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This set of Auditing Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Auditing Set 9

Q1 | Civil liability of an auditor implies liability for
  • misappropriation of cash
  • misappropriation of goods
  • fraud
  • misfeasance
Q2 | An auditor is held criminally liable for
  • Loss to his client
  • Neglect of his duty
  • Offence against statutory provisions
  • Frauds
Q3 | An auditor is held liable under C.A Act 1949 for
  • negligence
  • misfeasance
  • Professional misconduct
  • breach of contract.
Q4 | __________ is a systematic examination of the books and records or a business.
  • Auditing
  • Vouching
  • Verification
  • Checking
Q5 | An audit which is compulsory by the law is __________.
  • Government Audit
  • Internal Audit
  • Cost Audit
  • Statutory Audit
Q6 | .Instruction of audit issued by controller and auditor general of India ________.
  • Statutory audit
  • Final Audit.
  • Management audit
  • Government audit
Q7 | Audit done by the employees of the business undertaking is called _______.
  • Final audit
  • Management Audit
  • Government Audit
  • Internal Audit
Q8 | This kind of audit is conducted generally between two annual audit ______.
  • Internal Audit
  • Interim audit
  • Final Audit
  • Continuous Audit
Q9 | Management audit otherwise called as _______.
  • Final audit
  • Efficiency Audit
  • Cost Audit
  • Cash audit
Q10 | Before the work of audit is commenced, the auditor plans out the whole of audit work iscalled _________.
  • Audit Plan
  • Audit Note
  • Audit Programme
  • Audit Control
Q11 | A number of checks and controls exercised in a business to ensure its efficient workingare known as ________.
  • Internal Check
  • Internal Control
  • Internal Audit
  • Interim Check
Q12 | A Voucher is a _______.
  • Document is support of an entry made in books of accounts
  • Invoice received from suppliers
  • Receipt issued to a customer for cash
  • Dispatch Receipt
Q13 | Voucher relates to _________.
  • Cash receipt & payments, credit transactions
  • Cash payment only
  • Credit transactions only
  • Cash receipt only
Q14 | Internal check is meant for ___________.
  • Prevention of frauds
  • Detection of frauds
  • Helping audit is depth
  • Detection of errors
Q15 | Purchase of machinery is a ____________.
  • revenue receipt
  • capital receipt
  • capital expenditure
  • revenue expenditure
Q16 | Sale of land is a __________.
  • revenue receipt
  • capital receipt
  • capital expenditure
  • revenue expenditure
Q17 | When a transaction has not been recorded in the books of account either wholly orpartially such errors are called as _________.
  • errors of commission
  • errors of omission
  • compensating error
  • error of principle
Q18 | Verification of the value of assets, liabilities, the balance of reserves, provision and theamount of profit earned or loss suffered a firm is called _________.
  • continuous audit
  • balance sheet audit.
  • interim audit
  • partial audit
Q19 | A sale of Rs. 50000 to Mr. A was entered as a sale to Mr. B. This is an example of what?
  • Error of omission
  • Error of commission
  • Compensating error
  • Error of principle
Q20 | Recording a transaction twice in the books of original entry is an error of __________.
  • principle
  • commission
  • duplication
  • omission
Q21 | Errors and frauds already committed can be discovered under the system of ________.
  • internal audit, internal check, internal control
  • external check
  • statutory audit
  • interim audit
Q22 | Treating revenue expenditure as capital expenditure is a case of _________.
  • fraud
  • misappropriation of cash
  • misappropriation of goods
  • manipulation of accounts
Q23 | /. Special audit is necessary for _________.
  • inefficient concern
  • processing concern
  • trading concern
  • manufacturing concern
Q24 | The first auditors appointed by head office ____________.
  • for a period of one year
  • for a period of two years
  • for a period of three years
  • till the conclusion of the first annual general meeting