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INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The type or branch of accounting that generates reports for the use of external parties such as creditors, investors and government agencies is known as:

a)

Financial Accounting

b)

Managerial Accounting

c)

Tax Accounting

d)

Forensic Accounting

2.

Which one of the following is not an external user of accounting information?

a)

Investor

b)

Creditor

c)

Manager

d)

Customer

3.

Which of the following is correct?

a)

Owner’s Equity = Liabilities + Assets

b)

Liabilities = Assets + Owner’s Equity

c)

Assets = Liabilities + Owner’s Equity

d)

Assets = Owner’s Equity

4.

Who is known as the father of accounting?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Fra Luca Pacioli

c)

Al Khawarizmy

d)

Al Mazendarany

5.

Which of the following is correct about double entry system of accounting?

a)

Every business transaction brings at least two financial changes in business.

b)

Financial changes are recorded as debits or credits in two or more accounts.

c)

Every debit entry has a corresponding credit entry.

d)

All of the above

6.

A list of account names used in general ledger of an organization is known as:

a)

Balance Sheet

b)

Income Statement

c)

Account List

d)

Chart of Accounts

7.

Which one of the following is not a nominal account?

a)

purchases account

b)

sales account

c)

salaries account

d)

cash account

8.

Which one of the following is valuation (or contra) account?

a)

Accounts receivable

b)

Gain on sale of fixed asset account

c)

Accumulated depreciation account

d)

Copyright account

9.

Which of the following normally have a debit balance?

a)

Liability accounts

b)

Equity or capital accounts

c)

Income or revenue accounts

d)

Asset accounts

10.

According to modern approach, the accounts are classified as:

a)

personal accounts, nominal accounts, real accounts and valuation accounts

b)

personal accounts, nominal accounts, revenue accounts, and expense accounts

c)

asset accounts, liability accounts, sales accounts, profit accounts

d)

asset accounts, liability accounts, capital accounts, withdrawal accounts, revenue accounts and expense account