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INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rules for Real Account is

a)

Debit what comes in Credit what goes out

b)

Debit all Expenses and Lossess credit all incomes and gains

c)

Debit the receiver credit the giver

d)

None of the above

2.

The accounts that records expenses, gains and losses are

a)

(A) Personal accounts

b)

(B) Real accounts

c)

(C) Nominal accounts

d)

(D) None of the above

3.

Debit the receiver & credit the giver is _____ account

a)

a) Personal

b)

b) Real

c)

c) Nominal

d)

d) All the above

4.

Which of the following is a Real A/c?

a)

a) Building A/c

b)

b) Capital A/c

c)

c) Shyam A/c

d)

d) Rent A/c

5.
The left side of a T-Account is called
a)
Debit
b)
Credit
c)
Left Side
d)
Right Side
6.

It is the art of analyzing financial transactions and economic events, recording them, classifying them into accounts, summarizing them, reporting, and interpreting the results.

a)

Bookkeeping

b)

Journalizing

c)

Accounting

d)

Auditing

7.

Mr. Moonrise started a business for buying and selling of stationery with ₹5,00,000 as an initial investment. Of which he paid ₹1,00,000 for furniture, ₹2,00,000 for buying stationery items. The amount of capital will be

a)

₹2,00,000

b)

₹5,00,000

c)

₹1,00,000

d)

₹3,00,000

8.
Amount owed by a business
a)
liability
b)
asset
c)
capital
d)
account
9.
______________________ is the transfer of journalized transactions to their accounts.
a)
Posting
b)
Recording
c)
Updating
d)
Journalizing
10.

The same accounting procedure must be followed in the same way in each accounting period.

a)

Consistency

b)

Materiality

c)

Objectivity

d)

Conservatism

11.

The revenue from business activities and the expenses associated with earning that revenue are recorded in the same accounting period.

a)

Matching Principle

b)

Periodicity

c)

Historical Cost

d)

Full Disclosure

12.

An accounting standard can be ignored if the net impact of doing so has such a small impact on the financial statements that a reader of the financial statements would not be misled.

a)

Materiality

b)

Objectivity

c)

Full Disclosure

d)

Conservatism

13.

Business transactions are reported in numbers that have common values—that is, using a common unit of measurement.

a)

Money Measurement

b)

Entity Concept

c)

Revenue Recognition

d)

Matching Principle

14.

Financial statements are prepared with the expectation that a business will remain in operation indefinitely.

a)

Going Concern

b)

Consistency

c)

Conservatism

d)

Matching Principle

15.

GAAP stands for:

a)

Generally Accepted Auditing Procedures

b)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

c)

Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures

d)

Generally Auditing Accounting Principles

16.

On June 25, Galing Repair Shop rendered service shop to a client for P600. The service fee was collected July 4. The bookkeeper recorded the revenue on June 25.

a)

Revenue Recognition

b)

Matching Principle

c)

History Cost

d)

Objectivity

17.

These are broad, general statements or “rules” and “procedures” that serve as guides in the practice of accounting

a)

Accounting Principles

b)

Accounting Ethics

c)

General Accounting Procedures

d)

Professionalism

18.

Which of the following statements about double-entry accounting is incorrect?

a)

Accounting system in which each financial transaction is recorded in two different accounts

b)

Accounting system in which each financial transaction is recorded in one account

c)

Accounting system in which each financial transaction is recorded in three different accounts

d)

None of the above

19.

Which accounting assumption assumes that an enterprise will continue in operation long enough to carry out its existing objectives and commitments?

a)

Monetary unit assumption

b)

Economic entity assumption

c)

Time period assumption

d)

Going concern assumption

20.

Journal is a book of ______entry

a)

Secondary

b)

Original

c)

First

d)

None of these

21.

A collection of all accounts is a ___________

a)

Journal

b)

Trial balance

c)

Ledger

d)

Chart of Accounts

22.

