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Trial Balance and Rectification of Errors

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Errors of Commission do not permit

a)

the trial balance to agree

b)

correct total of Balance Sheet

c)

correct totaling of Trial Balance

d)

none of the above

2.

Error of Omission arises when:

a)

any transactions is incorrectly recorded, either wholly or partially

b)

any transactions is left either wholly or partially

c)

any transactions is recorded in a fundamentally incorrect manner

d)

none of these

3.

Suspense Account in the trial balance will be entered in the

a)

manufacturing a/c

b)

trading a/c

c)

profit and loss a/c

d)

balance sheet

4.

Error of Principle arises when

a)

any transaction is recorded in a fundamentally incorrect manner

b)

any transaction is left to be recorded either wholly or partially

c)

any of the transaction recorded with double amount

d)

none of these

5.

Wrong totaling of account is

a)

Error of Principle

b)

Error of Omission

c)

Error of Commission

d)

Compensating Error

6.

An item of Rs.72 has been debited to a personal account as Rs.27, is an error of

a)

Error of commission

b)

error of omission

c)

error of principle

d)

compensating error

7.

sale of typewriter that has been used in the office credited to sales account, which account is to be credited?

a)

sales a/c

b)

cash a/c

c)

capital a/c

d)

typewriter a/c

8.

errors of carry forward from one year to another year affected

a)

personal a/c

b)

real a/c

c)

nominal a/c

d)

both personal and real a/c

9.

if the amount is posted in the wrong account or it is written on the wrong side of the account, it is called:

a)

error of omission

b)

error of comission

c)

compensating errors

d)

errors of principle

10.

The amount of the dishonored bill has been wrongly debited to the general expenses account. which type of error has been committed?

a)

Error of Principle

b)

compensating error

c)

error of complete omission

d)

all of these

11.

After providing the trial balance the accountant find that the total of debit side is short by Rs.2,500. The difference will be:

a)

credited to suspense account

b)

debited to suspense account

c)

adjusted to any of the debit balance accounts

d)

adjusted to any of the credit balance accounts

12.

Sales to Shyam of Rs.500 not recorded in the books would affect:

a)

shyam's account

b)

sales account

c)

sales account and shyam's account

d)

cash account

13.

Purchase of office furniture for Rs.20,000 has been debited to Purchase A/c it is:

a)

an error of omission

b)

an error of commission

c)

compensating errors

d)

an error of principle

14.

A briefcase purchased for Rs.800 for the son of a partner was debited to General expenses a/c with Rs.80. In the rectifying entry, Drawing A/c should be debit with

a)

Rs.880

b)

Rs.720

c)

Rs.800

d)

Rs.80

15.

Goods purchased from A for Rs.30,000 passed through the sales book. The error will result in:

a)

increase in profit

b)

decrease in profit

c)

no effect on the profit

d)

either a) or b)

16.

Rent paid to landlord amounting to Rs.500 was credited to Rent A/c with Rs.5,000. In the rectifying entry, Rent A/c will be debited with:

a)

Rs.5,000

b)

Rs.500

c)

Rs.5,500

d)

Rs.4,500

17.

Purchased goods form Gopal for Rs.3,600 but was recorded in Gopal's A/c as Rs.6,300. In the rectifying entry Gopal's A/c will be debited with:

a)

Rs.9,900

b)

Rs.2,700

c)

Rs.2,600

d)

Rs.6,300

18.

Goods sold to Sethi for Rs.640 was recorded in his account as Rs.460. In the rectifying entry, Sethi's a/c will be debited with:

a)

Rs.180

b)

Rs.460

c)

Rs.640

d)

Rs.1,100

19.

if a purchase return of Rs.2,000 has been wrongly posted to the debit of the sales returns account, but has been correctly entered in the suppliers account the total to the :

a)

Trial Balance would show the debit side to be Rs.2,000 more than the credit

b)

Trial Balance would show the credit side to be Rs.2,000 more than the debit

c)

Debit side of the Trial Balance will be Rs.4,000 more than the credit side

d)

Credit side of the Trial Balance will be Rs.4,000 more than the debit side

20.

Goods worth Rs.24,000 were returned by X, the accountant however, credited the sales returns account by Rs.42,000. In order to rectify this error, what should be done?

a)

Debit the sales return by Rs.42,000

b)

Credit the sales return account by Rs.24,000

c)

Debit the sales return account by Rs.66,000

d)

Debit the sales return account by Rs.18,000

21.
Which of the following is not a kind of error 
a)
compensatory
b)
Principle
c)
Omission 
d)
Permission 
22.
Which of the following is an example of error of Principle
a)
Goods sold for Rs50,000 posted as Rs75000
b)
Rent received Rs500 but wrongly debited 
c)
Goods of Rs85000 purchased for cash recorded through Furniture account
d)
None of these 
23.
A suspense account is used to rectify? 
a)
Single sided errors
b)
Double sided errors 
c)
Both  Single and double sided errors 
d)
None of these 
24.
In which of the following error suspense account will not be used 
a)
sales book was overcasted by Rs100
b)
Amount Rs500 paid to Ram wrongly debited to Shyam
c)
Rent paid Rs600, posted to rent account as Rs60
d)
None of these 
25.
A balanced (agreed) trial balance is a proof of :- 
a)
Complete accuracy of accounts 
b)
There are no errors 
c)
Only  mathematical accuracy 
d)
None of these