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JAIIB AFM Unit 6 — Trial Balance and Rectification of Errors: Free MCQs with Explanations

By Swarnakshi Jha (ex-banker) · Updated 2 November 2026 · Paper 3 of the November 2026 cycle (28 November 2026)

This page is a free slice of our JAIIB AFM question bank for Unit 6 — Trial Balance and Rectification of Errors (Module A — Basic Accounting and Finance). The Mock Centre holds 60 questions on this unit alone, every one with a why-right / why-wrong explanation; below are the facts examiners keep returning to, five of those questions to try, and the traps that cost marks.

AFM · Module A60 MCQs in the Mock Centre5 free belowPaper on 28 November 2026

Key facts examiners test from this unit

  1. TB checks arithmetical accuracy only — it neither shows profit/loss nor guarantees error-free books.
  2. Assets & expenses = debit balances; liabilities, capital & income = credit balances — always.
  3. COPS errors never disturb the TB: Complete omission, cOmpensating, Principle (+ all two-sided errors).

5 free practice questions — tap an option

Five basic questions from this unit. Answers lock on the first tap, exactly as in the exam, and a short explanation opens underneath. The Mock Centre adds the moderate and tough questions, why every other option is wrong, the concept capsule and the exam tip — with your score and revision dates tracked.

Question 1 of 5
The main purpose of preparing a Trial Balance is to:
Why (b): Main purpose: verify ARITHMETICAL ACCURACY — under double entry, total debit balances must equal total credit balances.
Question 2 of 5
While reviewing a trial balance, you notice 'Furniture A/c' appearing in the CREDIT column. This signals:
Why (a): Assets and expenses ALWAYS show debit balances; liabilities, capital and income always show credit balances. An asset in the credit column = a red flag for a posting/extraction error.
Question 3 of 5
The Suspense Account is opened when:
Why (a): When the trial balance does not agree, the difference is placed in a Suspense Account so that the statements can be prepared; each one-sided rectification then reduces it until it closes to zero.
Question 4 of 5
Why must adjusting entries be passed BEFORE closing entries at the year-end?
Why (b): Adjusting entries (outstanding, prepaid, accrued items and depreciation) correct the nominal and real balances; closing entries then sweep the corrected nominal balances into the Trading/P&L account.
Question 5 of 5
A CREDIT balance left in the Suspense Account at the year-end, with the errors not yet located, is shown:
Why (a): An unresolved suspense balance is parked in the balance sheet until the errors are found — a credit balance on the liabilities side, a debit balance on the assets side.
0 of 5 answered.

Traps in this unit

Confusable AConfusable BThe difference
Complete omissionPartial omissionNo book at all (TB tallies) vs one ledger leg missing (TB disagrees)
Error of commissionError of principleMechanical slip, TB affected vs wrong classification, TB unaffected
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