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Questions Related to book keeping and accountancy

Debenture premium cannot be used to -

  1. Write off the discount on issue of shares or debentures

  2. Write off the premium on redemption of shares or debentures

  3. Pay dividends

  4. Write off underwriting commission


Correct Option: C

Book-keeping enables investors to take a decision whether to invest or not.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bookkeeping allows investors to have up-to-date and accessible information. Investors will be able to make better, well informed, decisions which is the ultimate purpose of bookkeepingBookkeeping is not only for current investors but for future investors too.

Various departments of government will be able to find out the taxes due from various sources with the help of books of accounts.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The above statement is true.

Government can access books of accounts of business from various source of the to find out the taxes due.

For which of the following adjustments would a reversing entry facilitate book-keeping procedures?

  1. Adjustment for depreciation expense

  2. Adjustment to allocate prepaid insurance to the current period

  3. Adjustment made as a result of inventory of supplies

  4. Adjustment for drawings in goods


Correct Option: B

According to the double entry system of accounting, an account that obtains benefit is __________.

  1. Credit

  2. Debit

  3. Income

  4. Need not to show in accounting records


Correct Option: A

There are ______ systems of keeping records.

  1. Single Entry System & Double Accounts System

  2. Single Account System & Double Accounts System

  3. Single Entry System & Double Entry System

  4. Single Entry System & Duplicate Accounts System


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is/are merit of double entry system?

  1. It keeps a complete record of business transactions.

  2. It provides a check on the arithmetical accuracy of accounts.

  3. The detailed profit and loss account can be prepared to show profit earned or loss suffered during any given period.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Capital reserves are normally created out of free of distributable profits.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Capital reserves are those reserves which are not created out of operating profits. Capital reserves refers to the amounts which are not free for distribution by way of dividend.. In case of companies, following are examples of capital reserves :

  • Profit prior to incorporation.
  • Premium on the issue of shares and debentures.
  • Profit on reissue of forfeited shares.
  • Profit on redemption of debentures.
  • Profit on sale of fixed assets.
  • Profit on revaluation of fixed assets.
  • Profit on a sale of  the whole undertaking or a part of it.