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UP TGT 2016 — Commerce (Series A)

8 or 9 March 2019125 questions+3.4 for a correct answer, −0 for a wrong one

Questions from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s paper of 8 or 9 March 2019. Each question’s answer is under it, hidden until you open it, and the full answer key is at the end. Take the paper as a timed practice test to be scored.

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The board deleted questions 77, 79, 85, 102 and 114 in its final answer key: shown here, with no answer, and not counted in the score.

Commerce

  1. 1. “Bad money drives good money out of circulation.” The propounder of this statement was :

    • (a) J.M. Keynes
    • (b) Thomas Gresham
    • (c) Samuelson
    • (d) Crowther
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    Answer: (b)

  2. 2. Utility derived from consumption of an additional unit of a good is called

    • (a) Total utility
    • (b) Marginal utility
    • (c) Additional utility
    • (d) Derived utility
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    Answer: (b)

  3. 3. Vouching is concerned with :

    • (a) Verification of authority and authenticity of transaction
    • (b) Validity of documentary evidences
    • (c) Accuracy of recorded entries and postings in books
    • (d) All of above
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    Answer: (d)

  4. 4. Which of the following is not a method of collecting primary data ?

    • (a) Direct interview
    • (b) Indirect interview
    • (c) National publications
    • (d) Questionnaire method
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    Answer: (c)

  5. 5. Which one of the following is not a clerical error ?

    • (a) Error of omission
    • (b) Error of commission
    • (c) Error of principle
    • (d) Compensating error
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    Answer: (c)

  6. 6. Part of capital which can be called-up at the time of winding of company is called :

    • (a) Reserve capital
    • (b) Uncalled capital
    • (c) Issued capital
    • (d) Authorised capital
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    Answer: (a)

  7. 7. Latin word “audire” means

    • (a) To adjust
    • (b) To dare
    • (c) To hear
    • (d) To here
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    Answer: (c)

  8. 8. Which is not the objective of Auditing ?

    • (a) Recording of original entries
    • (b) Verification of financial statements
    • (c) Detection of errors
    • (d) Detection of frauds
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    Answer: (a)

  9. 9. In a company, Internal Auditor is appointed by :

    • (a) Board of Directors
    • (b) Shareholders
    • (c) Government
    • (d) Creditors
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    Answer: (a)

  10. 10. Under Royalty Accounts, if there is strike for a certain period then :

    • (a) Royalty is reduced proportionately
    • (b) Shortworkings is reduced proportionately
    • (c) Minimum rent is reduced proportionately
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  11. 11. When subsidiary books are maintained, the entry for special discounts to customers is done in :

    • (a) Journal
    • (b) Sales book
    • (c) Cash book
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  12. 12. A scheme of work to be done by the auditor is called :

    • (a) Audit system
    • (b) Audit survey
    • (c) Audit programme
    • (d) Audit guidelines
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    Answer: (c)

  13. 13. The middle value of an ordered array of numbers is the

    • (a) Mode
    • (b) Mean
    • (c) Median
    • (d) Quartile
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    Answer: (c)

  14. 14. The surplus or deficit revealed by income and expenditure account is transferred to :

    • (a) Receipts and payments account
    • (b) Profit and loss account
    • (c) Capital account
    • (d) Capital fund
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    Answer: (d)

  15. 15. ‘Management is the function of executive leadership everywhere’ – This definition is given by :

    • (a) P. Kotler
    • (b) H. Koontz
    • (c) R.C. Davis
    • (d) O’Donnel
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    Answer: (c)

  16. 16. Which one of the following error do not affect the agreement of trial balance ?

    • (a) Casting and posting errors
    • (b) Amount omitted from trial balance
    • (c) Recording of asset as expense
    • (d) Omission of an entry into ledger
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    Answer: (c)

  17. 17. Auditor gives report on :

    • (a) Truthfulness of accounts
    • (b) Fairness of accounts
    • (c) Validity of accounts
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (d)

  18. 18. Which media is useful for illiterate consumers ?

    • (a) Print media
    • (b) Broadcast media
    • (c) Posters/Hoardings
    • (d) Transit means
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    Answer: (b)

  19. 19. In a questionnaire, how many answers should be there for simple alternative questions ?

