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SS3 Account - Quiz
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  • 1. The financial statement that shows a company’s profit for the year is called the:
A) Balance sheet
B) Income statement
C) Cash book
D) Ledger
  • 2. Which of the following is an item in the appropriation account?
A) Cost of sales
B) Preference dividend
C) Trade debtors
D) Goodwill
  • 3. Goodwill is classified as a _______.
A) Current liability
B) Long-term liability
C) Intangible asset
D) Current asset
  • 4. Preliminary expenses are usually written off against _______.
A) Fixed assets
B) Debtors
C) Share capital
D) Reserves
  • 5. A company balance sheet shows ______.
A) Income and expenses
B) Assets and liabilities
C) Debtors only
D) Goods bought and sold
  • 6. Vertical format of balance sheet arranges items ______.
A) In T-shape
B) From top to bottom
C) Side by side
D) In alphabetical order
  • 7. Capital market deals mainly with ______.
A) Daily transactions
B) Short-term funds
C) Long-term funds
D) Government taxes
  • 8. One reason for regulating the capital market is to ______.
A) Increase prices of goods
B) Reduce salaries
C) Protect investors
D) Increase tax rates
  • 9. The apex regulatory body of the Nigerian capital market is the___
A) NSE
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Central Bank
D) SEC
  • 10. SEC stands for ______.
A) Security Enforcement Centre
B) Securities and Exchange Commission
C) Stock Exchange Commission
D) Savings and Economic Council
  • 11. One of the tools SEC uses to regulate the market is ______.
A) Farming
B) Cooking
C) Distribution
D) Surveillance
  • 12. Investors are protected by SEC mainly through ______.
A) Hiring brokers
B) Reducing salaries
C) Investigation and enforcement
D) Buying shares
  • 13. The main function of the Nigeria Stock Exchange is to ______.
A) Prepare budgets
B) Manufacture currency
C) Train teachers
D) Facilitate buying and selling of securities
  • 14. The people who buy and sell securities on behalf of clients are called ______.
A) Jobbers
B) Brokers
C) Traders
D) Managers
  • 15. Hire purchase means buying goods and paying ______.
A) Immediately
B) Through donations
C) By instalments
D) After one year
  • 16. In hire purchase, the seller is known as the ______.
A) Consignee
B) Consignor
C) Owner
D) Hirer
  • 17. The person who takes goods on hire purchase is called the ______.
A) Debtor
B) Hirer
C) Consignee
D) Vendor
  • 18. The interest charged in hire purchase is recorded in the ______.
A) Cashbook
B) Purchases journal
C) Trial balance
D) Interest account
  • 19. A consignment is usually sent by the ______.
A) Consignee
B) Consignor
C) Hirer
D) Vendor
  • 20. A person who receives goods for sale on behalf of the owner is called ______.
A) Trader
B) Consignee
C) Seller
D) Consignor
  • 21. Delcredere commission is given to the consignee to cover ______.
A) Bad debts
B) Transport
C) Rent
D) Salaries
  • 22. Joint venture is formed for ______.
A) Making losses
B) Only partnerships
C) Long-term business
D) A short-term project
  • 23. Which of the following is NOT a feature of joint venture?
A) Temporary in nature
B) Joint control
C) Partners share profits
D) Long-term relationship
  • 24. The account that shows combined transactions of joint venturers is the ______.
A) Purchases journal
B) Sales day book
C) Cashbook
D) Joint venture memorandum account
  • 25. Jobbers in the stock exchange are ______.
A) Farmers
B) Government workers
C) Market makers who trade on their own behalf
D) Lawyers
  • 26. Abuja Stock Exchange mainly deals in ______.
A) Agricultural commodities
B) Bank loans
C) School supplies
D) Automobiles
  • 27. Reserves in the appropriation account refer to ______.
A) Money kept for future use
B) Money used to pay rent
C) Bad debts
D) Salaries
  • 28. Bonus shares are issued to ______.
A) Creditors
B) Existing shareholders
C) Government
D) Customers
  • 29. A hire purchase agreement becomes complete when the ______.
A) Goods are delivered
B) Full payment is made
C) Seller agrees
D) Buyer signs the document
  • 30. Consignment profit is credited to the ______.
A) Purchases account
B) Consignee’s account
C) Balance sheet
D) Consignor’s account
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