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Competitive MCQs (Commerce): Trial Balance-I


Q. 1. Trail Balance is

A.

An Account

 

C.

A Ledger

 

B.

A Statement

 

D.

Information

 

 
Q. 2. Trail Balance is

A.

Conclusive proof of accuracy

 

C.

Ledger Account

 

B.

Final Account

 

D.

Prima facie evidence of arithmetical accuracy

 

 
Q. 3. In which statement the balances of all the accounts in the ledger are incorporated?

A.

Balance Sheet

 

C.

Cash Flow Statement

 

B.

Trial Balance

 

D.

Profit and Loss Account

 

 
Q. 4. Which of the following is put on the debit side of trial balance?

A.

Capital Account

 

C.

Purchases Account

 

B.

Sales Account

 

D.

Discount received Account

 

 
Q. 5. Which of the following is put on the credit side of trial balance?

A.

Furniture Account

 

C.

Bills Receivable Account

 

B.

Sales Return Account

 

D.

Creditors Account

 

 
Q. 6. The difference in the trial balance may be transferred to

A.

Assets Account

 

C.

Suspense Account

 

B.

Liabilities Account

 

D.

Capital Account

 

 
Q. 7. A trial balance is a list of balances in the

A.

Journal

 

C.

Day Book

 

B.

Ledger

 

D.

Cash Book

 

 
Q. 8. All the ledger accounts which are tabulated as a summary statement is known as

A.

Balance Sheet

 

C.

Reconciliation

 

B.

Trial Balance

 

D.

Financial Statement

 

 
Q. 9. In case a trial balance does not agree, in which account the difference will be shown?

A.

Capital Account

 

C.

Suspense Account

 

B.

Trading Account

 

D.

Drawings Account

 

 
Q. 10. A trial balance is

A.

Balance sheet of a business

 

C.

Balance of the trading account

 

B.

List of balances in the ledger

 

D.

Difference between cash book and bank statement

 

 
Q. 11. When a suspense account is opened?

A.

When balances transfer from ledger

 

C.

When final account is ready to prepare

 

B.

When reserves create on liability

 

D.

When trial balance does not agree

 

 
Q. 12. What is the nature of suspense account?

A.

Real Account

 

C.

Nominal Account

 

B.

Personal Account

 

D.

None of these

 

 
Q. 13. Trial balance helps in preparation of

A.

Cash Book

 

C.

Final Accounts

 

B.

Day Book

 

D.

Cash Flow Statement

 

 
Q. 14. Trial balance is prepared for the

A.

Whole year

 

C.

Specific date

 

B.

One month

 

D.

All of these

 

 
Q. 15. Which of the following errors will affect the accuracy of a trial balance?

A.

Repairs to building debited to building account.

 

C.

Freight paid on purchase of new machinery debited to freight account.

 

B.

The total of purchase day book is Rs. 2,000 short.

 

D.

Payment of wages debited to insurance account.

 

 
Q. 16. Which of the following errors will not affect a trial balance?

A.

Goods bought on credit from B & Co. was not posted to suppliers account but was duly entered in purchases day book.

 

C.

Purchase of an asset on credit from C Bros. was entered in the purchase day book.

 

B.

Goods sold on credit to D & Co. was debited to his account but was not entered in sales day book.

 

D.

Debit balance of cash book for March was carried forward on the credit side of the cash book of April.

 

 
Q. 17. Mr. X purchased a business from Mr. K with total assets of Rs. 6,50,000 and total liabilities of Rs. 50,000. In which account the difference will be shown in the trial balance?

A.

Cash Account

 

C.

Goodwill Account

 

B.

Capital Account

 

D.

Profit and Loss Account

 

 
Q. 18. If an amount of Rs. 500 instead of being credited to discount account was debited to discount account, by what amount will it create the difference in trial balance?

A.

Rs. 250

 

C.

Rs. 1,000

 

B.

Rs. 500

 

D.

Rs. 1,500

 

 
 
Answer:

1.

B

2.

D

3.

B

4.

C

5.

D

6.

C

7.

B

8.

B

9.

C

10.

B

11.

D

12.

B

13.

C

14.

C

15.

B

16.

C

17.

B

18.

C