    • (a) Three
    • (b) Two
    • (c) No
    • (d) Many
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    Answer: (b)

  20. 20. The relationship between rate of inputs of productive services and the rate of output is known as :

    • (a) Production function
    • (b) Utility function
    • (c) Supply function
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  21. 21. The persons who sign the Memorandum of Association of a company are called :

    • (a) Shareholders
    • (b) Directors
    • (c) Subscribers to Memorandum of Association
    • (d) Promoters
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    Answer: (c)

  22. 22. Law of Demand states that :

    • (a) There is always a direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.
    • (b) There is always an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.
    • (c) There is always a direct relationship between desire and demand.
    • (d) There is no relationship between price and quantity demanded.
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    Answer: (b)

  23. 23. “Money is what money does.” Who said this ?

    • (a) Walker
    • (b) Robertson
    • (c) Crowther
    • (d) Paul Einzig
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    Answer: (a)

  24. 24. The purpose of ledger is to

    • (a) Classify the transactions
    • (b) Grouping of transactions
    • (c) Find balance in each account
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  25. 25. The unfavourable balance of Profit and Loss Account should be :

    • (a) Added in liabilities
    • (b) Substracted from assets
    • (c) Substracted from capital
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  26. 26. The law of diminishing marginal utility was propagated by :

    • (a) H.H. Gossen
    • (b) Alfred Marshall
    • (c) Gossen and Marshall
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  27. 27. On dissolution of a firm, the balance of provision for Bad Debts Account is transferred to :

    • (a) General Reserve Account
    • (b) Debtors Account
    • (c) Realisation Account
    • (d) Partner’s Capital Account
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    Answer: (c)

  28. 28. Which one of the following is not an objective of auditing ?

    • (a) Detection of errors
    • (b) Verification of accounts
    • (c) Punishment for frauds
    • (d) Preventions of frauds
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    Answer: (c)

  29. 29. Which of the following statements is true ?

    • (a) When the total utility is maximum, marginal utility is zero.
    • (b) When total utility decreases, marginal utility remains constant.
    • (c) Total utility and marginal utility are not inter related.
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  30. 30. Which among the following is a function of modern office ?

    • (a) Receiving Information
    • (b) Giving Information
    • (c) Public Relations
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  31. 31. The best means of increasing sale of an article is

    • (a) Exhibition
    • (b) Fairs
    • (c) Advertisement
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  32. 32. The concept of management by objectives was propagated by :

    • (a) Herald Koontz
    • (b) Ralph Davis
    • (c) H.L. Gantt
    • (d) Peter F. Drucker
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    Answer: (d)

  33. 33. An Auditor makes effort to detect mainly following types of fraud

    • (a) Misappropriation of cash
    • (b) Misappropriation of goods
    • (c) Frauds in books of accounts
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  34. 34. Which one of the following is not a social evil of the money ?

    • (a) Trade cycles
    • (b) Fraud
    • (c) Murders
    • (d) Corruption
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    Answer: (a)

  35. 35. Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion ?

    • (a) Skewness
    • (b) Standard deviation
    • (c) Mean deviation
    • (d) Range
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    Answer: (a)

  36. 36. In India ‘Lender of Last Resort’ is called

    • (a) Reserve Bank of India
    • (b) Government of India
    • (c) NABARD
    • (d) State Bank of India
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    Answer: (a)

  37. 37. Planning Commission of India is replaced by

    • (a) Finance Commission
    • (b) Indian Planning Board
    • (c) NITI Aayog
    • (d) NITI Panel
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    Answer: (c)

  38. 38. Classification of data may be

    • (a) Geographical
    • (b) Qualitative
    • (c) Quantitative
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  39. 39. Which of the following is the base for preparing trial balance ?

    • (a) Journal
    • (b) Ledger
    • (c) Cash Book
    • (d) Balance Sheet
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    Answer: (b)

  40. 40. Selection of best alternatives is an important step in :

    • (a) Planning
    • (b) Decision making
    • (c) Forecasting
    • (d) Implementation
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    Answer: (b)

  41. 41. Hawthorne experiments was conducted by :

    • (a) George Elton Mayo
    • (b) George Elizabeth Mayo
    • (c) George Ezen Mayo
    • (d) George Mayo
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    Answer: (a)

  42. 42. Under vouching, checking is done of :

