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Paper 4: Corporate and Allied Laws (Old Course)
1. From the following information in respect of company ABC Ltd. Compute the amount
the company is required to spend on account of Corporate Social Responsibility for
the Financial Year 2017-2018:
Financial Year Net Profit(In

Cr.)
2014-15 30
2015-16 22
2016-17 27
(a) 26 Crore
(b) 52 Lacs
(c) 55 Lacs
(d) 26 Lacs
2. Mr. B, director of XRL Company from 2006. He got his DIN allotted to him on May 6,
2017. By what date he should have intimated his DIN to XRL Company?
(a) Before May 20, 2017

(b) Before June 6, 2017
(c) Before July 6, 2017
(d) Before August 6, 2017
3. Mr. Raman, is appointed as valuer in April, 2018 in ABC Ltd. He undertook the valuation
of the assets of the company in 2018. In case Mr. Raman becomes interested in any
property, stock etc of the company, he may be not be eligible to undertake valuation in such
property of the company till:
(a) 2019
(b) 2020
(c) 2021
(d) He will never be appointed as Registered Valuer of ABC Ltd.
4. PQR Company give its assent to give guarantee to ABZ Company on the taking of loan
from financial institution. According to the Companies Act, 2013, the said act should be
approved by the Board of Directors. State the mode of approval adopted by the board of
directors of PQR company-
(a) Board shall give approval for giving guarantee on the loan by simple majority
(b) Board shall give approval by passing circular resolution.
(c) Board shall give approval by passing resolution through special majority
(d) Board shall give unanimous approval.
5. Mr. X, a director of the company, intimated of his participation in the meeting scheduled
on August, 2018. He declared his participation through electronic mode, in April 2017. State
whether Mr. X is entitled to participate in the meeting to be conducted in August 2018 –
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(a) Yes, intimation about such participation was made at the beginning of the calendar
year
(b) No, because intimation was made in previous calendar year
(c) Yes, because company was intimated of its participation in the meeting.
(d) No, because valid period of declaration (i.e., 1 year) of his participation expired.
6. In compliance to the Companies Act, 2013, at least one woman director shall be on Board
of such class or classes of companies as may be prescribed. Ms. Riya is keen to hold the
office of woman director in a company. She has selected some companies in which there is
a vacancy for the woman director. Advice Ms. Riya in selecting the companies which are
mandatorily required to appoint a woman director:
(a) PQR Limited which is a unlisted company and having paid up share capital of 150 crore
rupees as per the last date of latest audited financial statements.
(b) ABC Limited which is a listed company and having a turnover of 150 crore rupees as per
the last date of latest audited financial statements.
(c) XYZ Limited which is a unlisted company and having a turnover of 350 crore rupees as
per the last date of latest audited financial statements.
(d) Both in ABC Limited and XYZ Limited
7. A director of XYZ, a Pvt. Ltd. takes a loan from its company. Due to some reasons, he
fails to repay the debt within the given time period. He request board of directors to give him
time for repayment of debt. State which of the below statements is correct with respect to
the exercise of the power in the given situation as per the Companies Act, 2013-
(a) Power to fix the time limit for repayment of any debt due from director can be exercised
only by members by special resolution at a general meeting.
(b) Power to fix the time limit for repayment of any debt due from director can be exercised
by Board of the company itself.
(c) Power to fix the time limit for repayment of any debt due from director can be exercised
with the prior permission of the company in general meeting while taking debt.
(d) Board shall not exercise this power if the provision related to repayment of debt is
contained in the articles of the company.
8. Under what circumstances the meeting of the creditors may be dispensed by the NCLT?
(a) if 70% of the creditors in value agree and confirm to the scheme by way of affidavit
(b) if 80% of the creditors in value agree and confirm to the scheme by way of affidavit
(c) if 90% of the creditors in value agree and confirm to the scheme by way of affidavit
(d) None of the above
9. When can an application be made to Tribunal for constitution of a winding up committee
to assist and monitor the progress of liquidation proceedings by the Company Liquidator in
carrying out the function?
(a) Within two weeks from the date of passing of winding up order
(b) Within three weeks from the date of passing of winding up order
(c) Within four weeks from the date of passing of winding up order
(d) Within six weeks from the date of passing of winding up order

