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A drawer is

  1. a person to whom the payment is to be made.

  2. a creditor who is entitled to receive the money.

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. none of these.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The person who is entitled to receive the money is the drawer.

Mr. A accepts the bill on 1st March 2010, which is payable after 4 months. The due date of the bill is

  1. 4th July, 2010

  2. 4th June, 2010

  3. 1st July, 2010

  4. 1st August, 2010


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is correct answer, since if we add 4 months from 1st March ,it is 1st July. 1st July + 3 days of grace = 4th July.

Goods worth Rs. 2,000 are returned from Mr. B and added into stock but no entry is made. It is an

  1. error of principle

  2. error of compensation

  3. error of omission

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since this entry is not recorded at all of sales return, it is an error of omission. Error of omission is there, when a transaction is not recorded at all or partially omitted.

Noting charges are paid when a

  1. bill is discounted

  2. bill is paid on or before the due date

  3. bill is dishonoured on due date

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If the bill is not paid on due date, to give a proof that bill was dishonoured despite its due presentation has got to be noted by 'Notary Public'. A fees is charged for this.

''A/c payee'' crossing refers to

  1. the amount of cheque can be paid to any person.

  2. the amount of the cheque can be deposited only in the account of the person whose name is written on it.

  3. a cheque can be transferred by mere delivery.

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A/c payee only refers to the amount of cheque that can be deposited in the account of that person only whose name is written on it.

In a petty cash book,

  1. we record small expenses

  2. we record small expense

  3. we record income received

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A large number of small payments like conveyance, postage etc. are made in every organisation.The main cashier is overburdened if he handles all these payments. So one more cashier is appointed, and he maintains a petty cash book for these small expenses.

Source documents

  1. are statements of equality between debit and credit.

  2. refer to a special journal in which the the credit sales are recorded.

  3. refer to a book in which cash receipts and payments are recorded.

  4. are basis and evidence of a business transaction recorded in the accounts book.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Source documents are the basis for recording a transaction in a books of account, which is a proof that a transaction has taken place. For ex- vouchers, invoices, cash memos etc.

Goods sold for cash worth Rs. 5,000 are correctly posted on credit side of 'sales account', but cash account is wrongly debited by Rs. 1,000. It is an

  1. error of commission

  2. error of omission

  3. error of principle

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is an error of commission, since this error is made at the time of posting a wrong amount into a account or to the wrong side of an account etc. So in this cash account is debited by Rs 1,000 instead of Rs 5,000.

Depletion is concerned with

  1. the usage of natural resources

  2. the usage of a fixed asset

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Depletion is the term which is concerned with the use and exhaustion of natural resources like oil, coal, gold, iron etc.

Bad debts recovered are shown in the

  1. debit side of trading A/c

  2. credit side of trading A/c

  3. debit side of profit and loss A/c

  4. credit side of profit and loss A/c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bad debts recovered an indirect income, is to be shown in the credit side of profit and loss A/c.

Gross profit can also be called as

  1. sales over cost of sales

  2. sales over cost of purchase

  3. purchase over cost of purchase

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gross profit is = Sales - Cost of sales. (Sales - Cost of Purchase + Direct Expenses). Suppose the sales is Rs. 2,00,000 and cost of sales is Rs. 1,50,000 the gross profit is Rs. 50,000.

Factory lighting is shown in

  1. debit side of manufacturing A/c

  2. credit side of manufacturing A/c

  3. debit side of profit and loss A/c

  4. credit side of profit and loss A/c


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In a trading concern goods are purchased and sold. But in case of a manufacturing concern goods are manufactured and then sold.So a manufacturing A/c is also prepared. In the factory, goods are manufactured factory lighting is directly concerned with manufacturing of goods. Being a expenditure, it would be shown in debit side.

Amortization refers to

  1. the decrease in value of a fixed asset due to its use.

  2. exhaustion of natural resources such as oil, coal, iron etc.

  3. writing off intangible assets such as patents, copyrights, franchise etc.

  4. None of these.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The writing off intangible assets such as patents, copyrights, leasehold mines etc is known as amortization.

Folioing in accounts is used for

  1. maintaining the accounts correctly

  2. ready reference

  3. tallying the balance of cash book with the pass book

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Folioing is used for ready reference. It is for seeing the ledger page in the ledger folio column and the page of the journal in the journal folio column of ledger, so that we can see the transaction recorded quickly.

Special purpose books are meant for

  1. making the correct entry

  2. saving time and efforts

  3. making the trial balance

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Special purpose books are meant for direct posting into the ledger, rather than to prepare the journal first. For ex- cash book, purchase, sales etc are maintained to record the transactions directly into them. This saves a lot of time and efforts and each entry is also recorded separately.

Acceptance is not required in

  1. bills of exchange

  2. promissory note

  3. cheque

  4. Both 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Acceptance is not required both in the promissory note and cheque. So it is the correct answer.

Written down value method is also known as

  1. original cost method

  2. straight line method

  3. diminishing balance method

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is also known as 'dimnishing balance method', since depreciation is charged on the written down value. For ex a machinery is purchased for Rs 50,000 and scrap value is Rs 5,000 and the rate is 10%. The depreciation for 1st year would be 10% of Rs. 45,000 that is Rs. 4,500. For the 2nd year it would be calculated on 45,000-4,500 = Rs. 40,500 that is Rs. 4,050 and so on. Hence, the depreciation charged reduces every year.

Depreciation is not affected by

  1. wear and tear

  2. expiration of legal rights

  3. obsolescence

  4. financial position of a business


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Depreciation is not affected by a financial position of a business, since it does not affect the fixed assets.

A suspense account is created when

  1. profit and loss account is not correct

  2. the trial balance does not tally

  3. bank reconciliation statement

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It takes time to locate the errors, so in order to prepare the final accounts in time 'suspense account' is put in the trial balance, temporarily. When all the errors are rectified, suspense account is closed automatically.

The bills of exchange are sent to the bank for collection by the drawer in order to

  1. get it discounted

  2. get third party endorsement

  3. ensure safety of bill

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The bills of exchange are send to bank for collection in order to ensure that bill is safe with the bank and the drawer would get its payment on the due date.

Contra transaction happens when

  1. cash is deposited in the bank

  2. cash is withdrawn from the bank

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Contra transaction is in both cases, when cash is deposited in the bank as well as withdrawn from the bank. So the correct answer is option -3.

A sum of Rs. 2,500 paid to Rohan and Sohan's account is debited. It is an

  1. error of compensation

  2. error of commission

  3. error of principle

  4. error of omission


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is an error of compensation, since Sohan is being debited instead of Rohan. The net effect of this error on the debits and credits is nil.

Accomodation bills are drawn

  1. for trade purpose

  2. in the absence of any consideration

  3. for financial assistance

  4. Both 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Accomodation bills are drawn in absence of any consideration as well as for financial assistance to each other, as explained earlier. So this is the correct answer.

Deepak sends goods on consignment worth Rs. 50,000 to Prakash. Goods worth Rs. 5,000 are lost by fire. Who will bear this loss?

  1. Prakash

  2. Deepak

  3. Both Deepak and Prakash equally

  4. Third party


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deepak would bear this loss, since he is the consignor and owner of these goods and he has purchased these goods. He has the whole right on the profit earned by selling the goods.

If a bill is renewed,

  1. it is dishonoured on the due date

  2. it is paid on the due date

  3. the old bill is cancelled and a fresh bill is drawn

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If drawee feels that he would be not able to pay the bill on due date, he requests the drawer to cancel the old bill and accept a fresh one. This is known as a renewal of bill.

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