    • (a) Books of original entry
    • (b) Final books of accounts
    • (c) Balance sheet
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  43. 43. The full form of CIF is :

    • (a) Cost, Insurance and Freight
    • (b) Cost, Insurance and Flight
    • (c) Company, Insurance and Freight
    • (d) Company, Investment and Freight
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    Answer: (a)

  44. 44. Co-ordination involves :

    • (a) Forecasting
    • (b) Unity of purpose
    • (c) Selection of staff
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (b)

  45. 45. Every company has to file with registrar, a copy of

    • (a) Articles of Association
    • (b) Prospectus
    • (c) Memorandum of Association
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  46. 46. Outstanding Expenses Account is :

    • (a) Income and Expenditure Account
    • (b) Nominal Account
    • (c) Personal Account
    • (d) Real Account
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    Answer: (c)

  47. 47. Which of the following statement is true in relation to Indian Agriculture ?

    • (a) Labour productivity is low in agriculture
    • (b) Land holding size is big
    • (c) Government procures the whole agricultural produce
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  48. 48. Advertising objectives do not include

    • (a) Informing consumers
    • (b) Changing attitudes
    • (c) Making entertainment
    • (d) Developing awareness
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    Answer: (c)

  49. 49. Journal is a book of :

    • (a) First entry
    • (b) Original entry
    • (c) Datewise entry
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  50. 50. Classification on the basis of income, production, weight etc. is known as

    • (a) Geographical classification
    • (b) Quantitative classification
    • (c) Continuous classification
    • (d) Qualitative classification
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    Answer: (b)

  51. 51. The partners of a registered firm can file a suit :

    • (a) Against the firm
    • (b) Against other partners
    • (c) Against third parties
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  52. 52. On the admission of a new partner, the increase in the value of an asset is credited to

    • (a) Profit and Loss Account
    • (b) Asset Account
    • (c) Old Partners’ Capital Account
    • (d) Revaluation Account
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    Answer: (d)

  53. 53. Density of population means number of persons per :

    • (a) Square foot
    • (b) Square metre
    • (c) Square inch
    • (d) Square kilometre
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    Answer: (d)

  54. 54. Under which of the cost differences international trade would not take place ?

    • (a) Equal
    • (b) Comparative
    • (c) Absolute
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (a)

  55. 55. In financial accounting, ledger posting is a process of :

    • (a) Summarising
    • (b) Classifying
    • (c) Recording
    • (d) Interpreting
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    Answer: (b)

  56. 56. Transferring entries from journal to ledger account is commonly known as

    • (a) Recording
    • (b) Transferring
    • (c) Posting
    • (d) Entering
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    Answer: (c)

  57. 57. Advertising can become life and death matter under which market structure ?

    • (a) Duopoly
    • (b) Perfect market
    • (c) Oligopoly
    • (d) Monopoly
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    Answer: (c)

  58. 58. The objective of vouching is :

    • (a) Getting knowledge of business transactions
    • (b) Getting knowledge of non-business transactions
    • (c) (A) and (B) both
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  59. 59. Exception to the law of demand is :

    • (a) Diminishing marginal utility
    • (b) Giffen paradox
    • (c) Different uses of products
    • (d) Price of substitute goods
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    Answer: (b)

  60. 60. The process that entails a proper and rational distribution of work between the members of the staff of the organisation is called :

    • (a) Internal Audit
    • (b) Internal Check
    • (c) Internal Evaluation
    • (d) Internal Management
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    Answer: (b)

  61. 61. When the partnership firm is dissolved, the following account is opened in the books of firm

    • (a) Revaluation account
    • (b) Profit and loss adjustment account
    • (c) Realisation account
    • (d) Profit and loss appropriation account
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    Answer: (c)

  62. 62. Tally sheets are used to determine

    • (a) Class limits
    • (b) Frequency of each class
    • (c) Number of classes
    • (d) Continuous series
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    Answer: (b)

  63. 63. Personal selling is not targeted towards

    • (a) Mass audiences
    • (b) Personal contact
    • (c) Two way communication
    • (d) Quick feedback
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    Answer: (a)

  64. 64. Accounting process does not include :

    • (a) Recording
    • (b) Classifying
    • (c) Simplifying
    • (d) Summarising
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    Answer: (c)

  65. 65. The relationship between values of money and general price level is :

    • (a) Direct
    • (b) Inverse
    • (c) Indirect
    • (d) Proportional
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    Answer: (b)

  66. 66. Which of the following limits the power of credit creation by Commercial Banks ?

