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BOARD OF STUDIES
THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA
COMMON PROFICIENCY TEST
Model Test Paper – BOS/CPT – 9
Time : 4 hours Maximum Marks : 200
The test is divided into four sections.
Questions 1 to 200 have only one correct answer and carry + 1 mark for each correct answer and
– 0.25 mark for each wrong answer.
SECTION – A : FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING (60 MARKS)
1. Carriage inwards is debited to
(a) Trading A/c (b) P & L A/c
(c) P & L appropriation A/c (d) Balance Sheet
2. A bill was drawn on 20.1.2010 payable after 60 days, the maturity date of the bill will be
(a) 24.4.2010 (b) 21.3.2010
(c) 24.3.2010 (d) None of the above
3. Amount spent for the construction of temporary huts which were necessary for construction
of the overbridge (flyover) and demolished when the flyover was ready is a
(a) Capital expenditure
(b) Deferred Revenue expenditure
(c) Revenue expenditure
(d) Both (a) and (c)
4. Difference of total of debit and credit side of the trial balance is transferred to
(a) Suspense A/c (b) Difference A/c
(c) P & L A/c (d) Trading A/c
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5. In the absence of any partnership agreement, profits and losses are shared among the partners
(a) Equally
(b) In the ratio of capital
(c) In the ratio of loan given by them to the partnership firm
(d) Either (a) or (b)
6. Which of the following statement is not true?
(a) Petty cash is an asset
(b) In case of debt becoming bad the amount should be credited to bad debts A/c
(c) Plant & Machinery is a fixed asset
(d) Goods distributed as sample is credited to Purchases A/c
7. Returns inward is debited to
(a) P & L A/c (b) Balance Sheet
(c) Trading A/c (d) None of the above
8. Carriage outward is debited to
(a) Balance Sheet (b) P & L A/c
(c) P & L appropriation (d) All of the above
9. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Liabilities = Capital + Assets
(b) Capital = Assets – Liabilities
(c) Capital = Assets + Liabilities
(d) Assets = Liabilities – Capital
10. Material costing Rs. 4,000 and labour charges Rs. 3,000 paid for the erection of the building
is debited to
(a) Purchases A/c (b) Material A/c
(c) Building A/c (d) Wages A/c
11. Fundamental accounting assumptions are
(a) Consistency concept (b) Going concern concept
(c) Accrual concept (d) All of the above
12. Writing of transaction in the Ledger is called
(a) Casting (b) Balancing
(c) Posting (d) Journalizing
13. Municipal tax Rs. 6,000 under dispute is a
(a) Contingent Liability (b) Revenue expenditure
(c) Current Liabilities (d) Current assets
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14. Purpose of accommodation bill is
(a) To facilitate trade transaction
(b) When both parties are in need of fund
(c) Provide loan for actual purchases or sales of goods
(d) All of the above
15. In the Journal there are
(a) 4 columns (b) 5 columns
(c) 6 columns (d) 7 columns
16. In the ledger there are
(a) 5 columns (b) 6 columns
(c) 7 columns (d) 8 columns
17. Joint Venture account is a
(a) Nominal A/c (b) Personal A/c
(c) Real A/c (d) Dummy A/c
18. Freight charges paid on purchase of a new motor will be debited to
(a) Carriage A/c (b) Motor A/c
(c) Freight A/c (d) Freight & Motor A/c
19. Capital expenditure provides benefit
(a) Very short-term (b) Long term
(c) Short term (d) All of the above
20. Capital expenditures are recorded in the
(a) Trading A/c (b) P & L A/c
(c) Balance sheet (d) All of the above
21. Arjun purchased goods for Rs. 10,00,000 and sold 70% of such goods during the year ended
31st December 2009. The market value of the remaining goods was Rs. 2,00,000. He valued
the closing stock at cost. He violated the concept of
(a) Periodicity (b) Money measurement
(c) Conservatism (d) Cost
22. A building was purchased for Rs. 4,00,000 on 1.04.2009. 31st March, 2010, its net realizable
value was Rs. 5,00,000. The value of building to be shown in the books as on 31st March,
2010 will be
(a) Cost price
(b) Net realisable value
(c) Cost or Net realisable value which ever is less
(d) Cost or Net realisable value which ever is more
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23. Cash sales Rs. 70,000
Cash collected from debtors Rs. 2,00,000
Bad debts Rs. 7,000
Opening Debtors - Rs. 30,000
Closing Debtors Rs. 16,000
Total sales will be
(a) Rs. 2,33,000 (b) Rs. 2,63,000
(c) Rs. 2,43,000 (d) Rs. 2,60,000
24. A cheque of Rs. 6,000 received from X was dishonoured and had been posted to debit of
Sales returns account. Rectifying journal entry will be
(a) X A/c Dr. 6,000
To Sales Returns A/c 6,000
(b) Sales Return A/c Dr. 6,000
To X A/c 6,000
(c) Sales Return A/c Dr. 6,000
To Suspense A/c 6,000
. (d) None of the above
25. Ram and Shyam entered into a joint venture. Ram purchased goods costing Rs. 52,500.
Shyam sold goods costing Rs. 45,000 at Rs. 60,000. Balance goods were taken over by Ram
at Rs. 10,000. The profit on Joint Venture is
(a) Rs. 15,000 (b) Rs. 17,500
(c) Rs. 7,500 (d) Rs. 25,000
26. K and L are equal partners. They admitted M for 1/4 share in future profit. New profit
sharing ratio will be
(a) 2:2:1 (b) 3:3:1
(c) 3:3:2 (d) none of the above
27. X, Y and Z are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4:3:2. Y retires, X and Z decide to
share future profits in the ratio of 5:3. Gaining ratio between X and Z will be
(a) 12:10 (b) 10:12
(c) 13:11 (d) None of the above
28. A machinery is purchased for Rs. 60,000. Depreciation is to be provided annually on the
basis of fixed instalment method. Useful life of the asset is 8 years and the residual value is
Rs. 10,000. Rate of depreciation will be
(a) 10.416% (b) 10%
(c) 9.416% (d) 11%
29. Goods worth Rs. 7,000 given as charity should be credited to
(a) Trustee A/c (b) Sales A/c
(c) Purchases A/c (d) Charity A/c
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30. Perpetual inventory valuation system entails
(a) Maintenance of records of each receipts and issues.
(b) Direct determinatin of cost of goods issued and closing stock is taken as residual figure.
(c) Reconciliation of physical stocks with the stock as per records.
(d) All of the above
31. Ram, Shyam and Mohan are partners sharing profits in the ratio of 4:3:2. Sohan is admitted
for 1/3 share in future. Profit sacrificing ratio will be
(a) 2:3:2 (b) 4:3:2
(c) 3:2:3 (d) None of the above
32. Y and Z are partners sharing profit in the ratio of 3:2. X is admitted as a partner. The new
profit sharing ratio among Y, Z and X is 5:3:2. Sacrificing ratio will be
(a) 2:3 (b) 1:1
(c) 3:2 (d) None of the above
33. On admission of a partner, unrecorded investment worth Rs. 10,000 and unrecorded liability
toward suppliers for Rs. 4,000 will be recorded in
(a) Capital A/c (b) Realization A/c
(c) Revaluation A/c (d) None of the above
34. M, N and O are partners with capitals of Rs. 10,000, Rs. 7,500 and Rs. 5,000 respectively. On
O’s retirement his share is acquired by M and N in the ratio of 3:2 respectively. Gaining
ratio will be
(a) 2:2 (b) 2:3
(c) 1:2 (d) 3:2
35. Goodwill is to be calculated at one and half years purchases of average profit of last 6 years.
The firm earned profit during the first 3 years as Rs. 30,000, 20,000 and 20,000 and suffered
losses of Rs. 5000, 3000 and 2000 in the last 3 years. Goodwill amount will be
(a) Rs. 10,000 (b) Rs. 15,000
(c) Rs. 20,000 (d) Rs. 25,000
36. X started business with Rs. 1,00,000 cash and furniture Rs. 20,000. He bought goods worth
Rs. 3,00,000 on credit basis. Sales amount to Rs. 5,00,000 including Rs 50,000 cash sales.
