SSC CGL Tier 2 10th August 2022 General Studies Finance and Economics

For the following questions answer them individually

Which of the following is an INCORRECT pair, in the context of the Adjustment Account given in General Ledger under self-balancing ledger system?

Which of the option shows the correct recording of the trade discount received on purchases in the books of accounts?

Which of the following statement is INCORRECT in the context of Profit and Loss account?

Which of the following statements is/are INCORRECT in the context of the Bank Reconciliation Statement?
(i) When balance as per the Pass Book is the starting point, direct deposits by customers are added.
(ii) When balance as per the Pass Book is the starting point, uncollected cheques are added.
(iii) When balance as per the Cash Book is the starting point, unpresented cheques are added.

Which of the given statement(s) is(are) correct in the context of manufacturing account?
(i) A manufacturing Account is prepared for finding out the cost of goods produced (also called Cost of Production)
(ii) Sale of scrap and the closing work-in-progress are shown on the credit side of the manufacturing Account .

Which of the following is the correct match of the types of accounts and the rules?
(i) For personal accounts - a) Debit the receiver and credit the giver
(ii) For real accounts - b) Debit all expenses and credit all losses
(iii) For nominal accounts - c) Debit what comes in and credit what goes out

Which of the following are accounting limitations?
(i) Accounting system records only historical events.
(ii) Accounting ignores the effect of inflation on the value of fixed assets.
(iii) Accounting information does not include the costs of pollution and employee accidental injuries.

Which of the following is/are example(s) of a two-sided error while recording a business transaction?
(i) ₹100 received from Deshmukh was posted to his account as ₹10.
(ii) The Purchases Book is overcast by ₹1,000.
(iii) A credit sale of ₹1,080 to Anand was wrongly recorded in the Sales Book for ₹1,800.

Which of the following statement is TRUE in the context of type of errors made while recording a business transaction?
i) A sale of Rs.500 made to Kamal has been posted on the debit side Of Kishore's Account is an example of one-sided
error.
ii) A payment of Rs.1,000 towards interest was posted twice to Interest Account is an example of one-sided error.

Which of the following is INCORRECT in the context of bills of exchange?

Consider the given statements and select the correct option in the context of the cost concept.
Assertion (A): The cost concept is applicable only to fixed assets and not to current assets.
Reason (R): If a firm does not pay anything for a fixed asset, it would not be recorded in the books of accounts.

A machine is purchased for Rs7,00,000. Expenses incurred on its cartage and installation Rs 3,00,000. Calculate the amount of depreciation @ 20% p.a. according to Straight Line Method for the first year ending on 31st March 2022, if this machine is purchased on 1st July 2021.

In the context of single-entry system, which of the given statement (s) is (are correct)?
(i) It is known as partial and incomplete recording of transactions.
(ii) This system is generally adopted by small traders, petty shop-keepers, doctors, advocates, and other
professionals.
(iii) The limited companies cannot adopt it because they have to maintain complete records of all transactions.

The Sports Club of Orissa had received in 2022-2023 , ₹2,000 towards subscription. Subscriptions for 2021-22 unpaid on 1 April 2022 were ₹200. Subscriptions paid in advance on 31 March 2022 were ₹50 and the same on 31 March 2023 were ₹40. Subscriptions for 2022-2023 unpaid on 31 March 2023 were ₹90. How will this be reflected in the books of accounts of a non-profit organisation?

Consider the following statements in the context of the nature of financial accounting. How many statements are correct?

i) It records only economic events.
ii) It records information as per some specified rules.
iii) It records business transactions only on cash basis.

Which of the following is (are) the attribute(s) of accounting information?
i) It should help in making inter-firm comparisons but not necessarily inter-period comparisons
ii) It should show an accurate and fair view of the profitability of the firm
iii) The financial statements should be accompanied by all the source documents while reporting to the stakeholders.

Which of the given statements is/are correct in the context of account balances of the Ledger?

(i) A debit balance of a personal account means that the party owes that amount to the business.
(ii) All real accounts show a debit balance.
(iii) Nominal accounts are not usually balanced, but closed by transfer to the Profit and Loss Account, at the time of preparing the final accounts.

Which accounting conventions are related to the following actions?
i) Closing stock is valued at lower of the cost or realizable value.
ii) Some stationary items purchased in a year and used for a number of years are treated as an expense and not as an
asset.

Which of the following statements is/are correct in the context of the Trading Account?
(i) Trading Account is prepared for ascertaining the net profit.
(ii) Cost of goods purchased includes all expenses incurred till goods are brought to the place of business.

A machine is purchased for ₹7,00,000. Expenses incurred on its cartage and installation are ₹3,00,000. Depreciation is charged @ 20% p.a. according to the Straight Line Method for the first year ending on 31 March 2022. Calculate the difference in the amount of depreciation for the $$1^{st}$$ year, if this machine was purchased on 1 April 2021 and if the machine was purchased on 1 July 2021.

AS 2 excludes certain costs and recognize them as expenses in the period in which they are incurred, while valuing inventories. Which of the following are such costs?
i) abnormal amounts of wasted materials,
ii) storage costs, unless those costs are necessary in the production process prior to a further production stage;
iii) administrative overheads that do not contribute to bringing the inventories to their present location and condition

The production possibility curve is a plot between:

Which of the statement is TRUE considering the Central problems of an economy?

Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT considering the constitutional provisions of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

Which of the given options is INCORRECT in the context of fiscal deficit?

Delicensing means abolishing the requirement of an industrial license to
(i) set up a new unit
(ii) substantially expand an existing unit
(iii) change the location of an existing unit
(iv)) change the product mix of an existing unit

Which of the following statement is the objective(s) of setting up of Regional rural banks?
(i) development of agriculture, trade and other productive activities in rural area
(ii) provide credit and other facilities to the small and marginal farmers and small entrepreneurs .

National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) provides estimates of magnitude of unemployment on the basis of different concepts. Which of the following is such a concept?
(i) Usual Status Unemployment
( ii) Current Weekly Status Unemployment
(iii) Current Daily Status Unemployment

Which of the following is true for a normal good when there is a decrease in consumer income?

Which of the following statements is true for a mixed economy ?

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Finance Commission?

Which of the following is true for income elasticity of demand?
(1) It measures the responsiveness of quantity demanded of a good with respect to consumers' income
(2) It is calculated by dividing percentage change in quantity demanded by percentage change in consumer income

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement in the context of National income?

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