    • (a) Fiscal Policy
    • (b) Banking Laws
    • (c) REPO rates
    • (d) Business Pessimism
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    Answer: (c)

  67. 67. Total of the two sides of account and to find out the difference is called :

    • (a) Totalling
    • (b) Trialing
    • (c) Balancing
    • (d) Analysing
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    Answer: (c)

  68. 68. The accounting concept that is used to prepare the Profit and Loss Account is known as :

    • (a) Cost
    • (b) Realisation
    • (c) Matching
    • (d) Disclosure
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    Answer: (c)

  69. 69. Which of the following is not a function of money ?

    • (a) Medium of exchange
    • (b) Storage of value
    • (c) Stabilisation of prices
    • (d) Unit of measurement
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    Answer: (c)

  70. 70. Personal selling includes :

    • (a) Oral communication
    • (b) Face to face interaction
    • (c) Conversation with customers
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  71. 71. A journal entry, in which two or more accounts are debited/credited, is known as

    • (a) Double entry
    • (b) Multi entry
    • (c) Additional entry
    • (d) Compound entry
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    Answer: (d)

  72. 72. “Management is an organ, which can be defined only through functions” – This definition is given by :

    • (a) Adam Smith
    • (b) George Terry
    • (c) Peter F. Drucker
    • (d) Henry Fayol
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    Answer: (c)

  73. 73. Restricting competition is a :

    • (a) Unfair trade practice
    • (b) Monopolistic trade practice
    • (c) Restrictive trade practice
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (c)

  74. 74. The salary paid to a clerk Ramesh should be credited to :

    • (a) Ramesh’s Account
    • (b) Salary Account
    • (c) Cash Account
    • (d) Profit and Loss Account
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    Answer: (c)

  75. 75. Systems approach is not propagated by :

    • (a) W.G. Scott
    • (b) Robert
    • (c) Peter Drucker
    • (d) J.D. Thompson
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    Answer: (c)

  76. 76. The primary function of the book-keeping is to

    • (a) Designing the system of recording the transactions
    • (b) Assigning the responsibility to accountant
    • (c) Recording of financial data
    • (d) Classifying the recorded data
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    Answer: (c)

  77. 77. Section 2(36) of Companies Act is related to

    • (a) Memorandum
    • (b) Prospectus
    • (c) Articles
    • (d) Incorporation
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    Answer: —

  78. 78. Which of the following averages can not be calculated with the help of graphic presentation ?

    • (a) Arithmetic mean
    • (b) Quartiles
    • (c) Median
    • (d) Mode
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    Answer: (a)

  79. 79. Sound pollution arises when sound wave exceeds :

    • (a) 20 – 30 decibels
    • (b) 30 – 40 decibels
    • (c) 40 – 50 decibels
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: —

  80. 80. Which one of the following is not a part of organised money market ?

    • (a) Central Bank
    • (b) Commercial Banks
    • (c) Indigenous bankers
    • (d) Regional Rural Banks
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    Answer: (c)

  81. 81. Cash discount allowed to a debtor should be credited to

    • (a) Discount Account
    • (b) Customer’s Account
    • (c) Sales Account
    • (d) Purchases Account
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    Answer: (b)

  82. 82. In the case of hire purchase, assets account is debited with

    • (a) Hire purchase price
    • (b) Cash price
    • (c) Cost price of the seller
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (b)

  83. 83. The elasticity of demand at the mid point on a straight demand line is

    • (a) Zero
    • (b) Equal to one
    • (c) More than one
    • (d) Less than one
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    Answer: (b)

  84. 84. The effect of surrender of shares is the same as of shares’ :

    • (a) Issue
    • (b) Forfeiture
    • (c) Re-issue
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  85. 85. According to traditional approach of money in normal sense includes

    • (a) Currency
    • (b) Currency and demand deposits
    • (c) Currency and bank deposits
    • (d) All liquid assets
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    Answer: —

  86. 86. A new partner brings in cash as his share of goodwill; this amount will be distributed among old partners in :

    • (a) Old profit sharing ratio
    • (b) Equal ratio
    • (c) Ratio of capitals
    • (d) Sacrifice ratio
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    Answer: (d)

  87. 87. General rules and regulations for the performance of office work are specified in

    • (a) Organisations Manual
    • (b) Office Manual
    • (c) Organisation Chart
    • (d) Management Guidelines
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    Answer: (b)

  88. 88. Which of the following is not an attribute of production function ?

