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Questions Related to book keeping and accountancy

Which of the following subsidiary books serves the purpose of ledger too, in addition to the recording of accounting transaction?

  1. Purchases book

  2. Sales book

  3. Bills receivable book

  4. Cash Book


Correct Option: D

Cash book records ________________.

  1. Cash payments

  2. Cash Receipts

  3. Cash payments and cash receipts

  4. Neither cash payments nor cash receipts


Correct Option: C

A positive exposure will lead to when the currency of the subsidiary company appreciates.

  1. Translation gain

  2. Translation loss

  3. Exchange gain

  4. Exchange loss


Correct Option: A

A person shall not be appointed as Director if he is found to be of unsound mind by _____________.

  1. the company

  2. the company court

  3. a court of competent jurisdiction and the finding is in force

  4. the shareholder


Correct Option: C

Those transactions for which there is no separate book, are recorded in the __________.

  1. Cash book

  2. Bills receivable book

  3. Bills payable book

  4. Journal Proper


Correct Option: D

Wages paid for repairing a machine should be debited to ___________.

  1. Repair account

  2. Machine account

  3. Cash account

  4. Furniture account


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Amount paid as repairs of a machine is a capital expenditure and should have been debited to Machine A/c and not repair A/c.


A second hand motor car was purchases on credit from B & Co. for Rs $10,000$. It will be recorded in _______________.

  1. Journal Proper (General Journal)

  2. Cash Book

  3. Purchase Book

  4. Sales Book


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Purchase book is a special purpose subsidiary book prepared by a business to record all credit purchases.

Outstanding salary of Rs $34,000$ to be provided in the accounts will be recorded in  ________________.

  1. Bills Receivable Book

  2. Journal Proper(General Journal)

  3. Purchase Return Book

  4. Purchase Book


Correct Option: B

Investment was sold on credit for Rs $1,00,000$ at par will be recorded in _______________.

  1. Cash Book

  2. General Journal

  3. Purchases Return Book

  4. Purchase Book


Correct Option: B

NSZ. Ltd. makes payments to its sundry creditors through cheques and the cash discount received on these payments is recorded in the triple-columnar cash book. In the event of dishonour of any such cheques, the discount so received should be written back through - 
(i) A debit to discount column of the cash book. 
(ii) A credit discount column of the cash book. 
(iii) A credit to bank column of the cash book. 
(iv) A debit to discount account through journal proper.
(v) A credit to creditor's account through journal proper. 
Select the correct answer from the options given below- 

  1. Only (i) of the above

  2. Only (ii) of the above

  3. Both (i) & (ii) of the above

  4. Both (iv) & (v) of the above


Correct Option: D