts and Payments Account is nothing but a summary of all capital receipts andpayments.

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
1470.

When different accounts are clubbed on the basis of some common characteristics that areshared by them, the concept is known as_______.

A. Asset
B. Liability
C. Income
D. Grouping
Answer» E.
1471.

All receipts from sale of consumable items are treated as:Sol:

A. Capital Receipts
B. Revenue Receipts
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
1472.

Minimum Rent is also calledSol:

A. Dead Rent
B. Rock Rent
C. Fixed rent
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
1473.

The policy of anticipate no profit and provide for all possible losses arises due to

A. Convention of consistency
B. Convention of conservatism
C. Convention of materiality
D. Convention of full disclosure
Answer» C. Convention of materiality
1474.

Short working is a type of taxes paid by the lesseeSol:

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» C. none
1475.

Which of the following is a non-monetary asset?

A. Account Receivable ;
B. Account Payable ;
C. Demand Bank Deposits ;
D. Patents and Trademarks
Answer» E.
1476.

R Ltd. makes purchases on credit. If the purchases are not as per the specifications, the companyreturns them to the suppliers. The book, that is used to record such returns is

A. Returns Inward Book
B. Returns Outward Book
C. Cash Book
D. Journal Proper
Answer» C. Cash Book
1477.

Payment of monthly rent to land cord is

A. Economic event
B. Non-economic event
C. None of thes
Answer» B. Non-economic event
1478.

Stock reserve in relation to closing stock appears

A. on the debit side of branch account
B. on the credit side of branch account
C. on the debit side of profit and loss account
D. on the credit side of profit and loss account
Answer» B. on the credit side of branch account
1479.

The international accounting standard Committee was set up in --------

A. 1982
B. 1976
C. 1967
D. 2009
Answer» D. 2009
1480.

Goodwill is nothing more than probability that the old customer will resort to the oldplace. This definition of goodwill was given by:

A. Spicer and Pegler
B. ICAI
C. Lord Elton
D. AICPA
Answer» D. AICPA
1481.

_____ from the source document for sales returns

A. Credit note
B. Debit note
C. Sales note
D. Sales return note
Answer» B. Debit note
1482.

In case a trail balance does not agree the difference is put to

A. Trading A/c
B. Profit & Loss A/c
C. Capital A/c
D. Suspense A/c
Answer» E.
1483.

Which of these Accounts are not closed in a Trading A/c

A. Sales A/c ;
B. Purchase A/c ;
C. Wages A/c ;
D. Depreciation A/c
Answer» E.
1484.

Floating asset is known as

A. fixed asset
B. current assets
C. non current assets
D. long term asset
Answer» C. non current assets
1485.

Shortworking not recouped is debited to P/L AccountSol:

A. True
B. False
C. none
D. all
Answer» B. False
1486.

From the profits of previous three years, Rs 150000, Rs 200000, and Rs250000/- the valueof goodwill at five years of purchase is -----------Sol:

A. Rs12,50,000/-
B. Rs 7,50,000/-
C. Rs10,00,000/-
D. all
Answer» D. all
1487.

Canteen expenses are apportioned among departments in the proportion of

A. Departmental floor space
B. Departmental direct wages
C. Departmental sales
D. Departmental No. of employees
Answer» E.
1488.

In which book the transactions are recorded originally

A. cashbook
B. balance sheet
C. journal
D. subsidiary book
Answer» D. subsidiary book
1489.

A share of a public company is:

A. Non-refundable
B. Non-transferable
C. Transferable
D. Not allottable
Answer» D. Not allottable
1490.

Capital can be obtained by preparing:

A. Cash book
B. Statement of affairs
C. Debtors A/c
D. Creditors A/c
Answer» C. Debtors A/c
1491.

Premium received on issue of debentures may be utilised for

A. For writing off discount allowed on issue of shares
B. For writing off premium allowed on redemption of debentures
C. For writing off preliminary expenses
D. For All of the Above
Answer» E.
1492.

In single entry system only accounts are opened:

A. Personal A/c
B. Real A/c
C. Nominal A/c
D. Real & Nominal A/c
Answer» B. Real A/c
1493.

________ means the price at which the goods can be purchased by the hirer for ready cash

A. HP price
B. Installment price
C. Cash price
D. Down payment
Answer» D. Down payment
1494.

Which of the following errors affects the agreement of a Trial Balance?

A. Mistake in balancing an account
B. Omitting to record a transaction entirely in the subsidiary books
C. Recording of a wrong entry in the subsidiary books
D. Posting an entry on the correct side but in the wrong account
Answer» B. Omitting to record a transaction entirely in the subsidiary books
1495.

The premium paid on the life policy of the proprietor is debited to

A. Profit and loss account
B. Trading account
C. Premium account
D. Drawing account
Answer» E.
1496.

Shareholders are :

A. Customers of the Company
B. Owners of the Company
C. Creditors of the Company
D. None of these
Answer» C. Creditors of the Company
1497.

Sales is equal to

A. Net income + expenses + cost of goods sold
B. Gross profit + net income + expenses
C. Gross profit + cost of goods sold + direct expenses
D. Net income + direct expenses
Answer» D. Net income + direct expenses
1498.

Royalty is an ………………….to lessee

A. Income
B. Expense
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
1499.

Which of the following is not a feature of a promissory note?

A. It must be in writing
B. It contains an unconditional promise to pay
C. It is payable to the bearer
D. It must be signed by the maker
Answer» D. It must be signed by the maker
1500.

Which of the following is a non-profitable organisation ?Sol:

A. Jharkhand Academic Council
B. Tata Steel
C. Air India
D. Reliance
Answer» B. Tata Steel