MCQ Bank
Internal sources of audit evidence for an entity includes the following EXCEPT:
- A) Management representation and discussion
- B) Accounting systems, records, and documents
- C) Non-financial data and records
- D) Associated companies of the entity
Audit evidence, including information received from the audited entity in writing or oral is called:
- A) External audit evidence
- B) Internal audit evidence
- C) Mixed audit evidence
- D) None of the given options
External source of obtaining audit evidence are listed below EXCEPT:
- A) Subsidiary of a company
- B) Third parties
- C) Suppliers
- D) Customers
Sound internal control helped out the auditor to entertain some relaxation, such as:
- A) Helped the auditor to express his opinion at the end of audit process
- B) Reduces the volume of transactions testing required in conducting an audit
- C) All of the given options
- D) Helped the auditor to check available records
Appropriateness refers to the quality of audit evidence. For evidence to be appropriate, it should integrate which one of the followings?
- A) Relevancy and reliability
- B) Received only from a third party
- C) Documented in the audit working papers
- D) Materiality
SOFs are special types of forms used in internal control questionnaire (ICQ) process. These form basically named as:
- A) Standard (Acquiring services) Order Forms
- B) Standard (Purchase) Order Forms
- C) Standard (Offering services) Order Forms
- D) Standard (Sales) Order Forms
Which of the following is an integral part of audit at the stage of checking and evaluation of information?
- A) Plan of the audit task
- B) None of the given options
- C) Final report
- D) Internal control questionnaire
Test of controls comprise of testing all of the following three things EXCEPT:
- A) Design
- B) Implementation
- C) Operating effectiveness
- D) Operating efficiency
Documentary evidence is used extensively in auditing. Which one of the following represents two special classes of documentary evidence?
- A) Confirmations and oral representations
- B) Confirmations and oral representations
- C) Confirmations and written representations
- D) Oral and written representations
During tests of control procedure its design can easily tested with the help of:
- A) ICQs & Judgmental sample
- B) ICQs & Random sample
- C) ICQs & ICEC
- D) ICQs & Walk through tests
Which one of the following is FALSE about Internal Control Evaluation Checklists (ICEC)?
- A) It is normally employed where system’s information has already been recorded
- B) ICEC is developed to overcome the shortcomings of Internal Control Questionnaire
- C) The rules of constructing ICEC is different than construction of Internal Control Questionnaire
- D) It is designed to determine; whether desirable internal controls are present
Which one of the following audit procedures is most associated with the management’s assertion of ‘Completeness’?
- A) Searching for all unmatched receiving reports
- B) Reviewing the outstanding cheques listing
- C) Checking that the accounts receivable aged trial balance adds up
- D) Confirming an accounts receivable balance with a customer
Which one of the following is an alternative name for ‘Test of controls’?
- A) Control procedures
- B) Compliance tests
- C) Analytical procedures
- D) Substantive tests
Auditor is able to apply tests of control procedure if following condition are fulfilled EXCEPT:
- A) Only applied after application of test of details procedure
- B) When sound internal control exists in the organization
- C) None of the given options
- D) When sufficient appropriate audit evidence can’t be obtained at assertion level by substantive procedures alone
The Nature of audit procedures refers to which of the following:
I. Its Purpose
II. Its Type
III. Its Duration
IV. Its features
- A) II, III and IV only
- B) I & II only
- C) II, IV & I only
- D) I, III & IV only
Audit quality refers to the following statements EXCEPT:
- A) Having adequate competence
- B) Discharging responsibilities with due professional care
- C) Collecting sufficient audit evidence
- D) Resisting management pressures
Which of the following is TRUE for audit evidence?
- A) It is the information to form an opinion on marketing statements
- B) It is the information to form an opinion on financial statements
- C) It is the information to form an opinion on management statements
- D) It is the information to form an opinion on audit statements
‘Timing of audit procedure’ refers to which one of the following descriptions?
- A) It refers to sample size or number of observations of a control activity (quantity of audit evidence)
- B) It refers to the nature of testing and their procedures, that is, designing, structuring, and compiling work to be done
- C) It refers to when audit procedures are performed or the period or date to which the audit evidence applies
- D) It refers to the purpose i.e. (tests of controls or substantive procedures) and their type, that is, inspections, observation, inquiry confirmation, recalculation, re-performances or analytical procedures
The quantity of audit evidence needed is NOT effected by:
- A) Quality of audit
- B) Inherent limitations
- C) Risk of misstatement
- D) Type of organization
Certain assertions were used while obtaining the audit evidence. “Cutoff” is an important type of assertion used in above mention process, which statement best described the “cutoff” assertion?
- A) Transactions and events have been recorded in proper period
- B) Appropriate amount and data have been recorded
- C) All transactions have been recorded
- D) Transactions and events have been recorded in proper accounts