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Question 41 Mark
State with reason whether the following statements are True or False:
Sales Return Book records return of goods sold.
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Goods returned by customers are recorded in Sales Return Book.
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Question 51 Mark
What are the two sides of an account called?
Answer
An account is divided into two sides. The left side of an account is known as debit and right side known as credit.
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Question 61 Mark
Which column in a Journal is not filled at the time of Journalising?
Answer
The column ‘Ledger Folio' is filled at the time of posting into the ledger and not at the time of Journalising.
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Question 71 Mark
What is meant by a Journal Proper?
Answer
Journal Proper is a book of account in which those transactions and events are recorded which are not recorded in the subsidiary books.
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Question 81 Mark
State with reason whether the following statements are True or False:
Sales Book is a part of the Ledger.
Answer
False.
Explanation:
Sales Book is a book of original entries.
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Question 101 Mark
An account is not opened in the name of the proprietor in the books of firm. Why?
Answer
An account is not opened in the name of the proprietor, he is represented by Capital Account.
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Question 111 Mark
State with reason whether the following statements are True or False:
Total of the Sales Book is posted to the credit of the Sales Account.
Answer
True.
Explanation:
Total of the Sales Book is posted to the Credit of the Sales Account in Ledger periodically.
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Question 141 Mark
What is a Purchases Return Book?
Answer
Purchases Return Book is a subsidiary book in which the return of goods purchased is recorded.
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Question 151 Mark
Give transaction that:
Increase an asset and increase a liability.
Answer
Increase an asset and increase a liability: Purchase goods on credit i.e., increase in stock and increase in creditors.
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Question 171 Mark
What type of account is a Capital Account and why?
Answer
Capital account is a pesonal account. Because capital account is related to owner personal capital and thats why this is treated in the liabities side of balance sheet.
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Question 181 Mark
Why transactions are first recorded in a Journal?
Answer
Journal being Book of Original Entry contains all the important information relating to a transaction in a chronological order.
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Question 191 Mark
Define Bank overdraft.
Answer
Bank overdraft is the drawing out of a Bank Account of more than what has been deposited in it.
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Question 201 Mark
Name the types of Cash Book.
Answer
Simple or Single Column Cash Book and Two-column Cash Book with Cash and Bank Columns.
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Question 241 Mark
An old machinery was sold to Manish for ₹ 56,000. Name the book in which this entry will be recorded.
Answer
Journal Proper.
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Question 251 Mark
Is cancellation entry required when a bill is renewed?
Answer
When the bill is renewed, entries are passed for cancellation of the old bill and then for recording the new bill.
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Question 271 Mark
A ₹ 10,000 debit balance brought down in the Cash Book of a firm means that the firin has ₹ 10,000 Cash in Hand. Do you agree?
Answer
Yes. Debit balance of Cash Book brought down is an asset of the firm. It means the firm has cash balance of ₹ 10,000 in hand.
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Question 281 Mark
Which balance of the bank column in the Cash Book signifies bank overdraft?
Answer
Credit Balance in the bank column of the Cash Book signifies bank overdraft.
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Question 291 Mark
Rajan who trades in electronic goods, gifted a television to his daughter. Will it be recorded in the books of account?
Answer
Yes, it will be recorded in the books of account, as drawings by Rajan.
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Question 301 Mark
Cash book is a principal book and not a subsidiary book. Do you agree?
Answer
No. Cash Book is a principal book as well as a subsidiary book.
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Question 311 Mark
State with reason whether the following statements are True or False:
In Purchases Book, the record is in respect of cash purchases of goods.
Answer
False.
Explanation:
Only credit purchases of goods are recorded in Purchases Book.
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Question 321 Mark
Give one point of distinction between Purchases Book and Purchases Account.
Answer
Purchases book is a part of Journal whereas purchases account is a part of Ledger.
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Question 341 Mark
Give two advantages of a Journal.
Answer
Two advantages of a Journal are:
  1. It reduces the possibility of error.
  2. It provides an explanation of the transactions.
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Question 351 Mark
What is a debit note?
Answer
A debit note is prepared by the purchaser when goods are returned by him. It is called a debit note because the party's account is debited with the amount written in it.
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Question 361 Mark
Cash column of the Cash Book will always have a debit balance or at the most nil balance. Why?
Answer
It is so because cash payments cannot be more than the cash in hand.
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Question 371 Mark
What is meant by a Sales Return Book?
Answer
Sales Return Book is a subsidiary book in which the return of goods sold is recorded.
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Question 381 Mark
To which side of the Ledger Account are the transactions on the payments side of the Cash Book posted?
Answer
They are posted on the debit side of the Ledger Account.
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Question 391 Mark
When an account is said to have a debit balance?
Answer
An account is said to have a debit balance if the total of its debit side is more than the total of its credit side.
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Question 411 Mark
What is meant by Simple Cash Book?
Answer
Simple Cash Book is a Cash Book with one column on each side to record only cash transactions.
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Question 431 Mark
When an account is said to have a credit balance?
Answer
An account is said to have a credit balance if the total of its credit side is more than the total of its debit side.
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Question 441 Mark
Briefly explain the Petty Cash Book.
Answer
Petty Cash Book is the Cash Book in which expenses involving small amount are recorded.
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Question 451 Mark
What is an Opening Entry?
Answer
Opening Entry is the Journal entry through which the closing balances of the previous year are brought forward in the current year's books of account.
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Question 461 Mark
To which side of the Ledger Account are the transactions on the receipts side of the Cash Book posted?
Answer
They are posted on the credit side of the Ledger Account.
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Question 471 Mark
Give two examples of Nominal Accounts.
Answer
Nominal (Revenue or Expense) Accounts: Accounts which relate to expenses, losses, gains, revenue, etc., are termed as Nominal Accounts. These are Salary Account, Purchases Account, Interest Paid Account, Sales Account and Commission Received Account. The net result of all the Nominal Accounts is profit or loss which is transferred to the Capital Account.
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Question 481 Mark
What is a purchases Book?
Answer
Purchases Book is a subsidiary book in which credit purchases of goods dealt in or stores and raw material used for production are recorded.
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Question 491 Mark
Define a Sales Book.
Answer
Sales Book is a subsidiary book in which credit sale of goods dealt in are recorded.
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Question 501 Mark
A wholesaler sold 55 items to a retailer at a price of ₹ 200 each, less 20% Trade Discount. The retailer subsequently returned 12 of these items. As a result of this, the retailer should be sent a credit note for how much amount?
Answer
The wholesaler should send a credit note for ₹ 1,920 to the retailer, being the amount of 12 items @ ₹ 200 after allowing 20% Trade Discount.
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