    • (a) Flow concept
    • (b) State of technology
    • (c) Quantity of inputs
    • (d) State of inputs
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    Answer: (c)

  89. 89. The return of goods by a customer is debited to :

    • (a) Sales Return Account
    • (b) Customer’s Account
    • (c) Purchases Account
    • (d) Stock Account
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    Answer: (a)

  90. 90. In case of ‘installment payment system’, total interest receivable by the seller is credited to

    • (a) Interest Suspense Account
    • (b) Interest Account
    • (c) Sales Account
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  91. 91. Charter party is used :

    • (a) in export trade
    • (b) in import trade
    • (c) in internal trade
    • (d) none of these
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    Answer: (a)

  92. 92. Which statement is false with reference to dead stocks of a bank ?

    • (a) They yield no profit to bank
    • (b) These include furniture and buildings
    • (c) These are used to increase reputation
    • (d) These are non-performing assets
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    Answer: (d)

  93. 93. One of the problems of India’s Foreign Trade is

    • (a) Payment of imports in rupees
    • (b) Increasing quantity of exports
    • (c) Unfavorable terms of trade
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  94. 94. 1991 crisis in Indian economy was originated from :

    • (a) Domestic sector
    • (b) External sector
    • (c) Both (A) and (B)
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  95. 95. Which one of the following is not a part of Hawthorne experiments ?

    • (a) Illumination
    • (b) Mass interviewing
    • (c) Bank wiring observation room
    • (d) Mass assembly room
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    Answer: (d)

  96. 96. Which one of the following is a relative measure of dispersion ?

    • (a) Mean deviation
    • (b) Standard deviation
    • (c) Coefficient of variation
    • (d) Variance
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    Answer: (c)

  97. 97. With the help of Ogive curve, we can estimate :

    • (a) Arithmetic mean
    • (b) Mode
    • (c) Median
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  98. 98. Cash withdrawn by the proprietor for his personal use should be debited to

    • (a) Sales account
    • (b) Capital account
    • (c) Drawings account
    • (d) Both (B) and (C)
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    Answer: (d)

  99. 99. Nearness of near money depends on

    • (a) Legality
    • (b) Profitability
    • (c) Validity
    • (d) Liquidity
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    Answer: (d)

  100. 100. A cash discount received is entered on the three column cash book on :

    • (a) Debit side
    • (b) Credit side
    • (c) No Entry is made
    • (d) Written as a note
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    Answer: (b)

  101. 101. Which one of the following statements is not true ?

    • (a) In the absence of partnership deed profit and loss is distributed among partners in equal ratio.
    • (b) Minor partner can get his share of profit.
    • (c) The relation between partners are created through deed.
    • (d) Registration of partnership is compulsory.
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    Answer: (d)

  102. 102. One of the following is a feature of perfect market structure

    • (a) Entry barriers
    • (b) Interdependence
    • (c) Absence of selling costs
    • (d) Non-price competition
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    Answer: —

  103. 103. Mc Gregor has propounded

    • (a) Theory X
    • (b) Theory Y
    • (c) Theory ‘X’ and theory ‘Y’ both
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  104. 104. Which one of the following statements is not true ?

    • (a) The job of book-keeping is analytical in nature.
    • (b) Book-keeping is an art as well as a science of recording business transactions.
    • (c) Transactions are recorded in a certain set of books.
    • (d) Book-keeping is the method of recording in account books.
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    Answer: (a)

  105. 105. Demand for furniture is a

    • (a) Consumer’s demand
    • (b) Durable demand
    • (c) Producer’s demand
    • (d) Both (A) and (B)
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    Answer: (d)

  106. 106. After re-issue of forfeited shares, balance of share forfeiture account is transferred to :

    • (a) General Reserve Account
    • (b) Profit and Loss Account
    • (c) Security Premium Account
    • (d) Capital Reserve Account
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    Answer: (d)

  107. 107. Which one of the following statement is not true ?