10. A Ltd, appointed Mr. A & Mr. B as directors of the Company, by passing of single
resolution for election of these two. Later on it came in the notice of the Company that there
might be some confusion regarding the compliance of the applicable provisions. State the
correct statement in the light of the Companies Act, 2013 as to the an appointment and to
the validity of acts of said appointed directors ?
(a) Void Appointment & acts of the directors are void ab-inito.
(b) Void Appointment & acts of the directors are valid until defect in the appointment is
shown to the Company.
(c) Valid Appointment & so acts are also valid.
(d) Appointment is valid subject to ratification by shareholder in general meeting.
11. Mr. Mahesh returned from abroad, was left unspent with the foreign currency USD
1,000.This amount can be retained with him –
(a) for 60 days
(b) for 90 days
(c) for 120 days
(d) for 180 days
12. RAB Bank Limited, a banking company, has defaulted in the payment of dues to their
catering contractor. Can the contractor, as an operational creditor initiate insolvency
process against the bank-
(a) Yes, operational creditors are entitled
(b) No, financial service providers are excluded
(c) Yes, banking companies are covered under this code
(d) No, catering is an excluded service under the Code
13. The time line of 180 days for the Corporate Insolvency Resolution process
commences from the
(a) Date of Debt
(b) Date of preferring the application
(c) Date of admission of application by NCLT
(d) 90 days after the debt is due
14. ABC and Co, the tax consultants of X Limited, for which an interim resolution
professional – Mr A, has been appointed under the Corporate Insolvency resolution process
has refused to furnish information to Mr A on the grounds of client confidentiality. Are they
right
(a) Yes, they are right

(b) No, the Code provides powers to the IRP to access all information from various
parties
(c) Partly right, they can do so only after consent of the directors
(d) Mr A is not right in even asking for this information
15. Operational creditors are entitled to receive notice of meetings of Committee of

creditors if their aggregate dues are not less than …. % of the total debts of the corporate
debtor
(a) 20%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 5%
16. According to the Companies Act, 2013, the draft minutes of a Board meeting held
through audio visual means shall be circulated among all the directors within ………. Of the
meeting:
(a) 10 days
(b) 15 days
(c) 30 days
(d) One month
17. Minimum threshold prescribed for applicability of SARFAESI Act on NBFCs is –

(a) 1 crore
(b) 10 crore
(c) 100 crore
(d) 500 crore
18. Drug trafficking is a punishable offence in India. Suppose, Mr. X & Mr. Y, are involved in
drug trafficking including imported drugs trafficking. Under which Act, Mr. X & Mr. Y can be
prosecuted?
(a) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985

(b) Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
(c) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999
(d) Offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
19. Ruby Ltd. filed an application to the NCLT stating that corporate insolvency resolution
process against him, cannot be completed within the 90 days under the fast track insolvency
resolution process. Considering application and on being satisfied , NCLT ordered to extend
the period of such process by 30 days. Later, again Ruby Ltd. initiated an application for
further extension of time period of insolvency process by 15 days. Decide in the given
situation, whether NCLT, can extend timelines by further 15 days.
(a) Yes, because extension of duration in toto, is not exceeding 45 days.

(b) Yes , depends of the facts , if it is justified , NCLT may extend the timelines.

(c) No, extension of the fast track insolvency resolution process shall not granted more
than once.
(d) (a) & (b)
20. KDS Agro Pvt. Ltd., a newly incorporated company has not mentioned the names of
first directors of the company in its Articles of Association. Referring the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013, who shall be deemed to be the first directors of the company?
(a) The members of the company shall be deemed to be the first directors of the
company.
(b) The subscribers of the company shall be deemed to be the first directors.
(c) None shall be deemed to be the first directors of the company.
(d) The shareholders shall appoint first directors in the General Meeting.
21. The turnover of XYZ Ltd. as on the last date of latest audited financial statements is 400 crore
rupees. An Intermittent vacancy of the women director arises on 15th June, 2018 in the company.
The immediate Board meeting was held on 14th October, 2018. The vacancy of the women director
shall be filled up by-------:
(a) Appointment of women director is not mandatory
(b) 14th August, 2018
(c) 14th September, 2018
(d) 14th October, 2018
22. In compliance to the Companies Act, 2013, at least one woman director shall be on Board of such
class or classes of companies as may be prescribed. Ms. Riya is keen to hold the office of woman
director in a company. She has selected some companies in which there is a vacancy for the
woman director. Advice Ms. Riya in selecting the companies which are mandatorily required to
appoint a woman director:
(a) PQR Limited which is a unlisted company and having paid up share capital of one 50 crore rupees
as per the last date of latest audited financial statements.
(b) ABC Limited which is a listed company and having a turnover of 150 crore rupees as per the last
date of latest audited financial statements.
(c) XYZ Limited which is a unlisted company and having a turnover of 350 crore rupees as per the last
date of latest audited financial statements
(d) Both in ABC Limited and XYZ Limited
23. XYZ Limited is an unlisted company engaged in manufacturing of fabrics. The turnover of the
company as on the last date of latest audited financial statements is Rs. 100 Crore. The company
is having 7 directors in its Audit Committee. Advice the company by choosing the correct option for
the company regarding requirement of appointment of independent director and minimum number
of independent directors if required?
(a) The appointment of independent directors is mandatorily required under XYZ Limited and the
minimum number of independent directors is two.

