BIOLOGY LESSON NOTE ON HUMAN KIDNEY
Accounting is a subject in the NECO Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) that deals with the recording, classification, summarizing, and interpretation of financial transactions. It helps students understand how businesses keep financial records, prepare statements, and make financial decisions. Key areas include double entry, ledgers, trial balance, final accounts, and control accounts. Success in Accounting requires practice, accuracy, and understanding of principles. This set contains 100 NECO-standard objective questions with properly shuffled options A–D.
Instruction: Choose the correct option A–D.
Accounting is the process of
A. farming activities B. recording financial transactions C. cooking food D. trading goods only
Answer: B
Bookkeeping is
A. destroying records B. recording business transactions C. cooking accounts D. printing money
Answer: B
A business transaction is
A. social activity B. exchange of money or goods C. school activity D. farming activity
Answer: B
The main purpose of accounting is to
A. entertain people B. provide financial information C. grow crops D. build roads
Answer: B
Assets are
A. debts B. resources owned by a business C. expenses only D. losses
Answer: B
Liabilities are
A. assets B. debts owed by a business C. income D. capital only
Answer: B
Capital is
A. debt B. investment of owner in business C. loss D. expense
Answer: B
Drawings are
A. profit B. cash taken by owner for personal use C. capital increase D. income
Answer: B
Income is
A. money spent B. money earned C. loss D. debt
Answer: B
Expense is
A. money earned B. cost incurred in business C. capital D. asset
Answer: B
Double entry system means
A. recording once B. recording twice (debit and credit) C. no recording D. single record only
Answer: B
Every debit must have a
A. credit counterpart B. profit C. loss D. tax
Answer: A
Ledger is
A. book of original entry B. book of final accounts C. book of rules D. cash book only
Answer: B
Journal is used for
A. final accounts B. recording transactions first time C. balance sheet only D. profit only
Answer: B
Trial balance is used to
A. calculate tax B. check arithmetical accuracy C. record sales D. prepare invoices
Answer: B
Debit means
A. increase in liability B. left side of account C. right side only D. profit only
Answer: B
Credit means
A. left side B. right side of account C. expense only D. loss only
Answer: B
The accounting equation is
A. Assets = Liabilities + Capital B. Assets = Expenses C. Profit = Loss D. Cash = Debt
Answer: A
Capital increases when
A. expenses increase B. profit is made C. loss occurs D. liabilities increase
Answer: B
Profit is
A. excess of income over expenses B. loss only C. debt D. capital only
Answer: A
Loss is
A. income B. excess of expenses over income C. capital D. asset
Answer: B
Source document is
A. fake record B. evidence of transaction C. balance sheet D. ledger
Answer: B
Invoice is
A. receipt of payment B. bill issued for goods sold C. bank statement D. journal entry
Answer: B
Receipt is
A. proof of payment B. debt record C. expense record D. profit sheet
Answer: A
Discount is
A. extra charge B. reduction in price C. tax increase D. interest
Answer: B
Cash book records
A. credit sales only B. cash transactions C. assets only D. liabilities only
Answer: B
Sales journal records
A. cash purchases B. credit sales C. cash sales only D. expenses
Answer: B
Purchases journal records
A. credit purchases B. cash sales C. income only D. assets only
Answer: A
Returns inward means
A. goods returned by customer B. goods bought C. cash received D. expenses
Answer: A
Returns outward means
A. goods returned to supplier B. goods sold C. income D. capital
Answer: A
Bank reconciliation is used to
A. increase profit B. compare bank and cash records C. calculate tax D. prepare invoices
Answer: B
Petty cash is used for
A. large expenses B. small expenses C. salary only D. loans
Answer: B
Imprest system is used in
A. petty cash management B. stock control C. tax calculation D. profit sharing
Answer: A
Bank overdraft is
A. savings account B. borrowing from bank C. investment D. profit
Answer: B
Standing order is
A. one-time payment B. regular payment instruction C. cash receipt D. invoice
Answer: B
Cheque is
A. cash note B. written order to bank C. receipt D. invoice
Answer: B
Bank statement is issued by
A. customer B. bank C. supplier D. trader
Answer: B
Deposit means
A. withdrawing money B. putting money into bank C. borrowing D. spending
Answer: B
Withdrawal means
A. adding money B. removing money from account C. profit D. capital
Answer: B
Cash discount is given for
A. late payment B. early payment C. tax payment D. loan repayment
Answer: B
Trade discount is given on
A. services B. bulk purchases C. salaries D. rent
Answer: B
Ledger posting means
A. recording in journal B. transferring to ledger accounts C. printing invoices D. closing accounts
Answer: B
Folio is
A. page reference B. profit sheet C. tax record D. cash book
Answer: A
Opening entry is
A. last entry B. first entry in accounts C. profit entry D. loss entry
Answer: B
Closing entry is used to
A. open accounts B. close accounts at year end C. increase sales D. calculate tax only
