ACC311 Fundamentals of Auditing Solved MCQs

During audit of the financial statements, the auditors are concerned with the verification and determination of which one of the following items? 
  •  Statements, accuracy, and feasibility
  • Date, accuracy, and reliability 
  • Policies, value, and reliability
  • Cycle, policies, and reliability

Which one of the following authorities shall fix the remuneration of the auditors, if auditors are appointed by the SECP? (Companies Ordinance, 1984)? 

  • Directors 
  • Shareholders
  • Company registrar
  • SECP 
The phrase (Scope of an Audit) refers to which one of the followings?
  •  Engagement letters
  •  Audit procedures 
  •  Audit evidence
  • Reasonable assurance 
Following statements are true about the legal requirements of books accounts for the companies EXCEPT: (Companies Ordinance, 1984)
  • Books of accounts should be preserved for 10 years
  • Books of accounts are to be kept at the registered office of the company
  • Directors can review the books of account during the business hours
  • If a company fails to maintain books of accounts according, it may leads to demolish the entity
 The factors that affect reasonable assurance include all of the following EXCEP:
  •  Use of testing (Sampling)
  • Interest limitations of accounting and internal control
  • Remuneration of the auditor
  •  Persuasive nature of audit evidence
 A well designed Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) should incorporate the following EXCEPT:
  •  Be a sufficient source of data for the evaluation of internal controls
  • Identity the internal control system's strengths and weaknesses
  • Be organized by individual functional organizations
  • Should include simple yes or no responses but no narrative responses
 Which one of the following is FALSE about Internal Control Evaluation Checklists (ICEC)?
  •  ICEC is developed to overcome the shortcomings of Internal Control Questionnaire
  • The rules of constructing ICEC is different than construction of Internal Control Questionnaire
  •  It is designed to determine, whether desirable internal controls are present
  • It is normally employed where system's information has already been recorded
 An auditor's flow chart of an entity's information system is a diagrammatic representation. It depicts what kind of information?
  •  Program for tests of control
  • Understanding of the system
  • Understanding of the types of irregularity that are probable given by the present system
  • Documentation of the study and evaluation of the system
Which one of the following is NOT a factor included in the control environment of an entity?
  •  Integrity and ethical values
  • Risk assessment
  • Commitment to competence
  • Organization structure 
The audit which is a review of any part of an entity's operating procedures and methods is known as: 
  • Financial statement audits
  • Operational audits 
  • Technical Audits
  • Compliance audits
 While considering internal control system of an entity, the auditor is basically concerned that the system provides reasonable assurance about which one of the following? 
  • That the management can not override the system
  • Operational efficiency has been achieved according to management plans
  • Errors have been prevented or detected
  • Controls have not been circumvented by collusion
 Which one of the following is the source document for staff salaries? 
  • Approved payrolls 
  • Vouchers
  •  Accounting statements
  •  Cash memos 
Analytical procedures used in planning an audit should focus on identifying which one of the followings? 
  • Areas that may represent specific risks relevant to the audit
  •  Material weaknesses in the internal control structure
  •  The predictability of financial data form individual transactions
  •  The various assertions that are embodied in the financial report
 Which one of the following meetings is considered as a 'meeting of directors or management? 
  • General meeting
  • Extra ordinary general meeting
  • Board meeting 
  • Management meeting

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