(b) The appointment of independent directors is mandatorily required under XYZ Limited and the
minimum number of independent directors is three.
(c) The appointment of independent directors is mandatorily required under XYZ Limited and the
minimum number of independent directors is four.
(d) The appointment of independent directors is not mandatorily required under XYZ Limited.
24. Amar Textiles Limited, a listed company, engaged in the production of furniture and fittings in Pune.
The company is having 50,000 small shareholders. The small shareholders wanted to elect a small
shareholders’ directors amongst themselves so that their issues are resolved during the Board
meetings at the earliest. 500 small shareholders served a notice for appointment of a small
shareholder in the Board. Decide the validity of the notice by the small shareholders:
(a) Notice by 500 small shareholders is valid and company may appoint a small shareholder director.
(b) Notice by 500 small shareholders is not valid and company may appoint a small shareholder
‘director on the requisition of 1000 small shareholders.
(c) Notice by 500 small shareholders is not valid and company may appoint a small shareholder
director on the requisition of 5000 small shareholders.
(d) Small shareholders director cannot be appointed in the company as the company doesn’t fulfil the
condition for appointment of small shareholders’ director.
25. Stylish Technology Limited engaged in the manufacturing of mobiles and chargers. The company’s
Board of Directors consist of 8 directors i.e. Mr. Ram (Director), Mr. Shyam (Director), Mr. Mohan
(Director), Mr. Vijay (Director), Mr. Naresh (Director), Mr. Ashish (Independent Director), Mr. Neeraj
(Independent Director) and Mr. Anil (Small shareholders’ director). Calculate the number of
directors to retire at Annual General Meeting held on 15th September, 2018.
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
26. Prince Ltd. desires to appoint an additional director on its Board of directors. The Articles of the
company confer upon the Board to exercise the power to appoint such a director. As such M is
appointed as an additional director on 12th December, 2017. The Annual General Meeting ought to
have been held on 17th August, 2018 but adjourned to 5th October, 2018. Decide the date upto
which M can continue as director in Prince Ltd.?
(a) 17th August, 2018
(b) 30th September, 2018
(c) 5th October, 2018
(d) The appointment of additional director is not valid.
27. Mr. Q, a Director of PQR Limited proceeding on a foreign tour for six months, appointed Mr. Y as
an alternate director to act for him during his absence. The articles of the company provide for

appointment of alternate directors. Mr. Q claims that he has a right to appoint alternate director.
Examine the validity of Mr. Q claim.
(a) Claim by Mr. Q is valid as the Articles provide for appointment of alternate directors
(b) Claim by Mr. Q is not valid as the authority to appoint alternate director has been vested in the
board of directors only and that too subject to empowerment by the Articles
(c) Mr. Y cannot be appointed as alternate director as Mr. Q proceeds on a foreign tour for six months
only
28. XYZ Limited is a listed public company having a paid-up capital of twenty crore rupees as on 31st
March, 2017 and a turnover of one hundred fifty crore rupees during the year ended 31st March,
2017. The total number of directors is thirteen. State the minimum number of independent directors
that the company should appoint.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
29. Seafood Limited, a public limited company was incorporated on 1st April, 2016. The company has
conducted four Board Meetings during the financial year 2016-17 i.e. on 6th April, 2016, 28th
August, 2016, 30th September, 2016 and 30th March, 2017. Decide on the validity of the frequency
of the Board Meeting:
(a) There is no contravention of the provision related to holding of board meeting as 4 board meetings
has been held during the year.
(b) There is no contravention of the provision related to holding of board meeting as the first board
meeting was held within 30 days of incorporation.
(c) There is a contravention in respect of the conduct of the board meetings as gap between two
consecutive board meetings (6th April and 28th August) is 143 days and gap between two
consecutive board meetings (30th September and 30th March) is 181 days.
(d) There is a contravention in respect of the conduct of the board meetings as gap between two
consecutive board meetings (6th April and 28th August) is 123 days and gap between two
consecutive board meetings (30th September and 30th March) is 141 days.
30. There are 9 directors in a company and out of which 2 officers of the directors have fallen vacant.
What will be the quorum for the board meeting?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

