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Accountancy Quiz - Depreciation, Provisions and Reserves

Class XI
Accountancy
Depreciation, Provisions and Reserves
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1. What is the primary purpose of depreciation?

To increase asset value · To allocate the cost of an asset over its useful life · To reduce liabilities · To enhance cash flow

2. Which method of depreciation calculates depreciation based on the asset's usage?

Straight Line Method · Reducing Balance Method · Units of Production Method · Sum of Years' Digits Method

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of provisions?

Recognized as a liability · Based on past events · Exact amount is known · Uncertain timing or amount

4. What is the treatment of depreciation in the financial statements?

Added to asset value · Shown as an expense · Ignored in profit calculation · Transferred to reserves

5. Which of the following is an example of a reserve?

Provision for bad debts · Depreciation fund · General reserve · Accrued expenses