Out of credit sales, Rs. 1,00,000 were outstanding at the end of the year. Cash balance after
giving affect of above transactions will be
(a) Rs 4,50,000 (b) Rs 3,50,000
(c) Rs 5,00,000 (d) Rs 2,00,000
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37. An old furniture appearing in the books at Rs. 10,000 is to be exchanged for a new furniture
of Rs. 10,000. The old furniture has been valued at Rs. 2,000 for exchange purpose. Loss on
exchange will be
(a) Rs. 18,000 (b) Rs. 22,000
(c) Rs. 8,000 (d) Rs. 7,000
38. Goods of Rs. 30,000 ( sales price ) sent on approval or return basis were included in the sales
book. The profit included in the sales was 20% on cost. Stock with the party will increase
closing stock by
(a) Rs. 25,000 (b) Rs. 30,000
(c) Rs. 20,000 (d) Rs. 24,000
39. Which of the following is a non cash expense
(a) Depreciation (b) Salary paid
(c) Rent paid (d) Carriage
40. Salary paid to employee Rs. 10,000 debited to Employee A/c by Rs. 1,000. Rectifying entry
will be
(a) Salary A/c Dr 10,000
To Employee A/c 10,000
(b) Salary A/c Dr 10,000
To Employee A/c 1,000
To Suspense A/c 9,000
(c) Salary Dr 10,000
To Employee A/c 1,000
(d) None of the above
41. In the trial balance of joint stock company the following balances are given
i. 10% Mortgage debentures 4,00,000
(payable after 4 years)
ii. Discount allowed on issue of debenture 10,000
Amount of discount written off per year will be
(a) Rs. 2,400 (b) Rs. 2,500
(c) Rs. 3,000 (d) Rs. 2,600
42. Recovery of bad debt is a
(a) Revenue expenditure
(b) Revenue receipt
(c) Deferred revenue expenses
(d) Capital receipt
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43. Capital on April 1, 2009 Rs. 20,000
Capital on April 1, 2010 Rs. 25,000
Drawings during the year Rs. 5,000
Additional capital introduced Rs. 6,000
during the year
Net Profit of the year will be
(a) Rs. 6,000 (b) Rs. 5,000
(c) Rs. 4,000 (d) Rs. 3,000
44. Raj draws a bill on Rohan for Rs. 1,00,000 for mutual accommodation. Raj discounted the
bill for Rs. 98,000 from Bank and remitted Rs. 49,000 to Rohan. On the due date Raj will
send to Rohan
(a) Rs. 49,000 (b) Rs. 42,000
(c) Rs. 47,000 (d) Rs. 50,000
45. In bank reconciliation statement, when balance as per cash book is taken as the starting
point, then interest collected by the bank Rs.9,000 and direct deposit by a customer into his
bank Rs. 18,000 will be
(a) Ignored (b) Added
(c) Subtracted (d) deducted
46. The expired portion of capital expenditure is
(a) An Asset (b) A Liability
(c) An Income (d) An Expense
47. On 10.05.2010, A draws a bill on B for Rs. 50,000 for 40 days. June 22 is a public holiday. The
maturity date of the bill will be
(a) 21 June, 2010 (b) 23 June, 2010
(c) 22 June, 2010 (d) 19 June, 2010
48. Which of the following errors will effect the trial balance
(a) Repairs to motor plant wrongly debited to motor plant account
(b) Total of purchases journal is short by 70,000
(c) Wages paid on purchase of new motor plant debited to wages a/c
(d) None of three
49. Rohit acceptance to Sumit for Rs. 15,000 renewed at 6 month on the condition that Rs.
10,000 be paid in cash immediately and a new bill of 6 months will be drawn for the remaining
amount which will carry interest @ 10% p.a. The amount of interest will be
(a) Rs. 100 (b) Rs. 150
(c) Rs. 250 (d) Rs. 200
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50. Goods destroyed by fire Rs. 80,000 and insurance company admitted 50% claim. The loss
on insurance claim will be entered in
(a) Balance Sheet (b) Trading A/c
(c) P & L A/c (d) All of the above.
51. Following balances are given in trial balance
10% loan on (1.04.2009) Rs. 70,000 (Cr.)
Interest on loan 3,500
Interest outstanding at the end of the year will be
(a) Rs. 3,500 (b) Rs. 10,500
(c) Rs. 7,000 (d) Rs. 3,000
52. Furniture bought on 1st October 2008 for Rs. 40,000 was sold on 31st March, 2010 for
Rs.36,000. Depreciation is charged @ 10% p.a. on original cost. Accounting year closes on
31st March every year . Profit on sales will be
(a) Rs. 3,000 (b) Rs. 1,000
(c) Rs. 4,000 (d) Rs. 2,000
53. Following figures have been taken from the book of a trader
Purchases 1,00,000 Purchases returns 9,000
Sales returns 8,000 Sales 1,60,000
Carriage outward 5,000
Office rent 4,000
Amount of gross profit will be
(a) Rs. 60,000 (b) Rs. 61,000
(c) Rs. 52,000 (d) Rs. 70,000
54. The profit for the last four years are given as follows
Years Rs.
2006 10,000
2007 15,000
2008 20,000
2009 15,000
The value of goodwill on the basis of three years purchases of average profit based on last
four years will be
(a) Rs. 15,000 (b) Rs. 60,000
(c) Rs. 20,000 (d) Rs. 45,000
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55. Which of the following is a fixed asset?
(a) Cash (b) Building
(c) Stock (d) Debtors
56. General Reserve at the time of admission of a new partner is transferred to
(a) Capital A/c of partners (b) Trading A/c
(c) P & L adjustment (d) Balance Sheet
57. Which of the following is a current asset?
(a) Plant & Machinery (b) Land & Building
(c) Debtors (d) Furniture
58. Preliminary expenses in connection with flotation of a new company is
(a) Miscellaneous capital expenditure
(b) Current assets
(c) Fixed assets
(d) All of the above
59. Goods costing Rs. 30,000 were sold at 25% profit on selling price. Sales price will be
(a) Rs. 7,500 (b) Rs. 22,500
(c) Rs. 37,500 (d) Rs. 40,000
60. On April, 2009, Gita invested capital of Rs. 60,000. She withdrew Rs. 5,000 on the first day
of each month interest on drawing is provided @ 20%. The amount of interest on drawings
deducted from capital will be
(a) Rs. 6,000 (b) Rs. 12,000
(c) Rs. 6,500 (d) Rs. 1,000
SECTION – B : MERCANTILE LAWS (40 MARKS)
61. Actual breach may be
(a) During the course of performance
(b) On the date of performance
(c) (a) and (b)
(d) (a) or (b)
62. A contract implied by law is known as
(a) Contingent contract (b) Alternation
(c) Quasi contract (d) Implied contract
63. Specific performance may be ordered by court if
(a) There is no standard for ascertain actual damage
(b) Pecuniary compensation is not adequate relief
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(c) The act is done wholly on part of trust
(d) (a) or (b) or (c)
64. Which of the following is not referred to as goods
(a) Stock (b) Shares
(c) Money (d) Grass
65. A contract can be performed by
(a) An agent of the promisor (b) The promisor himself
(c) (a) or (b) (d) Both (a) and (b)
66. Which of the following statement is false? Consideration
(a) Must be of some value
(b) Must not of the desire of the promisor
(c) May move from any person
(d) Must be illusory
67. An executory consideration
(a) Is a promise for a promise
(b) Consists of a promise in future
(c) Is an outstanding liability on both the parties
(d) All of the above
68. _________ of a firm means the breaking up or extinction of the relationship which subsisted
between all the partners of the firm
(a) Registration (b) Dissolution
(c) Amalgamation (d) Demerger
69. Publishing defamatory statements or agreements which are opposed to public policy are
(a) Valid (b) Voidable
(c) Illegal (d) Void
70. Following is not a mode of delivery
(a) Statutory delivery (b) Constructive delivery
(c) Actual delivery (d) Symbolic delivery
71. In a breach of contract, if the promisee did not suffer any real damage, he can claim
(a) Exemplary damages (b) General damages
(c) Nominal damages (d) No damages
72. In an agreement one party agrees to assist the other in recovering property, with a view to
sharing the profits of litigation. It is
(a) Maintenance (b) Champerty
(c) Stifling litigation (d) None of the above
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73. Risk prima facie passes with
(a) Payment of price
(b) Property or ownership
(c) Completed agreement
(d) Verification and delivery of goods
74. When the seller fails to give notice to the buyer under Section 39(3), the risk during sea-
transit lies with the
(a) Seller (b) Buyer
(c) Carrier (d) Insurer
75. A pen or pencil that will not write, a watch that will not keep time, a rubber that will not help
to erase cannot be considered as
(a) Presentable (b) Whole some
(c) Merchantable (d) None of the above
76. Audit of a partnership firm’s account is compulsory under the Partnership Act, 1932
(a) Yes (b) Partly yes
(c) No (d) Partly No
77. Seller has right of resale where
(a) Goods are perishable. (b) Seller has reserved such right
(c) Seller gives notice (d) All of these.
78. Competitions involving games of skill are
(a) Illegal & void (b) Voidable
(c) Unlawful (d) Valid
79. A contingent contract is
(a) Void from beginning
(b) Void if based on happening of an impossible event
(c) Enforceable if the contingent event is under the control of the promisor
(d) Wagering agreement
80. Champerty and maintenance are the ____________agreement.
(a) Lawful (b) Void
(c) Valid (d) Unlawful
81. When both the benefits & burden devolve on the legal heir, it would be called
(a) Will
(b) Assignment
(c) Delegation
(d) Succession
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82. _________cannot enter with a contract.
