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The accounting equation and double entry
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12 Class 11 Accounting questions with answers and explanations.
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The accounting equation is:
- 1 Assets = Capital − Liabilities
- 2 Assets = Liabilities + Capital
- 3 Liabilities = Assets + Capital
- 4 Capital = Assets + Liabilities
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Correct answer: Assets = Liabilities + Capital
Assets equal the claims of outsiders and of the owner.
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An increase in an asset is recorded on the:
- 1 Credit side
- 2 Narration column
- 3 Debit side
- 4 Date column
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Correct answer: Debit side
Assets increase on the debit side.
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An increase in capital is recorded on the:
- 1 Credit side
- 2 Date column
- 3 Narration column
- 4 Debit side
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Correct answer: Credit side
Capital increases on the credit side.
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An expense is recorded on the:
- 1 Narration column
- 2 Debit side
- 3 Date column
- 4 Credit side
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Correct answer: Debit side
Expenses are debited because they reduce capital.
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A business has assets of Rs 80,000 and liabilities of Rs 30,000. Its capital is:
- 1 Rs 80,000
- 2 Rs 30,000
- 3 Rs 110,000
- 4 Rs 50,000
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Correct answer: Rs 50,000
Capital = 80,000 − 30,000.
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Buying stock on credit from a supplier:
- 1 Increases assets and capital
- 2 Decreases capital
- 3 Increases assets and liabilities
- 4 Decreases liabilities
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Correct answer: Increases assets and liabilities
Stock and the amount owed to the supplier both increase.
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The book in which a transaction is first recorded is the:
- 1 Journal
- 2 Ledger
- 3 Trial balance
- 4 Balance sheet
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Correct answer: Journal
Transactions are first entered in the journal.
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A trial balance is prepared to check that:
- 1 The stock is counted
- 2 The profit is correct
- 3 All errors are removed
- 4 Total debits equal total credits
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Correct answer: Total debits equal total credits
It tests the arithmetical agreement of the ledger.
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The owner starts a business with Rs 50,000 in cash. The journal entry is:
- 1 Debit Cash, credit Capital
- 2 Debit Purchases, credit Cash
- 3 Debit Capital, credit Cash
- 4 Debit Cash, credit Sales
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Correct answer: Debit Cash, credit Capital
Cash increases and capital increases.
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Repaying a loan of Rs 10,000 in cash:
- 1 Decreases assets and liabilities
- 2 Increases capital
- 3 Increases assets
- 4 Decreases capital
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Correct answer: Decreases assets and liabilities
Cash and the loan both fall by 10,000.
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Drawings made by the owner:
- 1 Increase liabilities
- 2 Reduce capital
- 3 Are an asset
- 4 Increase capital
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Correct answer: Reduce capital
Drawings are withdrawals that reduce the owner's claim.
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Which of these is a liability?
- 1 Amount owed to a supplier
- 2 Stock of goods
- 3 Cash in hand
- 4 Machinery
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Correct answer: Amount owed to a supplier
A liability is an amount the business owes.
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