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RSS ACCOUNTING

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main purpose of accounting is to

a)

A

b)

B

2.

The person who uses accounting information to decide whether to invest is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

3.

Which of the following is not a qualitative characteristic of accounting information?

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4.

The assumption that a business will continue into the foreseeable future is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

The accounting equation is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

6.

Debit means

a)

A

b)

B

7.

The account to be debited when goods are sold on credit is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

A credit entry in the capital account means

(a)  

9.

Which of these accounts has a credit balance?

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10.

Purchases of furniture on credit is entered in

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

The book where credit sales are recorded is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Cash discounts received are recorded in

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

13.

Goods returned to suppliers are entered in

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

The source document for sales day book is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

A contra entry arises when

a)

A transaction involves both cash and bank accounts

b)

A transaction is recorded in both the debit and credit sides of the cash book

c)

A transaction is recorded only in the bank account

d)

A transaction is recorded only in the cash account

16.

Which error will affect the agreement of the trial balance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

17.

A debit balance in the trial balance may indicate

a)

A credit balance

b)

An error in recording transactions

c)

A loss

d)

An asset

18.

When the trial balance disagrees, the difference is put in

(a)  

19.

Which error does not affect the trial balance?

(a)  

20.

If trial balance total is equal, then

a)

A

b)

B

21.

Control accounts are used mainly to

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

A debit balance in the debtors control account means

a)

A credit balance in the debtors control account means

b)

A debit balance in the debtors control account means that there are more debtors than creditors

c)

A debit balance in the debtors control account means that there are more creditors than debtors

d)

A debit balance in the debtors control account means that the company owes money to its debtors

23.

Which of the following is not a reason for preparing a bank reconciliation statement?

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24.

A cheque issued but not yet presented is

a)

A cheque issued

b)

A cheque presented

c)

A cheque cancelled

d)

A cheque outstanding

25.

Dishonoured cheques are treated as

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

Depreciation is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

The straight-line method of depreciation charges

(a)  

28.

Provision for bad debts is an example of

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

Which method of depreciation is based on usage?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

30.

If an asset costs ₦50,000 with residual value ₦5,000 and life of 5 years, annual depreciation is

a)

₦9,000

b)

₦10,000

c)

₦11,000

d)

₦12,000

31.

The account which shows gross profit is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

32. Expenses are transferred to

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

33.

Carriage inward is treated as

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

Which item is not in the balance sheet?

(a)  

35.

Appropriation account is prepared by

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

In partnership accounts, interest on drawings is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

In company accounts, dividends are paid out of

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

The maximum number of partners under CAMA (Nigeria) is

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

1

e)

2

39.

Bonus shares are issued to

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

Shares issued at an amount above nominal value are said to be issued at

a)

par

b)

discount

c)

premium

d)

face value

41.

Prime cost =

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

Which is not a fixed cost?

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43.

A budget is prepared to

(a)  

44.

The ratio of gross profit to sales ×100 is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

If current assets = ₦30,000 and current liabilities = ₦15,000, current ratio = ?

a)

2:1

b)

1:2

c)

1:1

d)

3:2

46.

The main source of government revenue is

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

Votes in government accounts represent

(a)  

48.

In public sector, receipts and payments account is similar to

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

Recurrent expenditure refers to

(a)  

50.

Public debt refers to

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D