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Auditing Unit 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Auditing means

a)

Detection and prevention of frauds

b)

Detection and prevention of errors and frauds

c)

Detection and prevention of errors

d)

Controlling of accounts

2.

The first auditor of a company will hold office

a)

For a period of one year

b)

Till holding of statutory meeting

c)

Till the conclusion of first annual general meeting

d)

Till a new auditor is appointed

3.

Who is responsible for the appointment of statutory auditor of a limited company?

a)

Directors of the company

b)

Members of the company

c)

The Central Government

d)

All of the above

4.

Who among the following is eligible to appoint an auditor of Government company?

a)

An individual not passing CA

b)

A chartered accountant whether in practice or not

c)

By C & AG

d)

A chartered accountant in practice

5.

Audit of banks is an example of

a)

Statutory audit

b)

Balance sheet audit

c)

Concurrent audit

d)

Both (a) and (b)

e)

All of the above

6.

In India, balance sheet audit is synonymous to

a)

Annual audit

b)

Continuous audit

c)

Detailed audit

d)

Statutory audit

7.

Audit in depth is synonymous for-

a)

Complete audit

b)

Completed audit

c)

Final audit

d)

Detailed audit

8.

Balance sheet audit includes verification of

a)

Assets

b)

Liabilities

c)

Income and expense accounts where appropriate

d)

All of the above

9.

Who among the following can be appointed as auditor of a company?

a)

A partner or a director of a company

b)

A person of unsound mind

c)

Mr. who owes Rs.500 to the company

d)

Mr. Z the holder of C.A certificate

10.

What is the first step of an Auditor to do Audit?

a)

Collecting Evidence

b)

Planning

11.

The purpose of an Audit plan is to determine why, How when and by whom the audit will be performed

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The scope of Auditing is _____________

a)

Detection of fraud and errors

b)

Judging the fair presentation of financial statements

c)

Reporting on Financial position of Business enterprises

d)

All the above

13.

Auditing is done to ascertain the accuracy of financial statements provided by the organization

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

An Auditor can hold the audit of not more than ------- companies

a)

20

b)

15

c)

10

d)

30

15.

Auditing is done to ascertain the accuracy of financial statements provided by the organization

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Which of the following is not true about opinion on financial statements

a)

The auditor should express an opinion on financial

b)

His opinion is no guarantee to future viability of business

c)

He is responsible for detection and prevention of frauds and errors in financial statements

d)

He should examine whether recognised accounting principle have been consistently

17.

An audit of financial statements is conducted to determine if the

a)

A.Client’s internal control is functioning as intended.

b)

B. Organization is operating efficiency and effectively.

c)

C. Auditee is following specific procedures or rules set down by some higher authority.

d)

D. Overall financial statements are stated in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework.

18.

Which of the following statements is not a distinction between independent auditors and internal auditors?

a)

A. Independent auditors represent third party users external to the auditee entity, whereas internal auditors report directly to management.

b)

B. Internal auditors are employees of the auditee, whereas independent auditors are independent contractors

c)

C. Although independent auditors strive for both validity and relevance of evidence, internal auditors are concerned almost exclusively with validity.

d)

D. The internal auditor’s span of coverage goes beyond financial auditing to encompass operational and performance auditing

19.

Which of the following has the primary responsibility for the fairness of the representations made in the financial statements?

a)

A. Client’s management.

b)

B. Audit Committee.

c)

C. Independent auditor.

d)

D. Board of Accountancy.

20.

Which of the following statements does not describe a condition that creates a demand for auditing?

a)

A. Expertise is often required for information preparation and verification.

b)

B. Conflict between an information preparer and a user can result in biased information.

c)

C. Information can have substantial economic consequences for a decision-maker.

d)

D. Users can directly assess the quality of information.

21.

Auditor’s primary responsibility is to detect errors and frauds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Recording a transaction twice in the books of original entry is an error of __________

a)

Principle

b)

Commission

c)

Duplication

23.

What are the techniques of verification?

a)

Inspection

b)

Observation

c)

Confirmation

d)

all the above

24.

Which of the following describe the true relationship between auditor, client and external users?

a)

A. Management provides capital to external users and auditor is hired to provide report relied upon by users for assurance.

b)

B. External users rely on auditor’s report assurance to reduce information risk provided by management

c)

C. Auditor ensure report are based on management decision on the economic event to be presented to external users

d)

D. Management and auditor provide financial statement to external users

25.

The distinction between the role of auditor and accountant can be best describe as

a)

A. Accountant provide financial information for decision making while auditor determine whether the information properly reflects the economic events of the accounting period.

b)

B. Accountant must have a thorough understanding of the principles and rules to prepare financial statement while auditor rely on the theory of evidence to verify the financial statement.

c)

C. Auditor is responsible for detection and prevention of error and frauds while accountant ensure the credibility and quality dimension of financial statement.

d)

D. Auditor must possess expertise in the accumulation and interpretation of audit evidence while accountant need to be expert in understanding the principles and rules.