31. The Board of Directors of ABV Limited is desirous to delegate some of its powers to its committee
of directors as they find it difficult to manage everything on their own. The Board of Directors are
confused between the various powers of the Board as which power can be delegated or not. Advice
the Board amongst the following powers which they can delegate to its committee of directors:
(a) To authorise buy-back of securities
(b) To invest the funds of the company
(c) To diversify the business of the company
(d) To take over a company or acquire a controlling or substantial stake in another company
32. The Board of directors of Very Well Ltd., wants to contribute Rs. 60,000 to a charitable organization
during the financial year 2017-2018. During the financial year 2015-2016, the company suffered
losses. The directors are contemplating to contribute the said amount in spite of the losses. In this
connection, state whether the directors can do so?
(a) No, Very Well Ltd. cannot contribute Rs. 60,000 in 2017-2018 as the company suffered losses in
2015-2016.
(b) No, the board of directors are not authorized to contribute to bonafide charitable and other funds.
(c) No, Permission of the company in general meeting shall be required for contribution to bonafide
charitable and other funds
(d) Yes, Very Well Ltd. Can contribute Rs. 60,000 to a charitable organization inspite of losses in 2015-
2016 provided it is to a bonafide charitable fund.
33. A financial creditor, FC through an assignment agreement, assigned here the debt to the X trust. X
trust filed the petition for initiation of corporate Insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against
Corporate debtor, CR. State the correct statement with respect to the competency of the X trust in
the filing of the petition in the above situation-
(a) X Trust is not a competent applicant as per section 6 of the IBC, 2016
(b) X Trust is being authorized by the FC to file an application
(c) X Trust in the capacity of financial creditor can file a valid petition.
34. As per the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016, resolution plan is prepared by ----------- is
submitted to -----------------
(a) Committee of Creditors, Adjudicating Authority
(b) Resolution applicant, committee of creditors
(c) Resolution applicant, Resolution Professional
(d) Committee of Creditors, Resolution Professional
35. Committee of creditors of Corporate debtors was constituted on 17.3.2018. Time limit, within which
the first meeting of committee of creditors should be held, is ----------------.
(a) 20.3.2018
(b) 22.3.2018

(c) 24.3.2018
(d) 31.3.2018
36. Raghav plan to visits USA. He can carry foreign currency in cash for travel abroad-
(a) USD 2000
(b) USD 3000
(c) USD 5000
(d) USD 10,000
37. Capable Limited appoints Mr. Vikas as the Managing director of the company. The board of
directors entrusted him with some powers. Mr. Vikas is not ready to do such administrative acts
authorised by the Board of Directors keeping in view that he shall be entrusted with substantial
powers of the management. Decide the acts which Mr. Vikas can undertake:
(a) To draw and endorse any cheque on the account of the company in any bank
(b) To sign the financial statements of the company
(c) To draw and endorse any negotiable instrument
(d) to Sign any certificate of share
38. Mr. X was appointed as Managing Director for life by the Articles of Association of a private
company incorporated on 1st June, 2018. Examine in this connection, Can Mr. X be appointed for
life as Managing Director?
(a) Yes, Mr. X can be appointed as managing director for life in a private company
(b) No, Mr. X cannot be appointed as managing director for life in private company as only public
companies are allowed to appoint managing director for life
(c) No, Mr. X cannot be appointed as managing director for life in private company as term of
managing director cannot exceed five years at a time
(d) No, Mr. X cannot be appointed as managing director for life in private company as private
companies are not allowed to appoint managing director
39. Green Farms Private Limited was incorporated on 12th December 2013. Ms. Nidhi Shah, Chartered
Accountant, Pune was proposed to be appointed as their first auditor through proposal letter dated 16th
December 2013. The Board has requested her to give consent to act as Auditor of the Company.
However the Auditor has failed to give her consent till 16th January 2014 and hence the auditor cannot
be appointed by the Board. Kindly suggest a way forward for appointment of first auditor of the Company
from the following options:
a) Company shall seek approval from Central Government for appointment of first auditor;
b) Company shall appoint the first Auditor in the subsequent Board Meeting of Directors;
c) Board shall inform the members who shall at an extra ordinary general meeting to appoint first auditor
within prescribed time;

