80 Auditing Assurance MCQ'S: © Ca World
80 Auditing Assurance MCQ'S: © Ca World
a) Expression of opinion
b) Detection and Prevention of fraud and error
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Depends on the type of audit
Q.9. While vouching wages, auditor should examine whether there is proper segregation
of duties. Which of the following activities should not be done by same department?
Q.3 Which of the following is not true about opinion on financial statements?
a) Error of omission
b) Error of commission
c) Compensating error
d) Error of principle
Q.5 ‘Goods sent on approval basis’ have been recorded as ‘Credit sales’. This is an
example of _
a) Error of principle
b) Error of commission
c) Error of omission
d) Error of duplication
Q.11. While vouching, how will the auditor ensure himself that all credit sales
transactions have been recorded by the entity?
Q.9 How many principles are listed in AAS1 which govern auditor’s professional
obligation?
a) Nine
b) Fourteen
c) Seven
d) Eight
Q.10 Both auditing and accounting are concerned with financial statements. Which of the
following
a) Auditing uses the theory of evidence to verify the financial information made available by
Accountancy
b) Auditing lends credibility dimension and quality dimension to the financial statements
prepared by the accountant.
c) Auditor should have through knowledge of accounting concepts and convention to enable him to
express an opinion on financial statements
d) All of the above.
a) Audit assumptions
b) acts to be performed
c) quality criterion
d) methods of work (d) Rs.19.00
Q.13 Which of the following factors likely to be identified as a fraud factor by the auditor?
a) The company is planning a initial public offer of quality shares to raise additional
capital for expansion.
b) Bank reconciliation statement includes deposits in transit.
c) Plant and machinery is sold at a loss.
d) The company has made political contributions.
Q.14 The most difficult type of misstatement to detect fraud is based on:
Q.15 Which of the following statements is correct concerning the required documentation
in working papers of fraud risk assessment undertaken by the auditor?
a) All risk factors , should be considered and documented along with response to them.
b) Document the identification of fraud risk factors along with response to them.
c) Document material fraud, risk factors and response to them.
d) No documentation in required.
Q.16 Which of the following is the most appropriate potential reaction of the auditor to
his assessment that the risk of material misstatement due to fraud is high in relation to
existence of inventory?
Q.17 Which of the following is not likely to be a fraud risk factor relating to management’s
characteristics
a) Tax evasion
b) Failure to correct known weakness in internal control system
c) Adoption of conservative accounting principles
d) High management turnover
Q.18 . . Professional skepticism requires that the auditor assume that management is
Q. 19. Which of the following information should a successor auditor obtain during the
inquiry of the predecessor auditor before accepting engagement?
Q. 20. The audit engagement letter, generally, should include a reference to each of the
following except
a) limitations of auditing
b) responsibilities of management with respect to audit work
c) expectation of receiving a written management representation letter.
d) a description of the auditor’s method of sample selection.
Q. 21. The use of an audit engagement letter is the best method of assuring the auditor
will have which of the following?
Q. 22. The use of an audit engagement letter is the best method of documenting
Q. 23. An auditor who accepts an audit but does not possess the industry expertise of the business
entity should
a) engage experts
b) obtain knowledge of matters that relate to the nature of entity’s business
c) inform management about it
d) take help of other auditors
Q. 24. The least important element in the evaluation of an audit firm’s system of quality
control would relate to
Q. 25. The primary purpose of establishing quality control policies and procedures for
deciding on client evaluation is to
Q. 26. Which of the following is not a quality control consideration on accepting a new
client?
Q. 27. An auditor obtains knowledge about a new client’s business and its industry to
a) Make constructive suggestions concerning improvements to the client’s internal control system.
b) Evaluate the appropriateness of audit evidence obtained
c) Under stand the events and transactions that may have an effect on client’s financial
statements.
d) All of the above
a) helps to determine the nature, timing and extent of other audit procedures
b) directs attention to potential risk areas
c) indicates important aspects of business
d) All of the above
Q. 32. Of the following, which is the least persuasive type of audit evidence?
Q. 33. Of the following, which is the least persuasive type of audit evidence?
Q.35. What would most effectively describe the risk of incorrect acceptance in terms of
substantive audit testing?
a) The auditor has ascertained that the balance is materially correct when in actual fact
it is not
b) The auditor concludes the balance is materially misstated when in actual fact is not
c) The auditor has rejected an item from sample which was not supported by documentary
evidence
d) He applies random sampling on data which is inaccurate and inconsistent
a) the auditor
b) the client
c) the audit assistants
d) the auditor and his audit assistants
Q. 37. Which of the following is not an advantage of the preparation of working paper?
Q. 39. Which of the following factors would least likely affect the quantity and content of
an auditor’s working papers
Q.40. Which of the following statement best describes the understanding with respect to
ownership and custody of working papers prepared by an auditor?
a) The working papers may be obtained by third parties when they appear to be relevant
to issues raised in litigation
b) The safe custody of working papers is the responsibility of client, if kept at his premises
c) The working papers must be retained by an audit firm for a period of 10 years
d) Successor auditors may have access to working papers of the predecessor auditors. The
approval of client is not required.
