Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Recording of Transactions - 1 NCERT Solutions | A purchase of machine for cash should be

Differentiate between source documents and vouchers.

What is a journal? Give a specimen of journal showing at least five entries.

Voucher is prepared from:
(i) Documentary evidence
(ii) Journal entry
(iii) Ledger account
(iv) All of the above

The journal entry to record the sale of services on credit should include:
(a) Debit to debtors and credit to capital.
(b) Debit to cash and Credit to debtors.
(c) Debit to fees income and Credit to debtors.
(d) Debit to debtors and Credit to fees income.

Select Right Answer:

Voucher is prepared for:
(i) Cash received and paid
(ii) Cash/Credit sales
(iii) Cash/Credit purchase
(iv) All of the above

Should a transaction be first recorded in a journal or ledger? Why?

Cash withdrawn by the Proprietor should be credited to:
(i) Drawings account
(ii) Capital account
(iii) Profit and loss account
(iv) Cash account

What entry (debit or credit) would you make to:
(a) increase revenue
(b) decrease in expense,
(c) record drawings
(d) record the fresh capital introduced by the owner.

Choose the Correct Answer :

The ledger folio column of journal is used to:
(a) Record the date on which amount posted to a ledger account.
(b) Record the number of ledger account to which information is posted.
(c) Record the number of amounts posted to the ledger account.
(d) Record the page number of the ledger account.

Give a specimen of an account.

Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.

Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?

State the meaning of incomplete records?

What is ‘Depreciation’?

Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.

State the meaning of a trial balance?

State the four basic requirements of a database applications.

Define accounting.

State the different elements of a computer system.

Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?

State the meaning of a trial balance?

The role of accounting has changed over the period of time- Do you agree? Explain.

When should revenue be recognised? Are there exceptions to the general rule?

Why is it important to adopt a consistent basis for the preparation of financial statements? Explain.

What is the money measurement concept? Which one factor can make it difficult to compare the monetary values of one year with the monetary values of another year?

Cash book does not record transaction of :
(i) Cash nature
(ii) Credit nature
(iii) Cash and credit nature
(iv) None of these

If the opening capital is Rs. 50,000 as on April 01, 2016 and additional capital introduced Rs. 10,000 on January 01, 2017. Interest charge on capital 10% p.a. The amount of interest on capital shown in profit and loss account as on March 31, 2017 will be :
  (a) Rs. 5,250                  (b) Rs. 6,000
  (c) Rs. 4,000                  (d) Rs. 3,000

What is a balance sheet. What are its characteristics?

What are closing entries? Give four examples of closing entries.

'Accounting information should be comparable'. Do you agree with this statement? Give two reasons.