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Ledger book is popularly known as _________.

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  1. secondary book of accounts

  2. principal book of accounts

  3. subsidiary book of accounts

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B

_________ is the principal book of accounts where similar transactions relating to a particular person or property or revenue or expense are recorded.

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  1. Ledger

  2. Journal

  3. Purchases returns books

  4. Sales book

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Correct Option: A

Ledger is the ____ of accounts where similar transactions relating to a particular person or property or revenue or expense are recorded.

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  1. Principal book

  2. Primary entry book

  3. Third entry book

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: A

Ledger is book for _________________.

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  1. Analytical record

  2. Chronological record

  3. Alphabetical record

  4. None of above

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Correct Option: A

On 1st April, 2012 in Sethi's Ledger, furniture account showed a balance of Rs. 2,00,000. On 1st October, 2012 Sethi purchased new furniture by paying Rs. 5,000 and giving old furniture whose book value on 1st April, 2012 was Rs. 12,000 to the seller. Sethi provides depreciation on furniture @ 10% per annum on diminishing balance method. The net value of furniture in Sethi's books as on 31st March, 2013 would be:

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  1. Rs. 1,85,080

  2. Rs. 1,83,960

  3. Rs. 1,84,780

  4. Rs. 2,04,400

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cost of new asset purchased
Cash paid $ = 5,000$
Old asset given up $ = 11,400$
(12,000-600) $= 16,400$

Depreciation
(i) $ (2,00,000 - 12,0(0) \times$  10% = 18,800
(ii) 16,400 x 10% x 6/12 = 820
(iii) $18800 + 820$  = 19,620

Balance as per furniture A/c - 2,00,000
Cost of new asset purchased -5,000
Less: depreciation $=$ 19,620
Less: depreciation $=$ 600
12000 x 10% x 6/12
Net value of furniture  $ = $ 184780

A ledger is made _____________.

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  1. to classify all items appearing in Journal

  2. to record the transaction

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ledger sorts out all the entries in journal under appropriate accounts for example all transactions related to cash are put in one account.

What is NOT required for ledger?

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  1. Data

  2. Using 'To' and 'By'

  3. In folio column page number of journal

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D

Posting is ___________________.

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  1. The process of displaying results in balance sheet

  2. The process of displaying results in profit and loss account

  3. The process of recording the transactions in journal

  4. The process of recording the transactions in ledger

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Correct Option: D

Pick out the wrong one from the following statements.

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  1. In ledger account debit is one left hand side and credit on right hand side.

  2. Ledger takes care of only real and nominal accounts of an enterprise.

  3. Name of the account in ledger is written in the top middle of the account.

  4. Ledger account is divided into two sides.

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Correct Option: B

What is uncommon in ledger?

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  1. Name of the accounts used in journal are different from ledger

  2. Account which is credited in journal debited in ledger

  3. Both a & b

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C