Accounting

Master the fundamentals of Accounting with our extensive collection of Accounting MCQs with answers and detailed explanations. Covering topics like financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing, partnership accounts, corporate accounting, and managerial accounting, these multiple-choice questions are ideal for students, teachers, and candidates preparing for competitive exams (CA, ACCA, ICMA, CSS, PMS, NTS, FPSC, PPSC, UPSC, etc.). Each question is followed by a clear solution and explanation to strengthen your concepts, improve problem-solving skills, and boost exam preparation. Perfect for practice, self-assessment, and revision in Accounting.

301. Profit & Loss account is prepared for a period of one year by following

Periodicity concept
Business entity concept
Accrual concept
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is A.
Profit & Loss account is prepared for a period of one year by following Periodicity concept. It is the concept that each accounting period has an economic activity associated with it, and that the activity can be measured, accounted for, and reported upon.

303. One of the Fundamental accounting assumption is

Materiality
Going concern
Business entity
Dual aspect
✅ The correct answer is B.
One of the Fundamental accounting assumption is Going concern. Going concern is an accounting term for a company that has the resources needed to continue operating indefinitely until it provides evidence to the contrary.

305. Debenture is also named as

Share
Bond
Reserve
Equity
✅ The correct answer is B.
Debenture is also named as Bond. In a sense, all debentures are bonds , but not all bonds are debentures. Whenever a bond is unsecured, it can be referred to as a debenture.

306. Which of the following is/are kind of depreciation expenses?

Amortization
Depletion
Both of them
None of the above
✅ The correct answer is C.
Amortization and Depletion are kind of depreciation expenses. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A) are accounting techniques that enable companies to gradually expense resources of economic value.

307. No journal entry is required to be passed when there is

Loss by theft
Normal loss
Loss of bad debts
Abnormal loss of business
✅ The correct answer is B.
No journal entry is required to be passed when there is Normal loss. Normal loss increases the cost of production of the usable goods realized.