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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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SSC CGL 2023 (Tier-II) Paper 1 Previous Year Paper (26-Oct-2023) (Shift-1)
The correct answer is

Depreciation is a cash item.

The correct answer is option 3. Depreciation is a non-cash expense. It represents the allocation of the cost of an asset over its useful life, and it does not involve any cash outflow. The other statements are correct: depreciation is debited to the depreciation account, it represents a decrease in the value of an asset, and under the reducing balance method, the amount charged to depreciation declines each year as the asset's book value decreases.

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  1. Match the following accounting concepts with the meaning/implications.

    Accounting

    Concept

    Meaning

    Implication

    (i)

    Money
    measurement
    concept

    (a)

    Capital of the proprietor is considered as a liability

    (ii)

    Business
    entity concept

    (b)

    Fixed assets are
    valued on a cost basis

    (iii)

    Going concern concept

    (c)

    Changes in purchasing power are ignored

  2. In relation to the single-entry system, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

  3. A Trial Balance may be prepared according to Totals Method and ________ Method.

  4. If the two sides of the Trial Balance tally, it is an indication that ______.

  5. Kohler defines Single Entry System as, "A System of book-keeping in which as a rule only records of ____ and of personal accounts are maintained".

  6. The technique of finding out the net balance of a ledger account, after considering the totals of both debit and credit sides, is known as ______.

  7. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

  8. Which of the following statements is correct?

  9. ______ is defined as a statement or a list of all ledger account balances taken from various ledger books on a particular date to check the arithmetical accuracy.

  10. Which of the following are regarded as features of the single-entry system, generally maintained by small shopkeepers?

    (i) Maintenance of transactions related to personal accounts on the double-entry basis and maintenance of transactions related to real and nominal accounts on the single-entry basis.

    (ii) Maintenance of a cash book with mixed transactions. Normally, both personal and business transactions are mixed in a cash book.

    (iii) Form and accounting accuracy of the single-entry system differ from firm to firm.


Important Questions from Basics of Accounting

  1. Professional people like doctors, lawyers, etc., ascertain their profit or loss under

  2. Prepaid Rent A/c is a

  3. “Legal expenses incurred to defend a suit for breach of contract to supply goods” is

  4. Which of the following statements are true?

    1. Prepaid rent is a Personal A/c.

    2. Interest on Drawings is an income for the business.

    3. Accrued income and income due but not received are same.

    4. Cost of obtaining licence to carry out business is a capital expenditure.

  5. Match List I with List II.

    List I (Accounting Concepts)

    List II (Purpose/Applicability)

    A.

    Going Concern Concept

    I.

    The same accounting method used by a firm from one period to another

    B.

    Consistency

    II.

    Relate to the relative size or importance of an item or event

    C.

    Cost concept

    III.

    This an inappropriate assumption for a firm undergoing bankruptcy

    D.

    Materiality 

    IV.

    The normal basis used to account for assets

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
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