(a) Partner (b) Agent
(c) Lunatic (d) Sole Trader
83. The objects of an agreement shall not be unlawful if ___________.
(a) It is forbidden by law (b) It defines the provisions of law
(c) It is for legal consideration (d) It is fraudulent
84. A __________ agreement is one, which is enforceable at the option of one party.
(a) Voidable (b) Void
(c) Valid (d) Illegal
85. Under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, the property in goods passes when________.
(a) Payment is made (b) Goods are ascertained
(c) The contract is made (d) None of the above
86. Privity of contract is subject to the exception ___________.
(a) Where a trust or charge is created
(b) Where payment is made to a third party
(c) Where payment is made by a third party
(d) None of the above
87. A contract involving two promises is called:
(a) A contract having reciprocal promises (b) A bilateral contract
(c) A contract having cross promises (d) An unenforceable contract
88. Partnership deed is also called________.
(a) Partnership Agreement (b) Constitution of Partnership
(c) Articles of Partnership (d) All of the above
89. Property of the firm shall be held by use of the partners ___________.
(a) For charitable purposes
(b) For private purposes of the partners
(c) For business purposes as well as private purposes
(d) Exclusively for business purposes
90. Section 10 of the Sale of Goods Act 1930 deals with fixation of price of goods by __________.
(a) The Judge
(b) The Arbitrator
(c) The Central Government
(d) The valuation of a third party.
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91. In an agreement to sell the property (ownership) in the goods passes __________.
(a) Immediately
(b) At a future date
(c) Either immediately or future date
(d) Never
92. A contract of sale may be__________.
(a) Conditional (b) Absolute
(c) Written (d) All of the above
93. Under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, goods may be _________.
(a) Existing (b) Future
(c) Contingent (d) All of the above
94. Where the unpaid seller has attained a decree for the price of the goods, the right of lien
_________.
(a) Is lost
(b) Is at the optioning the court
(c) Is at the optioning the seller
(d) Can be exercised
95. The rights available to an unpaid seller against the buyer are right to sue for ________.
(a) Price (b) Damages
(c) Interest (d) All of the above
96. An agreement to sell in respect of goods is an executory contract which creates ___________.
(a) A just in personam (b) A just in rem
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
97. A contract of sale of contingent goods is _________.
(a) Sale (b) Agreement to sell
(c) Unlawful (d) All of the above
98. In a contract of sale of goods, if the seller is not the owner of goods, then the title of the buyer
shall:
(a) Be same as that of the seller (b) Not be same as that of the seller
(c) Be better than that of the seller (d) None of the above
99. ‘A’ buys a readymade shirt for his son, The shirt does not exactly fit his son. Decide.
(a) A has no right to return or exchange the same
(b) A has right to return the same
(c) He will demand for damages
(d) He may file a suit for exchange
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100. ‘A’ buys a T.V. set from ‘B’. ‘B’ agrees to deliver the set to ‘A’. After some time during the
day, B sells the same to ‘C’ at a higher price. Decide title of the good.
(a) ‘C’ gets a good title (b) A gets a good title
(c) Nobody gets a goods title (d) None of these
SECTION – C : GENERAL ECONOMICS (50 MARKS)
101. If budget deficit is Rs. 11,350 crore and borrowings are Rs. 33,300 crore, what is fiscal
deficit?
(a) Rs. 11,350 crore (b) Rs. 44,650 crore
(c) Rs. 33,300 crore (d) Rs. 21,950 crore
102. Sir Robert Giffen was surprised to find out relationship of price with two other goods, which
were:
(a) Bread and Rice (b) Meat and Rice
(c) Bread and Meat (d) Cheese and Meat
103. If the proportion of income spent on a good remains the same as income increases, then
income elasticity for the good in:
(a) More than one (b) One
(c) Less than one (d) Zero
104. Marginal utility analysis was mainly propounded by:
(a) J.B. Say (b) Robbins
(c) Adam Smith (d) Alfred Marshall
105. Indifference curve analysis is propounded by:
(a) Alfred Marshall (b) Adam Smith
(c) Hicks and Allen (d) None of the above
106. Cardinal Measurability of utility means:
(a) Utility can be measured
(b) Utility cannot be measured
(c) Utility can be ranked
(d) Utility can be measured in some case
107. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) An indifference curve is concave to the origin
(b) An indifference curve is convex to the origin
(c) A higher indifference curve is better than a lower indifferent curve
(d) An indifference curve is a curve which represents all those combinations of two goods
which give same satisfaction to the consumer.
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108. Identify the factor which generally keeps the price-elasticity of a demand for a good high.
(a) Its very high price (b) Its very low price
(c) Large number of substitutes (d) None of the above
109. Suppose price of fashionable Shirts rises from Rs. 400 per piece to Rs. 700 per piece. The
Shopping Mall manager observes that the rise in price causes demand for shirts to fall from
500 shirts per week to 300 shirts per week. What is the price elasticity of demand for shirts?
(a) 0.916 (b) 1.5
(c) 1 (d) 1.667
110. The basic distinction between M1 and M2 is in the:
(a) Treatment of post office deposits
(b) Treatment of time deposits of banks
(c) Treatment of saving deposits of banks
(d) Treatment of currency
111. After 1950, commercial banks in India were nationalized:
(a) Once in 1969
(b) Twice in 1969 and 1980
(c) Thrice in 1969, 1980 and 1991
(d) None of the above
112 In order to increase money supply in the country, the RBI may:
(a) Reduce CRR
(b) Increase CRR
(c) Sell securities in the open market
(d) Increase Bank Rate
113 Monetary Policy is given by:
(a) RBI (b) Planning Commission
(c) Finance Minister (d) Monetary Bank of India
114 Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) The shape of the average cost and marginal cost curve is ‘U’
(b) The AR and MR curves of a firm under perfect competition are parallel to X-axis.
(c) At Equilibrium AR=MR
(d) At Equilibrium MC=MR
115 The slope of indifference curve indicates:
(a) Price ratio between two commodities
(b) Marginal rate of substitution
(c) Factor substitution
(d) Level of indifference
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116 If the quantity of Banana demanded in 100 kg and quantity supplied is 50 kg, then price per
kg of Banana is:
(a) Rs.18
(b) Rs.24
(c) Less than equilibrium price
(d) Greater than equilibrium price
117. Suppose Mohan & Co. produces 10 units of output and incurs Rs. 30 per unit of variable
cost and Rs. 5 per unit of fixed cost. In this case, total cost is:
(a) Rs. 300 (b) Rs. 35
(c) Rs. 305 (d) Rs. 350
118. A condition needed for a perfectly competitive industry to exist is that:
(a) Buyers are able to influence the price of the commodity
(b) Any units of commodity are considered by buyers to be different
(c) Buyer discriminates in their purchases based on non-price factors.
(d) There are no obstacles to the free mobility of resources.
119. If the price of petrol rises by 25% and demand for car falls by 40% then, cross elasticity
between petrol and car is:
(a) -1.6 (b) 1.6
(c) -2.6 (d) 2.6
120. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Economic laws are mere statement of tendencies
(b) Economics laws are as exact as physical laws
(c) Economics laws are permanent
(d) All of the above
121. If after selling 10 units, a seller realises Rs. 12, 000 and after selling 15 units he realises
Rs.20, 000 what is the marginal revenue here?
(a) Rs. 1500 (b) Rs. 1600
(c) Rs. 8000 (d) Rs. 2000
122. Under which market structure, the control of firm over price is nil?
(a) Perfect competition (b) Monopoly
(c) Oligopoly (d) Monopolistic Competition
123. If as a result of 80 percent increase in all inputs, the output increases by 25 percent, this is a
case of:
(a) Increasing return to scale (b) Decreasing return to factor
(c) Decreasing returns to scale (d) Diminishing return to factor
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124. When marginal product is negative, then total product is:
(a) Maximum (b) Decreasing
(c) Constant (d) None of the above
125. In the long run, a firm in monopolistic competition:
(a) Always earns super profits
(b) Incurs losses
(c) Earns normal profit only
(d) May earn normal profits, super normal profits or incur losses.
126. Assume that when price is Rs.40 quantity demanded is 9 units, and when price is Rs. 38,
quantity demanded is 10 units. Based on this information, what is the marginal revenue
resulting from an increase in output from 9 units to 10 units?
(a) Rs.20 (b) Rs.40
(c) Rs.38 (d) Rs.1
127. Suppose a firm is producing at level of output, such that MR>MC what should be the firm
do to maximise profit?
(a) The firm should increase output
(b) The firm should do nothing
(c) The firm should hire less labour
(d) The firm should decrease price
128. Marginal Revenue is equal to
(a) Change in quantity, divided by the change in price
(b) Change in price divided by change in output
(c) The change in PxQ due to a one unit change in output
(d) None of above
129. Suppose that an owner is earning total revenue of Rs.1,00,000 and is increasing explicit cost
of Rs.60,000. If the owner could work for another company for Rs.30,000 a year, we would
conclude that:
(a) The firm is earning economic profit or Rs. 10,000
(b) The firm is earning accounting profit or Rs. 40,000
(c) The firm is earning economic profit of Rs. 40,000
(d) Both (a) and (b)
130. Which is not the essential condition of pure competition?
(a) Large number of buyers and sellers
(b) Homogeneous product
(c) Freedom of entry
(d) Perfect knowledge among buyers and sellers
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131. What is the shape of A R curve faced by a firm under perfect competition?