    • (a) The object of trial balance is to test the accuracy of the books.
    • (b) Trial balance provides basis for preparation of final accounts.
    • (c) Errors of principles do not affect the agreement of the trial balance.
    • (d) Compensatory errors are also known as equalising errors.
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    Answer: (a)

  108. 108. Mr. ‘X’ is marketing manager of TCS. He is

    • (a) First level manager
    • (b) Middle level manager
    • (c) Top level manager
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (b)

  109. 109. M/s Stationery Mart will debit the purchase of stationery to :

    • (a) General Expenses A/c
    • (b) Purchases A/c
    • (c) Stationery A/c
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (b)

  110. 110. The main objective of Book-keeping is to :

    • (a) find out profit or loss
    • (b) keep correct and complete record of business transactions
    • (c) show the correct position of assets and liabilities
    • (d) examine the accuracy of business transactions
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    Answer: (b)

  111. 111. Revenue from sale of products ordinarily is reported as part of earning in the period in which :

    • (a) the sale is made
    • (b) the cash is collected
    • (c) the order is received
    • (d) the cheque is received
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    Answer: (a)

  112. 112. Which one of the following is a feature of monopolistic competition ?

    • (a) Heavy advertisement
    • (b) Non-price competition
    • (c) Interdependent firms
    • (d) Price competition
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    Answer: (b)

  113. 113. Break even analysis is also known as :

    • (a) Cost volume profit analysis
    • (b) Cost benefit analysis
    • (c) Incremental analysis
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  114. 114. Which one of the following errors affect the trial balance ?

    • (a) A bill receivable, received from P for Rs. 1,200 was found entered in the Bills Payable Day Book as Rs. 2,100.
    • (b) A sum of Rs. 300 received from the estate of an insolvent debtor was found credited to his account which was already written off as bad.
    • (c) Rs. 800 owed by a debtor was omitted to be included in the schedule of debtors.
    • (d) Old machinery sold on credit for Rs. 700, was passed through the sales book.
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    Answer: —

  115. 115. If credit side of a bank account is greater than debit side, it indicates :

    • (a) Bank overdraft
    • (b) Cash at bank
    • (c) Bank balance
    • (d) Current asset
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    Answer: (a)

  116. 116. Sale of furniture by a furniture dealer for cash is debited to :

    • (a) Cash account
    • (b) Sales account
    • (c) Furniture account
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  117. 117. Value of money refers to

    • (a) Gold purchased by money
    • (b) General purchasing power of money
    • (c) Demand for money
    • (d) Value intrinsic in money
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    Answer: (b)

  118. 118. Who is called Father of Economics ?

    • (a) Max Muller
    • (b) Karl Marx
    • (c) Adam Smith
    • (d) Samuelson
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    Answer: (c)

  119. 119. Shortworking means

    • (a) Excess of minimum rent over royalty
    • (b) Excess of royalty over minimum rent
    • (c) Surplus of royalty
    • (d) Excess of actual rent over minimum rent
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    Answer: (a)

  120. 120. The contribution of agriculture to Indian economy is

    • (a) Increasing
    • (b) Decreasing
    • (c) Constant
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  121. 121. Sales book is a record of :

    • (a) Only cash sales of goods
    • (b) Only sale of assets
    • (c) Only credit sales of goods
    • (d) All sales
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    Answer: (c)

  122. 122. Which of the following documents is not relevant for vouching cash sales ?

    • (a) Daily cash sales summary
    • (b) Monthly statements sent to customers
    • (c) Salesmen’s statement
    • (d) Bank statement
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    Answer: (b)

  123. 123. The amount spent to increase the earning capacity of a business is :

    • (a) Capital loss
    • (b) Deferred revenue expenditure
    • (c) Revenue expense
    • (d) Capital expenditure
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    Answer: (d)

  124. 124. “Money is the pivot around which the economic science clusters.” This statement was stated by :

    • (a) Adam Smith
    • (b) Alfred Marshall
    • (c) J.M. Keynes
    • (d) Koutilya
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    Answer: (b)

  125. 125. In which market structure, the demand is perfectly elastic ?

    • (a) Duopoly
    • (b) Perfect competition
    • (c) Monopoly
    • (d) Oligopoly
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    Answer: (b)

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Answer key

Answer key from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s official answer key for this sitting. “—” means the key gave none: the question was deleted.

Commerce

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