d) None of the above.
40. XP Ltd declared 12% dividend to its Equity Shareholders. However, Company missed to transfer
unpaid dividend to bank account even after 40 days from declaration of Dividend. In such case how
much interest will be payable?
a) 8% p.a.
b) 16% p.a.
c) 10% p.a.
d) 12% p.a.
41. Mr. Narayan Shastri was appointed as an Additional Director of XYZ Limited in July, 2015.
Immediately after his appointment in July, 2015, on behalf of the Company he entered into an
agreement with NY Private Limited for supplies of raw material. Later he was regularized as a
Director in ensuing annual general meeting. In 2016 he signed Contract with Laxmi vendors. At the
end of year, in December 2016, management came to know that his appointment was not valid as
he was disqualified to act as a Director of any Company. He signed one more agreement in
January 2017 with Saraswati vendors. In such scenario, what will be the status of
contract/agreements he signed on behalf of XYZ Limited?
a) All agreement/ contracts will become invalid;

b) All agreement/ contracts will be valid;
c) All agreement/ contracts before December 2016 will be valid;
d) All agreement/ contracts before December 2016 will be invalid;
42. Mr. N, Managing Director resigned w.e.f. 13th March, 2014 due to preoccupation. Mr. M, Whole
Time Director and Mr. O, Director, resigned w.e.f. 20th March, 2015 as a part of reconstruction of
the company. Mr. M and Mr. O made an application to the Board for compensation for loss of
office. When Mr. N came to know that he also asked for compensation. Who will be eligible for such
compensation?
a) Mr. N;
b) Mr. M;
c) Mr. N & Mr. M;
d) Mr. M & Mr. O;
43. Mr. Rajesh Jathar and Mr. Veena Jathar are the shareholders of NY Private Limited. Mr. Jathar is
out of Country for business purpose. They have to have a Board meeting through video conference
to comply with the requirements. Which of the following items they cannot discuss in such meeting?
a) Convening of General meeting.

b) Approval of Board’s report.
c) Appointment of Managing Director.
d) Transfer of Shares.

44. PQR Limited and LMN Limited have proposed Scheme of Amalgamation between them under
Section 232 of the Companies Act 2013. They are seeking your advice on which of the following
approvals can be asked for in the petition to be filed before NCLT for the proposed scheme.
The Petition for proposed Scheme of Amalgamation can seek approval for –
a) Change in Main Object Clause of Memorandum of Association;

b) Reduction of Share Capital;
c) Dissolution of the Transferor Company without winding up;
d) All of the above.
45. Members of Agricultural Co-operative Society are now planning to form a Producer Company under
Part IX A of the Companies Act, 1956 now known as Companies Act 2013. Kindly suggest which of
the following combination can form a Producer Company under this act –
a) Ten or more producers (individuals);
b) Five or more producer institutions;
c) Combination of above two;
d) None of the above.
46. You are a Whole Time Director of Choco-chips Private Limited who wishes to appoint Mr. Vanilla
Sequera as its Managing Director who has attained the age of 72 years. However, the Board has
got to know about the fact that no company shall appoint or continue the employment of any person
as managing director, whole-time director or manager who is below the age of twenty-one years or
has attained the age of seventy years. You are requested by the board to evaluate the situation
and suggest on whether he can be appointed as Managing Director?
a) Yes, he can be appointed as MD by the Board of Directors;

b) No, he cannot be appointed as MD at all;
c) Yes, he can be appointed as MD by shareholders through Special Resolution;
d) Yes, he can be appointed as MD by making an application to the NCLT.
47. ABP Ltd. is a Company having paid up Capital of INR 100,000,000. It needs to appoint key
managerial personnel. It can use combination of:
i) Chief Executive officer, Company Secretary and Manager

ii) Chief Executive officer, Company Secretary and Chief Financial officer
iii) Managing Director, Company Secretary and Manager
iv) Managing Director, Company Secretary and Chief Executive officer
Which options are available for the Company?

a) (i) (ii) & (iii)
b) (ii) (iii) & (iv)

c) (i) (ii) & (iv)
d) (i) (iii) & (iv)
48. Mr. A was appointed as a Manager of PQR Ltd for the period of five years on 20th June, 2015.
Considering his performance and dedication, before completion of his tenure, management decided
to re-appoint him as a manager. On which date his re-appointment will be considered valid?
a) 24th June 2019
b) 1st February 2019
c) 12th March 2018
d) 10th September 2018
49. Mr. M is a businessman and he owns number of companies. As of now, he is Director in 21