(a) Horizontal
(b) Vertical
(c) Positively sloped
(d) Negatively sloped
132. Which of the following is the condition for equilibrium of a firm?
(a) AC = AR (b) MR = AR
(c) MC = MR (d) AC = MR
133. ___________________ measure estimates the number of persons who may be said to be
chronically unemployed.
(a) Usual Status
(b) Current Weekly Status
(c) Current Daily Status
(d) Current Yearly Status
134. When due to introduction of new equipments, some workers tend to be replaced by
equipments; their unemployment is termed as __________
(a) Structural (b) Seasonal
(c) Frictional (d) Technological
135. Every__________ person in the world is an Indian
(a) Second (b) Sixth
(c) Fifth (d) Ninth
136. __________ measures generally gives the lowest estimate of unemployment.
(a) CWS (b) Usual Status
(c) CDS (d) CMS
137. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Countries which are industrially well-developed generally have higher per-capital income
than countries which are not.
(b) India is a capital surplus economy
(c) Agriculture sector need not depend upon industrial sector for its growth
(d) None of the above
138. Mahalanobis model stressed upon the establishment of:
(a) Consumer goods industries
(b) Export oriented industries
(c) Agro-based industries
(d) Capital and basic goods industries
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139. If income elasticity of the household for good X is 3 then it is a:
(a) Normal Good (b) Necessity Good
(c) Luxury Good (d) Inferior Good
140. Which of the following is not included in foreign exchange reserves?
(a) Foreign currency assets held by RBI
(b) Gold holding of the RBI
(c) Special Drawings Rights
(d) None of the above
141. Based II framework is for:
(a) Banks (b) Insurance Companies
(c) RBI (d) None of the above
142. The total area under the demand curve of good measures:
(a) Marginal utility (b) Total utility
(c) Consumers surplus (d) Producer surplus
143. Which of the following is not a quantitative measure of credit control?
(a) Bank rate policy (b) Open market operation
(c) Margin requirement (d) Variable reserve requirement
144. Integration of the domestic economy with the world economy is called____.
(a) Liberalisation (b) Globalisation
(c) Privatisation (d) Disinvestment
145. Which of the following is not an indirect Tax Reform?
(a) Reducing the peak rate of custom duties
(b) Rectifying anomalies like inverted duty structure
(c) Introduction of VAT for achieving harmonized taxation regime
(d) The tax rate on foreign companies has also been reduced from 55% to 40%
146. Occupational structure refers to the:
(a) Number of workers living in a country.
(b) Size of working population in the industrial sector
(c) Distribution of working population among different occupations
(d) Nature of different occupation in the economy
147. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a price taker?
(a) Negatively Sloped Demand Curve
(b) TR = P x Q
(c) AR = Price
(d) MR = AR
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148. All are features of monopoly except:
(a) There is a single seller
(b) The firm is a price taker
(c) The firm produces a unique product
(d) The existence of some advertising
149. A monopolist is able to maximize his profits when:
(a) His output is maximum
(b) He charges a higher price
(c) His average cost is minimum
(d) His marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue
150. ___________ is the difference between total receipts and total expenditure
(a) Fiscal Deficit (b) Budget Deficit
(c) Capital Deficit (d) Revenue Deficit
SECTION – D : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (50 MARKS)
x 17 x+y
=
151. If x+y 23 , what is x−y equal to
11 17
(a) (b)
23 32
23
(c) (d) None of these
11
25 x
152. If
1+ =1+
, then x is
144 12
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
( )
8
153. If (4)3 × 2 = 2n, then n is
(a) 10 (b) 12
(c) 13 (d) None of these
154. A number of men went to a hotel and each spent as many rupees as there were men. If the
money spent was Rs. 15625; find the number of men.
(a) 110 (b) 125
(c) 145 (d) None of these
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155. A, B and C have to distribute Rs. 1,000 between them, A and C together have
Rs. 400 and B and C Rs. 700. How much does C have?
(a) Rs. 100 (b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 150 (d) None of these
a+b 1
=
156. If log (log a + log b), the value of a2 + b2 is
2 2
(a) 6ab (b) 8ab
(c) 6a262 (d) None of these
157. If log x = 4, then the value of x is
10
(a) 100 (b) 1000
(c) 10000 (d) None of these
158. If log 2 = 0.301 and log 3 = 0.477, then the value of log 225 is:
(a) 2.352 (b) 3.452
(c) 7.452 (d) None of these
159. If log 2 = 0.3010, find the number of digits in 2100
(a) 36 (b) 31
(c) 38 (d) None of these
160. If nP = 60, then the value of n is
3
(a) 3 (b) 10
(c) 5 (d) None of these
ax +bx −2
161. Evaluate lim
x→0 x
a
(a) log ab (b) log
b
(c) log (a – b) (d) None of these
10x −5x −2x +1
162. Evaluate lim
x→0 x
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) log 5 × log 2 (d) None of these
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163. Evaluate lim
x→0 x2
(a) log 5 × log 2 (b) log 5 + log 2
(c) 0 (d) None of these
e5x −e3x −e2x +1
164. Evaluate lim
x→0 x
(a) 6 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) None of these
e5x −e3x −e2x +1
165. Evaluate lim
x→0 x
(a) 6 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) None of these
1
∫
dx
166. Evaluate:
x2 +a2
( ) ( )
(a) log
x+ x2 +a2 +c
(b) log
x+ x2 −a2 +c
( )
(c) log
x− x2 −a2 +c
(d) None of these
1
∫
dx
167. Evaluate:
x2 −a2
( ) ( )
(a) log
x− x2 −a2 +c
(b) log
x+ x2 +a2 +c
( )
(c) log
x+ x2 −a2 +c
(d) None of these
1
∫
168. Evaluate dx
9x2 −1
1 ⎛3x+1⎞ 1 ⎛3x−1⎞
(a) log⎜ ⎟ +c (b) log⎜ ⎟ +c
6 ⎝3x−1⎠ 6 ⎝3x+1⎠
1 ⎛3x+2⎞
(c) log⎜ ⎟ +c (d) None of these
3 ⎝3x+2⎠
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x-1
∫
dx
169. Evaluate
x2 +1
( )
(a)
x2 +1−log x+ x2 +1 +c
( )
(b)
x−1−log x+ x−1 +c
( )
(c) x2 +1−log x+ x−1 +c
(d) None of these
170. Evaluate ∫ (1−x2)logx dx
( ) ⎛ x2 ⎞
1−x2 x log x−⎜1− ⎟+c
(a)
⎝ 9 ⎠
( ) ⎛ x2 ⎞
1−x2 log x−⎜1+ ⎟+c
(b)
⎝ 9 ⎠
⎛ x2 ⎞ ⎛ x3 ⎞
⎜1− ⎟xlogx−⎜x− ⎟+c
(c)
⎝ 3 ⎠ ⎝ 9 ⎠
(d) None of these
171. From a panel of 4 doctors, 4 officers and one doctor who is also an officer, how many committee
of 3 can be made if it has to contain at least one doctor and one officer?
(a) 76 (b) 78
(c) 80 (d) None of these
172. In an election, there are five candidates contesting for three vacancies; an elector can vote
any number of candidates not exceeding the number of vacancies. In how many ways can
one cast his votes?
(a) 12 (b) 14
(c) 25 (d) None of these
173. In how many ways can 12 different things be equally distributed among 4 groups?
(a) 15,400 (b) 15,000
(c) 14,400 (d) None of these
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174. The number of factors of 420 is
(a) 20 (b) 22
(c) 25 (d) None of these
175. Five balls of different colours are to be placed in three boxes of different sizes. Each box can
hold all the five balls. In how many different ways can we place the balls so that no box
remains empty?
(a) 100 (b) 120
(c) 150 (d) None of these
176. Find the sum of the series. 243 + 324 + 432 + …………………. to n terms
⎛ 4n ⎞ ⎛ 4n ⎞
36⎜ −1⎟ 34⎜ −1⎟
(a) (b)
⎝3n ⎠ ⎝3n ⎠
⎛ 3n ⎞
36⎜ −1⎟
(c) (d) None of these
⎝4n ⎠
177. The sum of the first eight terms of a G.P. is five times the sum of the first four terms; then the
common ratio is –
(a) 2 (b) – 2
(c) ± 2 (d) None of these
178. The sum of the following series 4 + 44 + 444 + ………… to n term is:
4 ⎡ 10(10n −1) ⎤ 4 ⎡ 10(10n −1) ⎤
⎢
−n⎥
⎢
+n⎥
(a) (b)
9⎣ 9 ⎦ 9⎣ 9 ⎦
10(10n −1)
(c)
+n
(d) None of these
9
179. The Arithmetic Mean between two numbers is 15 and their G.M. is 9; then the numbers are
(a) 27,3 (b) 9, 9
(c) 16, 9 (d) None of these
180. The product of n G.M.s between the two given numbers is equal to the n power of the single
G.M. between them. This statement is –
(a) True (b) False
(c) Cannot say (d) None of these
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181. The weighted arithmetic mean of first n natural numbers whose weights are equal to the
corresponding numbers is equal to:
2n+1 2(2n+1)
(a) (b)
3 2
n(n+1)
(c) (d) None of these
2
182. The mean weight of 15 persons is 110 kg. The mean weight of 5 of them is 100 and another 5
is 125 kgs. What is the mean weight of the remainder?
