Accounts - Principles of Accounts JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

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Carriage inwards are

  • A. credited to the trading account
  • B. debited to the trading account
  • C. credited to the profit account
  • D. debited o the profit and loss account
  • E. debited to the profit and loss appropriation account
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23

The excess of current assets over current liabilities is

  • A. authorised capital
  • B. norminal capital
  • C. issed capital
  • D. owners capital
  • E. working capital
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24

Gavon. Ltd. failed to record N2,000 wages. The error committed is that of

  • A. omission
  • B. commission
  • C. principle
  • D. compensation
  • E. original entry
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25

Income received in advance is shown in the balance sheet as

  • A. current asset
  • B. intangible asset
  • C. tangible asset
  • D. long term liabilities
  • E. current liabilities
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26

Which of the following is a fictitious asset?

  • A. plant and mechinery
  • B. prepayment
  • C. preliminary expenses
  • D. investment
  • E. fictures and fittings
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27

Which of the following is a Revenue Income?

  • A. the sale proceeds of an old table
  • B. the sale proceeds of shares
  • C. loan refund
  • D. debt recovered
  • E. the sale proceeds of an old typewriter
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28

Debenture is a

  • A. current asset
  • B. fixed asset
  • C. long term liability
  • D. current liability
  • E. tangible asset
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29

Trade debts amounting to N300 were written off. Which of the following would be affected?

  • A. purchases
  • B. profit and losses
  • C. creditors
  • D. sales ledger
  • E. trading account
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30

A partner’s drawing is debited to

  • A. profit and loss appropriation account
  • B. interest account
  • C. loan account
  • D. current account
  • E. trading account
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31

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

  • A. Plant and machinery
  • B. stock
  • C. goodwill
  • D. preliminary expenses
  • E. overdraft
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32

Which of the following is the most liquid?

  • A. land and buildings
  • B. cash at bank
  • C. machinery
  • D. goodwill
  • E. furnitures and fittings
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33

Interest on Johnson’s drawing is

  • A. N500
  • B. N300
  • C. N200
  • D. N150
  • E. N100
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34

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

  • A. discount allowed
  • B. salaries and wages
  • C. sundry expenses
  • D. rates and rent
  • E. return inwards
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35

The amount of individual items on a government budget is called

  • A. a vote
  • B. a deposit
  • C. a investment
  • D. a loan
  • E. a grant
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36

which of the following is not a Nominal Account?

  • A. rent
  • B. wages
  • C. discount
  • D. land
  • E. interest
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37

Purchases in accounting refers to goods bought for

  • A. repairs
  • B. owner's use
  • C. resale
  • D. decorating offices
  • E. permanent use
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38

Goodwill is

  • A. a current asset
  • B. a current liability
  • C. a long term liability
  • D. a fictitious asset
  • E. an intangible asset
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39

The equivalent of a club’s Receipt and payment account is

  • A. cash account
  • B. revenue account
  • C. trading account
  • D. suspense account
  • E. profit and loss account
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40

The term bad debts means debts

  • A. recorded in wrong account
  • B. owed by an employee
  • C. paid with fake currency
  • D. that cannot be collected
  • E. owed by a supplier
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41

A trial balance is a proof of accuracy of

  • A. transactions
  • B. final accounts
  • C. double entry in the ledger
  • D. trading account
  • E. balance sheet
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42

Cash stolen from branch-taking s is recorded in the Head Office books by debiting

  • A. defalcations account and crediting branch stock acccount
  • B. mark-up account and crediting branch stock account
  • C. defalcations account and crediting profit and loss account
  • D. cash account and crediting branch stock account
  • E. branch stock account and crediting defalcations account
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