Which of the following is not a source of redemption of preference shares?
A. divisible profit
B. securities premium a/c
C. realization of asset
D. proceeds of fresh issue
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A sale of goods to Vidhya for cash should be debited to . . . . . . . .
A. Vidhya's account
B. Cash account
C. Sale of goods account
D. Purchases account
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Which one of the following accounting standards is not mandatory in India?
A. Fixed assets accounting and revenue recognition
B. Inventory and depreciation accounting
C. Non-monetary assets and fixed assets
D. Monetary assets and depreciation accounting
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The amount set aside to meet the loss of bad debt is . . . . . . . .
A. liability
B. reserve
C. provision
D. contingent liability
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A company cannot issue redeemable preference shares for a period exceeding . . . . . . . .
A. 6 years
B. 7 years
C. 10 years
D. 20 years
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Which of the following result in reduction of capital?
A. Reducing share capital
B. Reducing the amount payable to creditors
C. Appreciation in the value of assets
D. All of these
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Goods worth Rs. 200 returned by Mohan were taken into stock, but no entry was passed, is an error of . . . . . . . .
A. Commission
B. Principle
C. Omission
D. Compensatory
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Which of the following amounts shall be credited to Investor Education and Protection Fund, if they remain unpaid/unclaimed for seven years from the date they become due?
A. Matured debentures of a company
B. Tax arrears
C. Proceeds of sale of property
D. Provision for doubtful debts
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Provision for bad debts is calculated on . . . . . . . .
A. Creditors
B. Sales
C. Purchases
D. Debtors
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Payment of compensation to a worker, who has been discharged from service, is a:
A. Capital expenditure
B. Revenue expenditure
C. Deferred - revenue expenditure
D. Non-business expenditure
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Petty cash system is designed:
A. to meet the needs of small businesses
B. to cover small and miscellaneous income
C. to cover the small expenditure to be paid in cash
D. to cover both small incomes and expenditures
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Which of the following assets does not depreciate?
A. Machinery and equipment
B. Patents
C. Land
D. Furniture
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The main objective of providing depreciation is to:
A. create secret reserves
B. reduce the book value of assets
C. value the assets properly
D. allocate cost of the assets
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Preparation of trial balance helps in the deduction of . . . . . . . .
A. error of principle
B. compensating errors
C. errors of whole omission
D. clerical errors
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Bills receivable account is:
A. an expense Account
B. an asset Account
C. a liability Account
D. a revenue Account
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Which one of the following is treated as revenue expenditure?
A. Cost incurred for a new exit as required under the local bodies by laws
B. Interest paid on loan during the construction of works
C. Cost of pulling down an old building
D. A dealer in purchasing sewing machines and spent some money on the repairs
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Banks are required to transfer . . . . . . . . of their profits to statutory reserve.
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 10%
D. None of these
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While preparing the books of the transferee company in purchase method, the difference between purchase consideration and share capital of the transferor company should be adjusted in . . . . . . . .
A. share capital
B. reserves
C. assets
D. liabilities
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A withdrawal of cash from business by the proprietor of the firm should be credited to:
A. Capital Account
B. Cash Account
C. Drawing Account
D. Proprietor's Account
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Which one of the following is an example of personal account?
A. Capital account
B. Building account
C. Cash account
D. Investment account
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