State which of the following errors will not be revealed by the trial balance?
A. errors of complete omission
B. errors of carrying forward
C. wrong totalling of the purchases book
D. error of partial omission
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. . . . . . . . is a reserve created to meet any loss due to natural calamities.
A. Revenue reserve
B. Capital reserve
C. Catastrophe reserve
D. None of these
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Which of the following fictitious assets is not taken over by the transferee company?
A. Preliminary expenses
B. Underwriting commission
C. Discount on issue of shares
D. All of these
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Bonus payable on maturity of the policy is termed as:
A. cash bonus
B. capital bonus
C. reversionary bonus
D. None of these
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Profit under single entry system of Book Keeping means:
A. the difference between opening and closing cash balances and reduced by fresh capital introduced
B. the difference between opening net assets and closing net assets as increased by drawings and reduced by new capital introduced
C. profit shown by Trading and Profit and Loss Account and Balance sheet
D. the amount of closing cash balance as reduced by expenses
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In the case of a sole proprietorship, Assets in Balance sheet items are conveniently shown in:
A. Order of fixity
B. Order of liquidity
C. Alphabetical order
D. Order of dates of acquisition
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When debentures are redeemed out of profits, an equal amount is transferred to . . . . . . . .
A. CRR
B. capital reserve
C. revenue reserve
D. debenture redemption reserve
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Dividend may be declared out of . . . . . . . .
A. current profit
B. past reserves
C. money provided by government
D. All of these
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Debit means:
A. Decrease in asset
B. Increase in liability
C. An entry on the left hand side of an account
D. Moderate increase in liability
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Fictitious assets are shown on the asset side of the balance sheet of a company under the heading . . . . . . . .
A. fixed asset
B. current asset
C. foot note
D. None of these
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A machinery having a residual value of Rs. 5,000 was purchased on 1st January 1998 for Rs. 1,00,000 and was depreciated @ 9.5% on a straight line method. On 1st January 1998, it was estimated that its useful life has been reduced to eight years. Under the changed circum-stances, the annual depreciation charges for the year 1991 and onwards will be:
A. Rs. 11,875
B. Rs. 13,300
C. Rs. 9,500
D. Rs. 12,500
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An accountant is mainly concerned with:
A. Audit work
B. Preparation of budget for his employees
C. Management Constancy Services
D. Filling tax returns
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Given, subscription received in 1990:
For the year 1989 - Rs. 500
For the year 1990 - Rs. 7,000
For the year 1991 - Rs. 400
1990 - subscription outstanding on 31st December 1990 : Rs. 250
The amount of subscription to be posted to income and expenditure account of 1990 is:
A. Rs. 7,000
B. Rs. 7,250
C. Rs. 7,900
D. Rs. 8,150
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Long-term liabilities are:
A. Fixed assets minus current assets
B. Fixed assets minus current liabilities
C. Current assets plus current liabilities
D. Total liabilities minus current liabilities
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A company purchased the following assets and paid through 1,00,000 fully paid equity shares of Rs. 10 at a premium of Rs. 2:
Building = Rs. 5,00,000
Machinery = Rs. 4,00,000
Stock in trade = Rs. 1,00,000
In the context of funds flow statement, this transaction will result in:
A. Funds in flow of Rs. 10,00,000
B. Funds in flow of Rs. 12,00,000
C. Funds in flow of Rs. 1,00,000
D. Funds in flow of Rs. 9,00,000
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Sales to Ram Rs. 336 posted to his account as Rs. 363 would effect:
A. sales account
B. Ram's account
C. cash account
D. bank account
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Depreciation is:
A. A source of fund
B. A use of fund
C. Neither a source nor a use of fund
D. Partly a source and partly an application of fund
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The receipts and payments account begins with . . . . . . . .
A. debit balance
B. credit balance
C. no balance
D. normal balance
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Which of the following reserve does not appear in the balance sheet of a company?
A. secret reserve
B. general reserve
C. capital reserve
D. specific reserve
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Quantitative transactions are not recorded in accounts due to:
A. dual concept
B. accrual concept
C. money measurement concept
D. none of these
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