Answer: B
Capital account shows
A. income only B. owner's investment C. expenses only D. sales only
Answer: B
Drawings reduce
A. liability B. capital C. income D. assets only
Answer: B
Purchases return reduces
A. sales B. purchases C. profit only D. capital
Answer: B
Sales return reduces
A. purchases B. sales C. expenses D. capital
Answer: B
Trial balance must balance because of
A. error in calculation B. double entry system C. single entry system D. fraud
Answer: B
Trading account is prepared to find
A. net loss only B. gross profit or loss C. capital D. assets
Answer: B
Profit and loss account shows
A. gross profit B. net profit or loss C. assets D. liabilities
Answer: B
Balance sheet shows
A. income only B. financial position C. expenses only D. sales only
Answer: B
Gross profit is
A. sales – purchases B. sales – cost of goods sold C. income – tax D. capital – expense
Answer: B
Net profit is
A. gross profit – expenses B. sales only C. assets only D. liabilities only
Answer: A
Cost of goods sold includes
A. rent B. opening stock + purchases – closing stock C. salary only D. tax only
Answer: B
Stock is
A. income B. goods for sale C. capital D. expense
Answer: B
Opening stock is
A. goods bought during year B. stock at beginning C. stock sold D. profit
Answer: B
Closing stock is
A. stock at end B. stock at beginning C. sales D. purchases
Answer: A
Depreciation means
A. increase in value B. reduction in value of asset C. profit D. tax
Answer: B
Fixed assets are
A. consumable goods B. long-term assets C. liabilities D. expenses
Answer: B
Current assets are
A. long-term assets B. short-term assets C. loans only D. capital
Answer: B
Current liabilities are
A. long-term debts B. short-term debts C. assets D. income
Answer: B
Capital employed means
A. liabilities only B. capital used in business C. expenses D. income
Answer: B
Working capital is
A. fixed assets B. current assets – current liabilities C. capital only D. profit
Answer: B
Accrued income is
A. received income B. earned but not received C. expense paid D. capital
Answer: B
Prepaid expense is
A. unpaid expense B. expense paid in advance C. income D. profit
Answer: B
Bad debt is
A. good income B. irrecoverable debt C. capital D. asset
Answer: B
Provision for bad debts is
A. asset B. estimated loss C. income D. capital
Answer: B
Capital account appears in
A. trading account B. balance sheet C. cash book D. journal only
Answer: B
Revenue refers to
A. expenses B. income from sales C. assets D. liabilities
Answer: B
Expenses reduce
A. profit B. capital only C. assets only D. liabilities only
Answer: A
Income increases
A. loss B. profit C. expense D. liability
Answer: B
Accounting period is usually
A. 1 day B. 1 year C. 10 years D. 1 month
Answer: B
Final accounts are prepared at
A. start of year B. end of year C. weekly D. daily
Answer: B
Accounting helps in
A. guessing profit B. decision making C. farming D. cooking
Answer: B
Double entry ensures
A. errors increase B. accuracy C. confusion D. loss
Answer: B
Ledger account has
A. single side B. debit and credit sides C. only credit D. only debit
Answer: B
Journal entry starts with
A. credit B. debit C. profit D. asset
Answer: B
Capital is also called
A. liability B. owner’s equity C. expense D. income
Answer: B
Assets minus liabilities equals
A. profit B. capital C. loss D. expense
Answer: B
Trial balance totals must
A. differ B. agree C. reduce D. increase
Answer: B
Error of omission affects
A. one side only B. both sides C. profit only D. capital only
Answer: B
Error of commission is
A. correct entry B. wrong account entry C. no entry D. balanced entry
Answer: B
Suspense account is used when
A. books balance B. trial balance does not balance C. profit is high D. sales increase
Answer: B
VAT means
A. Value Added Tax B. Variable Account Type C. Value Account Trade D. Virtual Asset Tax
Answer: A
Payroll is record of
A. sales B. wages and salaries C. assets D. loans
Answer: B
Wages are paid to
A. managers B. workers C. customers D. banks
Answer: B
Salary is paid to
A. labourers B. professionals C. farmers D. buyers
Answer: B
Commission is payment based on
A. fixed rate B. sales performance C. rent D. tax
Answer: B
Rent is payment for
A. labour B. use of property C. profit D. capital
Answer: B
Interest is paid on
A. goods B. loans C. salaries D. stock
Answer: B
Commission account is part of
A. trading account B. profit and loss account C. balance sheet D. cash book
Answer: B
Accounting helps in
A. hiding profit B. financial control C. cheating D. confusion
Answer: B
Proper records help to
A. increase fraud B. prevent fraud C. reduce profit D. stop business
Answer: B
Auditing means
A. cooking accounts B. checking accounts C. writing accounts D. deleting accounts
Answer: B
Internal audit is done by
A. outsiders B. company staff C. customers D. government
Answer: B
External audit is done by
A. company staff B. independent auditors C. workers D. managers
Answer: B
Accounting records must be
A. false B. accurate C. hidden D. ignored
Answer: B
The main goal of accounting is
A. loss creation B. financial information accuracy C. confusion D. waste
Answer: B
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