(a) 110 kgs. (b) 105 kgs.
(c) 100 kgs. (d) None of these
183. The sum of diviations of certain number of items measured from 2.5 is 50 and the sum of
deviations of the same series measured from 3.5 is –50. Find the number of observations and
their mean?
(a) 100, 3 (b) 200, 6
(c) 100, 4 (d) None of these
184. The most reliable central value is
(a) Mean (b) Median
(c) Mode (d) (a) and (b) both
185. In which Central value arranging is required.
(a) Mean (b) G.M.
(c) Median (d) H.M.
186. The chance of 53 Tuesdays in a year is
2 1
(a) (b)
7 7
3
(c) (d) None of these
7
187. Two unbiased dice are thrown. Find the probability that sum of the faces is not less than 10.
1 5
(a) (b)
6 6
2
(c) (d) None of these
3
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188. The probability that a person travels by a plane is and that he travels by train is Find
5 3
the probability of his traveling neither by plane nor by train?
13 2
(a) (b)
15 15
1
(c) (d) None of these
15
189. A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of playing cards. Find the probability that it is
either a diamond or a king.
(a) 5/13 (b) 3/13
(c) 4/13 (d) None of these
190. A problem in statistics is given to two students A and B. The odd in favour of A solving the
problem are 6 to 9 and against B Solving the problem are 12 to 10. If both A and B attempt,
find the probability of the problem being solved.
(a) 0.673 (b) 0.237
(c) 0.255 (d) None of these
191. For a binomial distribution is 7 and its Standard Deviation is 8 . This statement is
(a) True (b) False
(c) Cannot say (d) None of these
192. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution and 3 and 2 respectively. Find the
probability that the variate takes values less than or equal to 2.
(a) 0.3767 (b) 0.3760
(c) 0.3067 (d) None of these
193. Two digits are selected at random from the digits 1 through 9. Find the probability that their
sum is even.
2 7 5 5
(a) , (b) ,
9 18 9 18
4 5
(c) , (d) None of these
9 18
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194. A die is thrown twice and the sum of the number appearing is observed to be 6. What is the
conditional probability that the number 4 has appeared at least once?
3 2
(a) (b)
5 5
4
(c) (d) None of these
5
195. It is observed that 80% of television viewers watch “Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki” Programme.
What is probability that at least 80% of the viewers in a random sample of five watch this
programme?
(a) 0.7021 (b) 0.73728
(c) 0.63728 (d) None of these
196. A simple random sample of size 36 is drawn from a finite population consisting of 101 units.
If the population Standard Deviation is 12.6, find the Standard Error of sample mean when
the sample is drawn with replacement.
(a) 2.1 (b) 1.69
(c) 2.23 (d) None of these
197. A simple random sample of size 36 is drawn from a finite population consisting of 101 units.
If the population Standard Deviation is 12.6, find the Standard Error of sample mean when
the sample is drawn without replacement.
(a) 2.1 (b) 1.69
(c) 2.45 (d) None of these
198. A random sample of size 9 is drawn without replacement from a finite population consisting
of 25 units. If the number of defective units in the population be 5, find the Standard Error
of the sample proportion of defectives.
(a) 0.1288 (b) 0.1088
(c) 0.0588 (d) None of these
199. A population consists of 4 numbers. Find the number of sample of size 2 for with replacement
condition.
(a) 16 (b) 6
(c) 10 (d) None of these
200. A population consists of 4 numbers. Find the number of sample of size two for without
replacement condition.
(a) 16 (b) 6
(c) 10 (d) None of these
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Model Test Paper – BOS/CPT –10
Time : 4 hours Maximum Marks : 200
The test is divided into four sections.
Questions 1 to 200 have only one correct answer and carry + 1 mark for each correct answer and
– 0.25 mark for each wrong answer.
SECTION – A : FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING (60 MARKS)
1. Cash discount allowed to a debtors should be credited to
(a) Debtors A/c (b) Purchase A/c
(c) Discount A/c (d) Sales A/c
2. On 31st December, 2009 Ashok Ltd. purchased a machine from Mohan Ltd., for Rs. 1,75,000.
This is
(a) A transaction
(b) An event
(c) None of these
(d) A transaction as well as an event
3. Prepaid commission has a
(a) Negative balance (b) Debit balance
(c) Credit balance (d) None of these
4. The following account will have debit balance
(a) Loan to other party
(b) Capital A/c
(c) Outstanding salary
(d) Reserve for doubtful debts
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5. A sum of Rs. 50,000 was spent on painting the new plant. It is a
(a) Revenue expenditure
(b) Capital expenditure
(c) Deferred revenue expenditure
(d) None of these
6. Bills receivables is a
(a) Intangible fixed assets (b) Tangible fixed assets
(c) Current assets (d) Investment
7. Prepaid insurance account is a
(a) Nominal A/c (b) Personal A/c
(c) Real A/c (d) None of the above
8. Under annuity method, interest is calculated on
(a) Written down value (b) Original cost
(c) Scrap value (d) None of the above
9. Stock should be out of godown in the sequence in which they arrive is based on
(a) HIFO (b) FIFO
(c) Weighted overage (d) LIFO
10. All the expenditures of revenue nature go to
(a) Balance Sheet (b) Trading A/c
(c) Profit & Loss A/c (d) Either (b) or (c)
11. Memorandum joint venture account is prepared
(a) When each co-venturer keeps records of their own joint venture transactions
(b) When separate set of joint venture books is prepared
(c) When each co-venture keep records of all the joint venture transaction himself
(d) None of the three
12. The party who sends the goods for sales on fixed commission basis is known as
(a) Drawer (b) Drawee
(c) Payee (d) Consignor
13. Endorsement, discounting and collection of bills of exchange is made by
(a) Debtors (b) Creditors
(c) Drawee (d) Drawer
14. Returns Inward, appearing in the trial balance are deducted from
(a) Purchases (b) Capital
(c) Sales (d) None of the above
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15. Drawings is deducted from
(a) Capital (b) Sales
(c) Purchases (d) None of the above
16. Purchase of Plant & Machinery on credit basis is recorded in
(a) Cash book (b) Journal proper
(c) Purchases (d) Both (a) and (b)
17. The trial balance of Rajesh Ltd. shows closing inventories of Rs. 90,000. It will be recorded
in
(a) Profit & Loss A/c (b) Trading A/c
(c) Balance Sheet (d) None of the above
18. Loss on issue of debentures is treated as
(a) Miscellaneous capital expenditure
(b) Current assets
(c) Intangible assets
(d) Current Liabilities
19. A proforma invoice is sent by
(a) Debtors to consignee (b) Debtors to consignor
(c) Consignor to consignee (d) None of three
20. Noting charges are paid at the time of
(a) Renewal of the bill (b) Retirement of the bill
(c) Dishonour of the bill (d) None of the three
21. Accounting has certain norms to be observed by the accountants in recording of transactions
and preparation of financial statement. These norms reduce the vagueness and chances of
misunderstanding by harmonizing the varied accounting practices. These norms are
(a) Accounting Standards
(b) Accounting framework
(c) Accounting regulations
(d) Accounting guidance notes
22. An undervaluation of previous year’s opening inventory will
(a) Cause current year’s net income to be overstated
(b) Cause previous years net income to be understated
(c) Cause previous years net income to be overstated
(d) None of the above
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23. Parul accepted a bill for 90 days of Rs. 10,000 drawn by Rahul on 10 Feb., 2010. On 18th
March, 2010, Parul wished to retire the bill, Rahul offered rebate @ 12% p.a. considering
the year of 360 days rebate amount will be
(a) Rs. 184 (b) Rs. 150
(c) Rs. 180 (d) None of the above
24. Sohan draws a 40 days bill on Rohan on 20th Jan 2010. The bill matures on
(a) March 4, 2010 (b) February 29, 2010
(c) March 1, 2010 (a) None of these
25. The trial balance checks
(a) Valuation of closing stock
(b) valuation of assets
(c) valuation of liabilities
(d) Arithmetical accuracy of books of accounts.
26. If total sales during the year Rs. 1,00,000; Cash sales Rs. 20,000 and outstanding debtors at
the end of the year Rs. 30,000 then cash received from debtors during the year will be
(a) Rs. 70,000 (b) Rs. 50,000
(c) Rs. 1,10,000 (d) Rs. 90,000
27. Cost of goods sold Rs. 1,50,000
Closing stock Rs. 40,000
Opening stock Rs. 60,000
Amount of purchases will be
(a) Rs. 1,30,000 (b) Rs. 1,70,000
(c) Rs. 50,000 (d) None of the above
28. If a bill of exchange will mature on 15th August but it is a public holiday then the bill will
mature on
(a) 15 August (b) 16 August
(c) 14 August (d) 18 August
29. A, B and C are partners in a firm sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 2:3:5. The firm
took separate life policy of Rs. 50,000, Rs. 1,00,000 and Rs. 1,50,000 for A, B and C respectively.