Q.41. Which of the following methods of sample selection is least suitable for
extrapolating results to the population?
a) Systematic sampling
b) Random sampling
c) Haphazard sampling
d) None
Q.43. Risk of under reliance is the risk that the sample selected to test controls___
a) Does not support the auditor’s planned assessed level of control risk when the true
operating effectiveness of the control structure justifies such an assessment
b) Supports the auditor’s planned assessed level of control risk when the actual position does not
warrant such reliance
c) Is not supported by adequate documents
d) both (a) & (c)
Q.44. Tolerable error, is the maximum monetary error that the auditor is prepared to
accept in the population and still conclude that audit objective has been achieved, is
directly related to
a) Sample size
Q.46. In case the directions fail to appoint first auditor (s), the shareholders shall
appoint them at…..by passing a resolution
a) a general meeting
b) first annual general meeting
c) statutory meeting
d) annual general meeting
Q. 47. ICICI prudential, a life insurance company, holds thirty two percent of subscribed
share capital of Delta Ltd. The statutory auditor of Delta Ltd. would be appointed by__
a) ordinary resolution
b) Special resolution
c) either of the above
d) none
Q.48. If a casual vacancy in the office of auditor arises by his resignation it should only
be filled by the company in a……..
a) Board meeting
b) extraordinary general meeting
c) General meeting
d) annual general meeting
Q. 49. The auditor of a Government company is appointed by the C & AG. His
remuneration is fixed by__
a) the C & AG
b) the shareholders
c) the shareholders at an annual general meeting
d) the board of directors
Q.50. The S & AG, some years ago, gave adverse comments on expenditure incurred on
buying coffins for soldiers killed in a war. In his opinion, the coffins cases imported could
have been replace with less expensive, domestically produced ones. This is an aspect of
–
a) Audit of sanctions
b) Audit of stores and stocks
c) Propriety audit
d) Both (b) and (c)
Q.52. An auditor is verifying valuation of building which has been self constructed by the
client.
Which of the following documents is least relevant to the auditor for verification
purposes?
a) Bills of contractor
b) Minutes of meeting of board of directors
c) Certificates of engineer and architect
d) Loan agreement
a) Freehold land
b) Plant and machinery
c) Leasehold property
d) Motor vehicles
Q.54. An analysis of fixed assets account has revealed possibility of unrecorded sale of
plant and machinery. Which of the following audit procedures may be adopted to
discover it?
Q.55. The auditor has noticed existence of recurring losses sale of fixed assets this
indicates
Q.56. Which of the following financial statements assertions are addressed by testing the
cut off for plant asset addition
Q.57. The auditor while verifying prepaid insurance has concluded that there is
inadequate insurance of building He should__
a) valuation
b) existence
c) disclosure
d) possession
Q.59. When auditing prepaid insurance, an auditor discovers that the insurance policy
bond on building is not available for inspection. This may indicate__
Q.60. Equity shares of XY Ltd. held by ABC Ltd. are in the custody of Stock Holding
Corporation of India Limited. The auditor many verify this investment by
Q.61. Which of the following controls would ensure that securities are not lost, stolen or
diverted?
Q.62. Which of the following is not a proper third party to hold investments on behalf of
the client?
a) Obtain an understanding, design substantive test, perform tests of control, make a preliminary
assessment of control risk
b) Design substantive tests, obtain an understanding, perform tests of control, make a preliminary
assessment of control risk
c) Obtain an understanding, make a preliminary assessment of control risk, perform
tests of control, design substantive procedures.
Q.68. A flow chart, made by the auditor, of an entity’s internal control system is a
graphic representation that depicts the auditor’s.
a) Internal risk and control risk cannot be controlled by the management i.e are
uncontrollable
b) Detection risk is related directly to they effectiveness of the auditor prosecutor
c) Detection risk related inversely to control risk
d) Internet risk and control risk are highly interrelated
a) President Finance
b) President System
c) Managing Director
d) CEO
Q.72. When an independent auditor decides that the work performed by internal auditors
may have bearing on the nature, timing and extent of planned audit procedures, the
independent auditor should evaluate objectivity of the internal auditor. The most
important factor influencing it would be
Q.73. When an independent auditor relies on the work of an internal auditor, he or she
should
Q.74. Proper segregation of duties reduces the opportunities in which a person would
both
Q. 76. Which of the following statements is not true of the test data approach in a test of
computerised accounting system?
a) Test data tests only those controls which the auditor wishes to rely
b) Test data should consist of data related to all controls prevalent in the organization
Q.77. Which of the following documents is not relevant for vouching cash sales?
Q.78. To test whether sales have been recorded, the auditor should draw a sample from
a file of
a) purchase orders
b) sales orders
c) sales invoices
d) bill of loading
Q.79. An auditor conducts a surprise check on the pay day (i.e) the day wages and
salaries are paid. The primary purpose of this audit procedures is
Q.80. Which of the following would prevent double payment of the same voucher?
a) The person signing the cheque should cancel the supporting documents
b) Cheques should be signed by at best two persons
c) The data of payment of vouchers of similar nature should be the same or close to each other
d) All of the above