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Accounts - Principles of Accounts Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Public Sector Accounting

Jamb Accounts - Principles of Accounts Questions - Public Sector Accounting

Question 1:
Which of the following are sources of revenue to state government in Nigeria?
I Statutory allocation
II Fines from customary courts
III Petroleum tax
IV Income tax
IV
  • A I and II only
  • B II and III
  • C I and IV
  • D III and IV
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Question 2:
Eko Local Government expenditure
Hospital building ---------------------- N200,000
Drugs ---------------------------------- N180,000
Hospital beds and mattresses ------------ N40,000
Doctors' and nurses' salaries ---------- N120,000
Administrative expenses ----------------- N50,000
Capital expenditure is
  • A N420,000
  • B N380,000
  • C N240,000
  • D N200,000
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Question 3:
Eko Local Government expenditure
Hospital building ---------------------- N200,000
Drugs ---------------------------------- N180,000
Hospital beds and mattresses ------------ N40,000
Doctors' and nurses' salaries ---------- N120,000
Administrative expenses ----------------- N50,000
Recurrent expenditure is
  • A N390,000
  • B N360,000
  • C N350,000
  • D N170,000
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Question 4:
Capital and revenue expenditures of government are usually accounted for under funds which include?
  • A A personal advances, technical, special trust and
  • B Technical, special trusth and commercial funds
  • C Personal advances, treasury clearance and special trusth funds
  • D Commercial loans and treasury clearance funds
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Question 5:
The conventional sources of public revenue includes?
  • A Loans,taxation, foreign reserves and dividends
  • B Interest, royalties, taxation and loans
  • C Crude oil, interest, posted price and taxation
  • D Taxtion, deficit budgeting, royalties and loans
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