The share of B in the policy will be
(a) Rs. 90,000 (b) Rs. 1,50,000
(c) Rs. 3,00,000 (d) Rs. 60,000
30. A company purchased a motor car for Rs. 5,00,000. Estimated useful life of the motor car
is 15 years and residual value is Rs. 50,000. Rate of depreciation will be
(a) 9% (b) 6%
(c) 10% (d) 15%
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31. A company issued Rs. 20,000, 15% debentures at a discount of 10% redeemable after 15
year at a premium of 5%. Loss on issue of debentures will be
(a) Rs. 1,400 (b) Rs. 1,000
(c) Rs. 3,000 (d) None of the above
32. Raj Ltd. purchased machinery for Rs. 20,000 payable Rs. 6,500 in cash and the balance by
an issue of 10% debentures of Rs. 100 each at a discount of 10%. Discount on issue of
debentures will be
(a) Rs. 1,000 (b) Rs. 1,500
(c) Rs. 1,400 (d) None of these
33. A firm had an unrecorded investment of worth Rs. 50,000. Entry in the firms journal on
admission of a partner will be
(a) Partner Capital A/c Dr. 50,000
To Revaluation A/c 50,000
(b) Revaluation A/c Dr. 50,000
To Partner’s capital 50,000
(c) Unrecorded investment A/c Dr. 50,000
To Revaluation A/c 50,000
(d) Revaluation A/c Dr. 50,000
To Unrecorded investment A/c 50,000
34. Gaining ratio is applied when
(a) A partner is insolvent (b) A partner is admitted
(c) A partner retires (d) All of the above
35. Interest on capital at 12% p.a. is to be allowed. Capital in the beginning was Rs. 6,00,000.
Interest amount will be
(a) Rs. 70,000 (b) Rs. 72,000
(c) Rs. 60,000 (d) Rs. 75,000
36. Lal & Co. issued 10,000 debentures of Rs. 100 each at a discount of 4% redeemable after 5
years at a premium of 6%. Loss on issue of debentures will be
(a) Rs. 60,000 (b) Rs. 1,60,000
(c) Rs. 1,00,000 (d) Rs. 40,000
37. Dismantling and demolition charges is a
(a) Deferred Revenue expenditure
(b) Capital expenditure
(c) Revenue expenditure
(d) None of the above
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38. On equity share of Rs.20, the company has called up Rs.18 but actually received Rs. 16. The
share capital would be credited by
(a) Rs. 20 (b) Rs. 18
(c) Rs. 16 (d) Rs. 10
39. Net salary paid to employees Rs. 5,00,000 in cash after deducting income tax Rs. 50,000
professional tax Rs. 10,000. Salary A/c will be debited with
(a) Rs. 5,00,000 (b) Rs. 4,40,000
(c) Rs. 5,60,000 (d) Rs.4,50,000
40. Ram and Mohan are partners sharing profits equally. They admitted Sohan for 1/3 share in
the firm. The new profit sharing ratio will be
(a) 2:2:1 (b) 1:1:1
(c) 1:2:3 (d) 3:2:1
41. A, B and C are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:4:3. C retires and if A and
B share profits of C in 4:3 then new profit sharing ratio will be
(a) 5:4 (b) 4:3
(c) 5:3 (d) 47:37
42. Following figures have been taken from the trial balance of a trader:
Cost of goods sold 45,000
Sales 60,000
Closing Stock 10,000
The amount of gross profit will be
(a) Rs. 15,000 (b) Rs. 25,000
(c) Rs. 5,000 (d) None of those
43. In January 2007, a trader purchased machinery for Rs. 1,00,000 depreciation is charged @
20% by diminishing balance method. At the end of the third year it was sold for Rs. 31,000.
Profit or loss on sale will be
(a) Loss Rs.20,200 (b) Loss Rs.40,000
(c) Profit Rs.20,000 (d) Profit Rs.20,200
44. Net profit before charging manager’s commission is Rs. 24,000 and the manager is to be
allowed a commission of 20% on the profit after charging such commission. Commission
amount will be
(a) Rs. 4,000 (b) Rs. 4,800
(c) Rs. 4444.44 (d) None of the above
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45. Amount spent on “Structural alteration” under pressure of law is a
(a) Capital loss (b) Revenue expenditure
(c) Capital expenditure (d) Deferred revenue expenditure
46. M, N and O share profits and losses in the ratio of 3:2:1. Upon admission of D, they agreed
to share 5:4:2:1. The sacrificing ratio will be
(a) Nil : Nil : 1/l2 (b) Nil : 1/12 : Nil
(c) 1/12 : Nil : Nil (d) None of the above
47. A was holding 100 shares of Rs. 10 each of a company on which he had paid Rs. 4 on
application and Rs. 3 allotment, but could not pay Rs. 2 on first call. Forfeited share A/c will
be credited with
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 400
(c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 600
48. The following information pertains to Arjun Ltd.
(1) Equity share capital called up Rs. 1,00,000
(2) Calls in arrear Rs. 10,000
(3) Calls in advance Rs. 10,000
(4) Proposed dividend 15%
The amount of proposed dividend payable is
(a) Rs. 15,000 (b) Rs. 13,500
(c) Rs. 85,000 (d) None of the above
49. Ram Ltd. purchased the business of Rahim Ltd. for Rs. 9,00,000 payable in fully paid
shares of Rs. 100 each. Shares were issued at a premium of 25%. Number of shares issued
against purchased consideration will be
(a) 7,200 shares (b) 10,800 shares
(c) 2,250 shares (d) 6,750 shares
50. Credit balance in the ledger will be
(a) A revenue or an asset (b) A revenue or a liability
(c) An expenses or an asset (d) None of the above
51. Gross profit is the difference between
(a) Sales and cost of goods sold (b) Sales and total expenses
(c) Sales and purchases (d) None of the above
52. Closing entry for transfer of net profit Rs. 6,300 to the capital a/c will be
(a) Trading A/c 6,300 Dr. To Balance sheet 6,300
(b) Trading A/c 6,300 Dr. To Profit & Loss A/c 6,300
(c) P & L A/c 6,300 Dr. To Capital A/c 6,300
(d) Capital A/c 6,300 Dr. To P& L A/c 6,300
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53. The total of “Discount allowed” column in the Cash book for the month of July, 2010
amounting to Rs. 10,000 was not posted. Rectifying entry for the same will be
(a) Discount A/c Dr. 10,000 To Suspense A/c 10,000
(b) Suspense A/c Dr. 10,000 To Discount A/c 10,000
(c) Customer A/c Dr. 10,000 To Discount A/c 10,000
(d) None of the above
54. After preparing the trial balance the accountant find that the total of the credit side is short
by Rs. 2,000. This difference will be
(a) Debited to Suspense A/c
(b) Credited to suspense A/c
(c) Adjusted to any of the credit balance A/c
(d) Adjusted to any of the debit balance A/c
55. Goods purchased for Rs. 2,00,000 and were sold for Rs. 1,60,000. Margin 20% on sales.
Closing stock is ….
(a) Rs. 32,000 (b) Rs. 72,000
(c) Rs. 50,000 (d) None of the above
56. Journal entry for wages paid Rs. 3,000 for installation of plant will be
(a) Dr. Plant repairs A/c and Cr. Cash A/c Rs. 3,000
(b) Dr. Wages A/c and Cr. Cash A/c Rs. 3,000
(c) Dr. Plant A/c and Cr. Cash A/c Rs. 3,000
(d) None of the above
57. On June 1, Sahil paid salary amounting Rs. 20,000. This is
(a) A transaction (b) An event
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
58. Ram sells goods at cost plus 40%. Total sales were Rs. 21,000. Cost price of the goods will be
(a) Rs. 8,400 (b) Rs. 15,000
(c) Rs. 12,600 (d) Rs. 20,000
59. Bright stationery used stationery for business purposes Rs. 500. Amount will be credited to
(a) Purchases A/c (b) Sales A/c
(c) Cash A/c (d) None of the above
60. Goods destroyed by fire Rs. 50,000 and insurance company admitted full claim. Claim
receivable will be recorded in
(a) Trading A/c (b) P & L Appropriation A/c
(c) P & L A/c (d) Balance Sheet
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61. Under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 price means
(a) Consideration in money
(b) Transfer value of goods
(c) Revenue consideration
(d) Economic Exchange Value
62. An agreement to share the benefits of a public office
(a) Valid (b) Voidable
(c) Void (d) None of the above
63. Agreement which are in nature of bets and gambling are called
(a) Invalid agreements (b) Voidable contracts
(c) Contingent contracts (d) Wagering agreements
64. Offer implied from conduct of parties or from circumstances of the case is called
(a) General offer (b) Specific offer
(c) Express offer (d) Implied offer
65. Consideration without agreement are valid in case
(a) Out of love and affection
(b) Compensation for past voluntary series
(c) Promise to pay time barred debt
(d) All of the above
66. In case of sale on approval, the ownership is transferred to the buyer when he
(a) Accepts the goods (b) Adopts the transaction
(c) Fails the return goods (d) In all the above cases
67. Novation may take place between
(a) Different parties (b) The same parties
(c) (a) or (b) (d) (a) and (b)
68. Recission of a contract means
(a) The renewal of original contract
(b) Cancellation or termination of contract
(c) Substitution of new contract
(d) Alteration of contract
69. Discharge of contracts by implied consent does not include
(a) Novations (b) Actual performance
(c) Merger (d) Waiver
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70. On the valid performance of the contractual obligation by the parties, the contract
