Financial Accounting Important Question Bank [BCOM 2nd SEM NEP Syllabus 2025]

Financial Accounting Important Questions
Dibrugarh University BCOM 2nd SEM NEP Syllabus

Financial Accounting Question Paper Pattern

Final Exam: 60 Marks

Internal Assessment: 40 Marks

Type of Questions

Marks Distribution

MCQs

3+3+2 = 8

Short Notes

4+4=8

Unit 1: Focus on final accounts

Theory or

Final Accounts

11 Marks

Unit 2: Do only one chapter Fully

Partnership

Single Entry

11 Marks

Practical

Theory

Unit 3: Do only one chapter Fully

NPO or

Depreciation

11 Marks

Unit 4: Do only one chapter Fully

Hire Purchase and installment purchase system

Corporate accounting and audit

11 Marks

Financial Accounting Important Question Bank

Unit 1: Recording and Presentation of Accounting Transactions (15 Marks)

Q. What is Trial Balance? Mention its features. How it is prepared?

Q. What are adjusting entries? Why are these necessary for preparing Final Account? Explain with examples.  2024

Q. "Transactions and events are guided by generally accepted accounting principles subject to laws of land." Explain this statement.  2025

Q. What are financial Statements? Explain its importance. Also point out limitations of financial statements. 2025

Q. What are accounting concepts and conventions? Explain various types of accounting concepts and conventions.

Q. What are accounting Standards? What procedure adopted for formulating accounting standards? List out the merits and limitations of accounting standards.

Q. What are IND-AS? Explain Salient features of First-Time Adoption of Indian Accounting Standard (Ind-AS)

Q. What is IFRS? Explain its need. What is the procedure of issuing IFRS?

Q. Write short notes on:

a) Consideration in selection of accounting policies

b) Condition for change in accounting policies

c) Difference between accounting principles and accounting standard

d) Difference between IFRS and GAAP

e) Fundamental accounting assumptions

f) Grouping and marshalling of balance sheet       2024

g) How are the Provision for Doubtful Debts Accounts prepared with the help of Journal Entry? 2025

h) IFRS - 9

Q. Practical Problems:

a) Preparation of Trial balance

b) Final accounts 2024, 2025

Unit 2: II Accounting Process (15 Marks)

Part A: Accounting for Partnership

Q. Explain the concept of Dissolution of Partnership and Dissolution of firms. Also distinguish between them.

Q. Explain various modes of dissolution of partnership firms.

Q. What is realisation and revaluation account? Mention its features and objectives. Distinguish between Realisation and Revaluation account. 2025

Q. How Accounts are settled in case of dissolution of partnership firms?

Q. What do you mean by insolvency of partners? Explain the procedure for settlements of accounts in insolvency of one or all partners with reference to GARNER VS MURRAY Case.

Q. What do you mean by piecemeal distribution? Explain various methods of piecemeal distribution.

Q. Write a brief note on rights and duties of partners of a firm.                2024

Q. Practical Problems:

a) Journal Entries and Preparation of Realisation Account+ Partners Capital Account + Bank Account

b) Accounting treatment in case of Insolvency of one or all partners

c) Preparation of revaluation account, capital account and balance sheet in case of Admission and retirement of a partner 2024(R), 2025 (R)

d) Calculation of deceased partner’s share of profit in case of death of a partner

Unit 2 Part B: Single entry system

Q. What is single entry system? Explain its merits and demerits.

Q. How profit is determined under single entry system? Explain two methods. (Statements of profit and loss + Conversion method)

Q. What is conversion method under single-entry system? Discuss how you would convert a set of books, which you had been kept on the single-entry system into double-entry with perspective and retrospective effect. 2024

Q. Distinguish between:

a) Single entry and double entry system

b) Balance sheet and statement of affairs 2025 (Explanation)

c) Profit and loss account and statement of profits and loss

Q. Practical problems:

a) Statement of profit and loss

b) Conversion method including calculation of missing figures

Unit 3: Accounting for not for profit organisation and Depreciation

Part A NPO:

Q. What are various types of accounts prepared by an NPO? Explain them briefly.

Q. What is a receipt and payment account? Mention its features, merits and demerits. 2024

Q. What is income and expenditure account? Mention its features, merits and demerits.

Q. Write the steps of conversion of Receipts and Payments Account to Income and Expenditure Account or vice-versa. Also mention the steps for preparation of balance sheet.       2025

Q. What is fund based accounting and non-fund based accounting? Write their features and difference.  2024

Q. Explain the treatment of some specific items in R/P account and I/E account. (Donation, Legacy, Depreciation, Consumable stores etc.)  2025

Q. Distinguish between: Receipts and payments account and income and expenditure account

Practical problems:

a) Preparation of Receipts and payments accounts

b)  Preparation of Income and expenditure account with balance sheet 2024

Part B Depreciation: Short practical and theory expected

Q. What is Depreciation? Explain various methods of charging depreciation with their respective merits, demerits and difference.

Q. Explain various purposes of charging depreciation? Mention the factors affecting the amount of depreciation.

Q. How disposal account is prepared? Explain the treatment of change in the method of charging depreciation.

Q. Important Accounting Standards: 6 – Depreciation, 10 – Fixed Assets              2024

Practical problems: Assets Account, Depreciation Account, Assets Disposal Account and Provision for Depreciation Account 2025

Unit 4: Hire purchase, Installment Purchase System, Introduction to corporate accounting

Part A: Practical Problems Expected

Q. Define Hire purchase system. What are its characteristics? Mention its advantages and disadvantages.

Q. Define Installment Purchase system. What are its characteristics? Distinguish between hire purchase and installment purchase system.

Q. Explain various methods of hire purchase accounting. Explain the treatment of repossession of goods.

Q. What is HP Trading Account? How it is prepared?

Q. Distinguish between: Hire purchase and Credit sale 2025

Q. What are the rights and obligations of Vendor and Vendee?

Q. What do you mean by repossession of goods? Write a note on complete and partial repossession of goods.

Q. Practical Problems:

a) Practical Questions relating to Calculation of Cash Price, Interest, Repossession of Goods.

b) Journal Entries and Preparation of Various Ledger Accounts in the books of vendor and vendee 2024

c) Interest Suspense Method of Journal Entries with ledger

Unit 4: Introduction to Corporate Accounting (Part B)

Q. What is corporate Accounting? What are its importance? 2025

Q. What are various books of accounts maintained by a Company? Explain the provisions of the companies act 2013 relating to books of accounts.                   2024

Q. What are the required qualification and disqualification of auditors under the Companies Act’ 2013? 2025

Q. Write short notes on:

a) Book building process of allotment of shares 2024

b) Provisions of the company’s act relating to audit of companies

c) Director’s report and its contents 2025

d) Statutory audit under the Companies Act 2013 2024

e) Sweat equity shares

f) Strategic report

g) Cost audit   2025

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