A short description of every transaction made in the journal is called

a)

Summary

b)

Narration

c)

Description

d)

Remark

23.

Transactions and events that cannot be measured in money terms are not recorded in the books of accounts. It is due to Money Measurement Concept.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The system of recording transactions based on Dual Aspect Concept is known as double entry system.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The rule “Debit all expenses and losses and credit all gains and incomes” is applicable to Personal Account

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What is the type of Drawings Account?

a)

(a) Personal

b)

(b) Real

c)

(c) Nominal

d)

Expenses

27.

__________________ is a language of business.

a)

Accounting

b)

Economics

c)

Management

d)

Non of the above

28.

Incomplete accounting system is called______________

a)

Single entry system

b)

Double entry system

c)

Cost accounting system

d)

None of the above

29.

We record ___________in the books of accounts.

a)

financial transactions

b)

no financial transactions

c)

both financial and non financial transactions

d)

none of these

30.

Which of the following is not a branch of accounting?

a)

cost accounting

b)

financial accounting

c)

book keeping and accounting

d)

management accounting

31.

Which is the first step of accounting process?

a)

Classifying

b)

analyzing and interpretation

c)

recording

d)

financial statements.

32.

Double entry system has two aspects_______and _________

(a)  

33.

Which statements about book-keeping and accounting are correct?

1 Accounting is performed periodically rather than daily.

2 Accounting relies on having accurate book-keeping records.

3 Book-keeping includes the preparation of financial statements.

4 Book-keeping involves the recording of financial transactions.

a)

1, 2 and 4

b)

1 and 3

c)

2, 3 and 4

d)

2 and 4 only

34.

The Process of entering all transaction from the Journal to Ledger is called

a)

Posting

b)

Entry

c)

Accounting

d)

None of the above

35.

Rules for Real Account is

a)

Debit what comes in Credit what goes out

b)

Debit all Expenses and Lossess credit all incomes and gains

c)

Debit the receiver credit the giver

d)

None of the above

36.

What is the purpose of GAAP?

a)

To oversee the operations of public companies

b)

To enforce accounting laws

c)

To regulate the financial markets

d)

To provide consistency and clarity in financial reporting

37.

What does GAAP stand for?

a)

Generally Acknowledged Accounting Procedures

b)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

c)

Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures

d)

Generally Acknowledged Accounting Principles

38.

The Capital of the Company is called...............

a)

Debenture Capital

b)

Preference Capital

c)

Share Capital

d)

Others

39.

The originator of Double Entry System

a)

Lucas Pacioli

b)

Marshall

c)

Pikles

d)

Batliboi

40.
When the Businessman draws some amount of money or goods from the business for personal use, He is Called___________?
a)
Drawings
b)
Bed Debts
c)
Expenses
d)
Liabilities
41.
Summarized record of the transaction affecting person property, gain or loss as an account of a person, assets, expenses, losses, and income, etc. Is known as________________?
a)
Account
b)
Transaction
c)
Business
d)
Profit & Loss
42.

What is Accounting?

a)

systematic record of transaction

b)

Analysing

c)

interpretating

d)

All the above

43.

From an accounting perspective the business is treated as being separate from its owners. which concept is this?

a)

Business entity concept

b)

Faithful representation

c)

consistency

d)

comparability

44.

Assets and income should not be overstated whilst liabilities and expenses should not be understated. which concept is this?

a)

Accruals basis

b)

Duality

c)

Prudence

d)

consistency

45.

Business is distinct from the owner. This concept is called __________________

a)

Business entity concept

b)

Cost concept

c)

Going concern concept

d)

Money measurement concept

46.

According to going concern concept,a business entity is assumed to have.

a)

A long life

b)

a short life

c)

A very short life

d)

A definite life

47.

Accounting refers to the process of analyzing and interpreting the information already recorded in the books of accounts.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The excess of expense over income is called Profit.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The primary stage of accounting function is called Book-keeping.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

In Dual Aspect Concept the assets represent economic resources of the business.

a)

True

b)

False