(a) Is discharged (b) Becomes enforceable
(c) Becomes void (d) None of above
71. A contract is discharged by alteration which means the
(a) Acceptance of loser performance
(b) Cancellation of the existing contract
(c) Change in one or more terms of contract
(d) abandonment of rights by a party
72. A change in nature of obligation of contract known as
(a) Alteration (b) Repudiation
(c) Innovation (d) Rescission
73. Which of the following persons can perform the contract?
(a) Promisor alone
(b) Agent of the promisor
(c) Legal representatives of promisor
(d) All of these
74. Which of the remedies not available to a defrauded party?
(a) Consideration of the contract
(b) Rescind the contract
(c) Insistence on specific performance
(d) Suit for damages
75. A seller is an unpaid seller
(a) When only a part of the price has been paid
(b) When a cheque has been issued and the payment of the same is stopped
(c) When whole of the price has not been tendered
(d) Any one of the above
76. When property in goods has not passed to the buyer, the unpaid seller has a right of
(a) With holding delivery (b) Stoppage in transit
(c) (a) and (b) (d) (a) or (b)
77. A seller agrees to supply a crop which is to be grown by him. This is a
(a) An agreement to sell (b) Sale
(c) Bailment (d) Contract for work & labour
78. A notice given to a partner is deemed to be a notice given to the firm when notice is given to
(a) Any active partner (b) Any partner
(c) Sleeping partner (d) All the partner
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79. On the insolvency of a partner, the insolvent ceases to be a partner in the firm whether the
firm is dissolved or not
(a) Yes (b) No
(c) Practically dissolved (d) Dissolve in capital ratio
80. A contract for sale of certain goods to be manufactured by a seller is a
(a) Void contract (b) Future contract
(c) Contingent contract (d) Implied contract
81. For loss caused to the firm by his fraud in the conduct of the business, every partner shall
identify as a ________.
(a) Firm
(b) The other partners
(c) Only the working partners
(d) All the retiring partners
82. A partner may be expelled from the firm by any majority of the partners ________.
(a) In good faith
(b) Based on the contract between partners
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) Both (a) and (b)
83. A person who lends his name to the firm, without having any real interest in it is called
(a) A nominal partner (b) A sleeping partner
(c) A working partner (d) A active partner
84. On the valid performance of the contractual obligations by the parties, the contract
__________.
(a) Becomes enforceable (b) Is discharged
(c) Becomes void (d) None of these
85. A partnership firm cannot use ___________ the words as part of its name.
(a) Limited (b) Co-operative
(c) Enterprises (d) Both (a) and (b)
86. Which of the following needs to be given to the partners even after dissolution of the firm
(a) Interest on advances (b) Interest on capital
(c) Remuneration (d) None of the above.
87. ___________ makes the agreement void and neither party can enforce the contract against
the other
(a) A misrepresentation (b) A mistake
(c) An object (d) A consideration
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88. A contract of sale is a contract for sale by sample if it is__________.
(a) By operation of law
(b) By way of custom or usage of trade
(c) By way of an express or implied term in the contract, to that effect
(d) By decision of the seller
89. In case of ______________, the term of contract may be altered by mutual consent, but the
parties to the contract will remain the same
(a) Novation (b) Remission
(c) Rescission (d) Alteration
90. Consent should be given ___________.
(a) By the person to whom offer is made
(b) Without condition
(c) In clear terms either oral or written
(d) All of the above
91. Revocation of offer can be done by __________.
(a) Lapse of time (b) Death of the offeror
(c) Counter offer (d) All of the above
92. The terms of offer must be _____________.
(a) Definite (b) Certain
(c) Unambiguous (d) All the above
93. A proposal when accepted becomes a _____________.
(a) Promise (b) Agreement
(c) Contract (d) None of the above
94. Under ______________, the goods passes to the buyer only upon payment of last instalment
(a) Hire purchase (b) Sale
(c) Leasing (d) Instalment purchase.
95. Communication of offer may be by ___________.
(a) Words only (b) Conduct only
(c) Words or conduct (d) None of the above
96. In case letter of acceptance is lost in transit, it will be deemed to be a valid acceptance if it is
proved that the letter___________.
(a) Sufficiently stamped (b) Correctly addressed
(c) Posted (d) All the above
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97. The juristic concept of contract consists of __________.
(a) Offer and acceptance
(b) Consideration and coercion
(c) Agreement and obligation
(d) Free consent and capacity
98. Advertisement inviting tender is __________.
(a) An offer (b) A counter offer
(c) An agreement (d) An invitation to offer
99. ‘A’, as surety ‘B’, makes a bond jointly with ‘B’, to ‘C’, to secure a loan from ‘C’ to ‘B’,
afterwards, ‘C’ obtains from ‘B’ a further security for the same debt. Subsequently, ‘C’
gives up the further security. Decide.
(a) A is discharged (b) A is not discharged
(c) B cannot file a suit (d) None of the above
100. ‘A’ and ‘B’ bet as to whether it would rain on a promising to pay Rs. 100 to ‘B’, if it rained,
and, ‘B’ promising an equal amount to ‘A’, if it did not. Decide the type of agreement.
(a) Contingent contract (b) Quasi contract
(c) Wagering contract (d) Implied contract
SECTION – C : GENERAL ECONOMICS (50 MARKS)
101. If the proportion of income spent on a good increase as income increases, then income elasticity
for the good is:
(a) Greater than one (b) Less than one
(c) One (d) Infinite
102. Which is not the assumption of marginal utility analysis?
(a) Cardinal measurability of utility
(b) Constancy of the marginal utility of money
(c) Rationality of human behaviour
(d) Ordinal Measurability of utility
103. Law of diminishing marginal utility may not apply to:
(a) Money (b) Butter
(c) Pepsi, Coke etc. (d) Ice cream
104. Which is not the assumption of the law of diminishing marginal utility?
(a) The different units consumed should be identifiable in all respects
(b) The different units consumed should consist of standard units
(c) There should be time gap or interval between consumption of one unit and another unit
(d) The law may not apply to hobbies, music etc.
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105. Concept of consumer surplus was evolved by:
(a) Allen and Hicks (b) Adam Smith
(c) Alfred Marshall (d) Robbins
106. Contraction of demand is the result of:
(a) Increase in the price of other good
(b) Increase in the price of substitute goods
(c) Decrease in the income of the consumer
(d) Increase in the price of the good concerned
107. Which of the following method is not used for measuring elasticity of supply?
(a) Arc Method (b) Percentage Method
(c) Total outlay Method (d) Point Method
108. If the local ice-cream shop raises the price of a ice cream cup from Rs 10 per cup to Rs. 15
per cup, and quantity demanded falls from 500 cups per day to 300 cups per day, the price
elasticity of demand for ice-cream cup is:
(a) 1 (b) 2.5
(c) 2 (d) 1.25
109. SGSY stands far:
(a) Self Gram Swarozgar Yojna
(b) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
(c) Swarnajayanti Gram Sadak Yojna
(d) Swarna Gram Swarozgar Yojna
110. Which of the following is not included in M1?
(a) Currency
(b) Demand Deposits
(c) Other deposits with RBI
(d) Other deposits with post office
111. In order to increase money supply in the country RBI may:
(a) Buy securities in the open market
(b) Sell securities in the open market
(c) Increase CRR
(d) Increase Bank rate
112. Which is not near money?
(a) Balance in saving account
(b) Balance in current account
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Time deposits
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113. Monopoly power refers to the firm’s ability to:
(a) Earn economic Profit
(b) Restrict entry into the industry
(c) Set prices above marginal cost
(d) Possess economies of scale
114. In the long run monopolistic competitive firm has:
(a) Excess Capacity (b) Excess Profits
(c) Zero Fixed cost (d) All of the above
115. Which of the following is a normative statement?
(a) Planned economies allocate resources via government departments
(b) Reducing inequality should be a major priorities for mixed economies
(c) There is greater degree of consumer sovereignty in market economies
(d) Most economies have experienced problems of falling output and rising prices
116. The market of computers is not in equilibrium, then which of the following statements is
definitely true?
(a) The prices of computer will rise
(b) The prices of computer will fall
(c) The prices of computers will change, but not enough information is given to determine the
direction of the change
(d) None of the above
117. As the price of Bananas rises:
(a) The quantity demanded for bananas increases
(b) The demand curve for bananas shifts to the right
(c) The quantity demanded for bananas decreases
(d) The demand curve far bananas shifts to the left
118. Suppose the short run cost function can be written as TC=250+10Q. Average Fixed cost
equals:
(a) 250/Q (b) 250
(c) 10 (d) 250/Q+10
119. Gopal inherited 1 acre of land from his father in 1960. Today the value of that land is Rs 90
lakh per acre. What is the opportunity cost to Gopal for keeping that land? His father paid
Rs. 50, 000 for this land.
