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Which of the following is/are the subsidiary books?

  1. Primary Book

  2. Bills Payable Book

  3. Purchases Book

  4. (B) & (C)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
We can divide the subsidiary books into the following types:
  • Cash book.
  • Purchases book.
  • Sales book.
  • Purchases return or return outwards book.
  • Sales return or return inwards book.
  • Bills receivable book.
  • Bills payable book.
  • Journal proper.

Which of the following is/are the subsidiary books?

  1. Purchases Book

  2. Sales Book

  3. Bills Receivable Book

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
We can divide the subsidiary books into the following types:
  • Cash book.
  • Purchases book.
  • Sales book.
  • Purchases return or return outwards book.
  • Sales return or return inwards book.
  • Bills receivable book.
  • Bills payable book.
  • Journal proper.

Goods sold on credit basis to A Brothers for Rs 1,000 will be entered in _____________.

  1. Cash Book

  2. Journal Proper (General Journal)

  3. Sales Book

  4. Bills Receivable Book


Correct Option: C

Standing orders are _______________.

  1. Credited in the cash book

  2. Debited in the cash book

  3. Entered in the bank statement

  4. Entered in the petty cash balance


Correct Option: A

"Wrong Casting of subsidiary book" is which type of error? 

  1. Error of Omission

  2. Error of Commission

  3. Error of Principle

  4. Compensating Errors


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is/ are true?
    (i)  An error in casting the subsidiary books is an error of commission.
    (ii) An error in wrong casting of the sales day book will not affect the personal                    accounts of debtors.
     (iii) Mistake in transferring the balance of an accounts of debtors.
     (iv) The mistake of treating a liability as an income or vice versa will not affect the             agreement of a trial balance.

  1. Only (i) above

  2. Only (ii) above

  3. Both (i) & (ii) above

  4. (i), (ii) and (iv) above


Correct Option: D

While checking the accounts of ABC the following discrepancies were noticed, even though the trial balance was made to balance by putting the difference to Suspense A/c.
(i) Sales day book for the month of June was found overcast by Rs. 7,000.
(ii) A credit purchase of Rs. 3,000 was omitted to be recorded in the purchase day book.
(iii) Rs. 4,300 received from A credited to A A/c 3,400. (iv) Purchase of Office Equipment worth 25,000 included in trading purchases.
From the above details what would have been the difference in Trial Balance which was made to balance by opening Suspense A/c.

  1. Debit side short by 9,100

  2. Credit side short by 29,100

  3. Debit side more by 7,900

  4. Credit side more by 6,100


Correct Option: A

Good returned by Mr Y,  for Rs 10,000 passed through the Sales Book. This error will result in ________________.

  1. Increase in gross profit

  2. Decrease in gross profit

  3. No effect on gross profit

  4. Either (a) or (b)


Correct Option: A

Under Sales or Return or approval basis when the transactions are moderate and the seller sends the goods on approval or return basis, the accounting treatment will be ________________.

  1. No Journal Entry

  2. Entry in Sales or Return Journal

  3. Entry in Sales or Return Day Book

  4. Sundry Debtors A/c Dr

    To Sales A/c


Correct Option: B