(a) Nothing, since the land was inherited
(b) Rs.50, 000 which his father paid
(c) Rs.90 lakh, since this amount Gopal is getting now if he sells it
(d) Both (b) and (c)
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120. Suraj is a high school senior thinking about becoming an economic research assistant. Shyam
just graduated from college with an economic degree and is looking for a job as an economic
research assistant. For whom is the college tuition an opportunity cost?
(a) Suraj
(b) Shyam
(C) Both Suraj and Shyam
(d) Neither Suraj nor Shyam
121. Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) The shape of average cost is U-shaped
(b) MC Curve cuts AC curve at the minimum level of AC
(c) The AR and MR curves of the industry under perfect competition are parallel to X-axis
(d) MC curve cuts AVC curve at the minimum level of AVC
122. Other things remaining constant, the law of supply states:
(a) Supply for commodities is directly related to its price
(b) Price is not related to supply
(c) As supply rises, price also rises
(d) Supply is not related to factors other than price
123. Kinked demand curve in oligopoly market explains:
(a) Price and output determination
(b) Existence of very few firms in the market
(c) Price rigidity
(d) Price leadership
124. Right to own private property is found in:
(a) Socialism (b) Capitalism
(c) Mixed Economy (d) Both (b) and (c)
125. Which of the following is not a factor of production?
(a) Man (b) Labour
(c) Capital (d) Entrepreneurs
126. ___________ shows the relationship of output with given inputs.
(a) Demand Function (b) Production Function
(c) Cost function (d) PPC function
127. TC –TC =which cost function?
n n-1
(a) Marginal Cost (b) Average Cost
(c) Total Cost (d) None of the above
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128. Shares traded in the stock market depict characteristics close to_________.
(a) Perfect competition
(b) Oligopoly
(c) Monopolistic Competition
(d) Monopoly
129. Assume that when price is Rs.20, quantity demanded in 10 units, and when price is Rs. 19
quantity demanded in 11 units. Based on this information, what is the marginal revenue
resulting from an increase in output from 10 units to 11 units.
(a) Re.1 (b) Rs.9
(c) Rs.19 (d) Rs.10
130. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a price taker?
(a) Positively sloped demand curve
(b) TR = PxQ
(c) AR = Price
(d) Marginal Revenue = Price
131. The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative given up is known as
(a) Production cost (b) Real cost
(c) Opportunity cost (d) Physical cost
132. With a given supply curve, a decrease in demand causes:
(a) An overall decrease in price but an increase in equilibrium quantity
(b) An overall increase in price but a decrease in equilibrium quantity
(c) No change in overall price but a reduction in equilibrium quantity
(d) An overall decrease in price and a decrease in equilibrium quantity
133. ___________ measure generally gives the highest estimate of unemployment especially for
poor economy
(a) CDS (b) CMS
(c) Usual Status (d) CWS
134. IAY stands for:
(a) Indira Accomodation Yojana
(b) India Awas year
(c) Indira Awas Yojana
(d) None of the above
135. The measure of absolute poverty is:
(a) Used only by India
(b) Not related to the income or consumption expenditure distribution
(c) Related to the distribution of income or consumption expenditure
(d) None of the above
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136. National Population Policy was announced in:
(a) 2001 (b) 1999
(c) 2000 (d) 2005
137. Unproductive consumers consist of:
(a) Children upto 15 years (b) Adults above 60 years
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Adults above 65 years
138. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Agriculture occupies 20% population of India
(b) Merely 15% population is below the poverty line
(c) The production techniques in India are very advance
(d) None of the above
139. ______________ is the top most bank for agricultural loans in India.
(a) NABARD (b) RBI
(c) SIDBI (d) SBI
140. MR curve and AR curves coincide in
(a) Monopoly (b) Monopolistic Competition
(c) Oligopoly (d) Perfect Competition
141. Law of increasing return operates due to:
(a) Indivisibility of Fixed Factors
(b) Division of Labour and specialization
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Misuse of machinery
142. Law of variable proportion is applicable in:
(a) Short run
(b) Long run
(c) Both Short run and Long run
(d) Very Short run
143. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Both AP and MP can be calculated from TP
(b) When AP rises then MP>AP
(c) When AP is maximum then MP = AP
(d) When AP falls, MP also falls but MP>AP
144. Supply of a Commodity is a :
(a) Flow concept (b) Stock concept
(c) Both stock and flow concepts (d) None of these
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145. If two goods are perfect substitutes to each other, then is necessarily follows that.
(a) An indifference curve relating to the two goods will be curvilinear
(b) An indifference curve relating to the two goods will be linear
(c) An indifference curve relating the two goods will be concave to the origin
(d) An indifference curve relating the two goods will be convex to the origin
146. When the price of a substitute of X commodity falls, the demand for X commodity:
(a) Falls (b) Rises
(c) Remains unchanged (d) Any of the above
147. Generally supply curve of industrial products is
(a) Positively sloped (b) Negatively sloped
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Parallel to Y axis
148. Which of the following is not a fixed cost?
(a) Payment of interest on loan
(b) Cost of electricity and fuel
(c) Depreciation on building
(d) Rent of go down.
149. The relationship between the AC and MC is that
(a) MC will always be less than the AC
(b) MC will be more than AC when MC is falling
(c) AC may be more than MC when MC is rising
(d) None of the above
150. Which of the following is not included in M2?
(a) M1
(b) Time liabilities portion of saving deposits with bank
(c) Certificate of deposits issued by banks
(d) Term deposits with banks with maturity over one year
SECTION – D : QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (50 MARKS)
151. The value of 33 + 43 + 53 + …………..+ 113
(a) 4356 (b) 4348
(c) 4347 (d) 4374
152. The sum of two numbers is 75 and their difference is 20. Find the difference of their squares.
(a) 1500 (b) 1600
(c) 1550 (d) None of these
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153. The sum of two numbers is 13 and the sum of their squares is 85. Find the numbers.
(a) 7, 6 (b) 8, 10
(c) 5, 4 (d) None of these
154. The difference between the squares of two consecutive numbers is 37. Find the numbers.
(a) 19, 18 (b) 20, 19
(c) 10, 9 (d) None of these
155. The denominator of a fraction is 3 more than its numerator. If the numerator is increased
by 7 and the denominator is decreased by 2, we obtain 2. The fraction is –
3 5
(a) (b)
8 8
7
(c) (d) None of these
8
1
156. If logx 3 = find the value of x
6
(a) 9 (b) 27
(c) 18 (d) None of these
157. The value of alogax is
(a) x (b) logx
a
(c) x2 (d) None of these
158. The value of 32-log36 is
9 3
(a) (b)
5 2
9
(c) (d) None of these
4
159. If log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.04771 and log 5 = 0.6990, there log 30
(a) 2.5717 (b) 2.4771
(c) 1.4771 (d) None of these
160. If log 12.45 = 1.0952 and log 3.79 = 0.5786, find the value of
10 10
log 124.5 + log 379.
10 10
(a) 5.3782 (b) 4.6738
(c) 2.6738 (d) None of these
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161. If np : np = 2:1; then the value of n is
5 3
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 10 (d) None of these
162. A room has 10 doors. In how many ways can a man enter the room by one door and come out
by a different door.
(a) 90 (b) 100
(c) 50 (d) None of these
163. How many numbers greater than 1000 can be formed with the digits of the number 23416;
if the digits are not repeated in the same number.
(a) 120 (b) 200
(c) 240 (d) None of these
164. How many numbers can be formed with the digits of the number 112321 that are greater
than one lakh?
(a) 60 (b) 80
(c) 70 (d) None of these
165. In how many different ways can 17 billiard balls be arranged, if 7 of them are black, 6 red
and 4 white.
(a) 408408 (b) 4084080
(c) 4004080 (d) None of these
xex
∫
dx
166. Evaluate ( x+1 )2
1
(a) ( x+1 )2
ex+c
(b) x
1
+1 ex +c
2x
e2x +c
(c) ( x+1 )2 (d) None of these
x-1
∫ ex dx
167. Evaluate ( x+1 )3
e2x ex
+c +c
(a) ( x+1 )3 (b) ( x+1 )3
ex
(c) ( x+1 )2 (d) None of these
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∫2
x2dx
168. Evaluate
0 x2 +(2−x)2
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) None of these
dx
∫
169. Evaluate:
x2 −a2
1 x−a 1 x+a
log +c log +c
(a) (b)
2a x+a 2a x−a
1 x−a
− log +c
(c) (d) None of these
2a x+a
1
∫
170. Evaluate: dx
a2 −x2
1 a+x −1 a−x
log +c log +c
(a) (b)
2a a−x 2a a+x
1 x − a
log
(c) (d) None of these
2a x + a
dy
171. If ex–y + log xy + xy = 0, then is
dx
y –y
(a) (b)
x x
–x
(c) (d) None of these
y
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