Companies. As his number of Directorship contravenes the provision of the Act, his consultant have
asked him to resign from 2 Companies. However there is one more condition regarding number of
Directorship in Public Companies. What is that Condition?
a) maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director shall
not exceed Ten;
b) maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director shall
not exceed Five;
c) maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director shall not
exceed Fifteen;
d) maximum number of public companies in which a person can be appointed as a director shall
not exceed Twenty;
50. Mr. Nagarjuna decided to resign from MGT Private Limited due to preoccupation. He sent his
resignation letter dated 12th June, 2017 to the Company stating that he will resign w.e.f. 15th June,
2017. Due to nonreceipt of any communication from the Company he dropped a mail on 17th June,
2017, to confirm whether Company has received his letter. Finally, company received his letter on
25th June, 2017. In this case, from which date his resignation will be effective?
a) 12th June, 2017

b) 15th June, 2017
c) 17th June, 2017
d) 25th June, 2017

Solution
1. (b) 11 (d) 21 (d) 31 (b) 41 (c)
2 (b) 12 (b) 22 (d) 32 (d) 42 (b)
3 (c) 13 (c) 23 (c) 33 (c) 43 (b)
4 (d) 14 (b) 24 (b) 34 (c) 44 (d)
5 (d) 15 (b) 25 (a) 35 (c) 45 (a)
6 (d) 16 (b) 26 (b) 36 (b) 46 (c)
7 (b) 17 (d) 27 (b) 37 (b) 47 (c)
8 (c) 18 (b) 28 (d) 38 (c) 48 (a)
9 (b) 19 (c) 29 (c) 39 (c) 49 (a)
10 (b) 20 (b) 30 (b) 40 (d) 50 (d)

Paper 4: Corporate and Allied Laws (Old Course)
1. Mayur Textiles Private limited was incorporated on 23rd October, 2017. As per the
compliance requirement, Company shall hold its annual general meeting(AGM) within 9
months from the date of closure of financial year and file financial statements with MCA
within due date. What is the due date for holding a Board meeting for approval of
financial statements?
(a) 30th September, 2018 ;
(b) 30th December, 2018;
(c) 31st December, 2018;
(d) 31st March, 2019;
2. Mr. Narayan Shastri was appointed as an Additional Director of XYZ Limited in July,
2015. Immediately after his appointment in July, 2015, on behalf of the Company he
entered into an agreement with NY Private Limited for supplies of raw material. Later he
was regularized as a Director in ensuing annual general meeting. In 2016 he signed
Contract with Laxmi vendors. At the end of year, in December 2016, management came
to know that his appointment was not valid as he was disqualified to act as a Director of
any Company. He signed one more agreement in January 2017 with Saraswati vendors.
In such scenario, what will be the status of contract/agreements he signed on behalf of
XYZ Limited?
(a) All agreement/ contracts will become invalid;
(b) All agreement/ contracts will be valid;
(c) All agreement/ contracts before December 2016 will be valid;
(d) All agreement/ contracts before December 2016 will be invalid;
3. Nayal OPC was incorporated in 2014. Company’s first financial statements were closed
on March 2015. Just like any other company, Nayal OPC has to file its financials
statements with registrar. Within how much time from closure of accounts, Nayal OPC
has to do such filing?
(a) 3 months
(b) 6months
(c) 120 days
(d) 180 days
4. Mr. N, Managing Director resigned w.e.f. 13th March, 2014 due to preoc cupation. Mr. M,
Whole Time Director and Mr. O, Director, resigned w.e.f. 20th March, 2015 as a part of
reconstruction of the company. Mr. M and Mr. O made an application to the Board for
compensation for loss of office. When Mr. N came to know that he also asked for
compensation. Who will be eligible for such compensation?
(a) Mr. N;
(b) Mr. M;
(c) Mr. N & Mr. M;
(d) Mr. M & Mr. O;
5. Mr. A is an independent director and he wants to appoint an alternate director as he is
leaving country for few months. Which one of the below can be appointed as his alternate
director? (4 marks)
(a) Mr. B who is an Alternate Director for Mr.X;
(b) Mr. C who is qualified to be appointed as independent Director;
(c) Mr. D who is qualified to be appointed as executive Director;
(d) Mr. E who is ready to be appointed an Alternate Director for 1.5 months;
6. XYZ Limited Company needs to appoint an independent Director of the company. The
company has a gold jewellery business. Company shortlisted Mr. Bajaj, Mr. Dhar amdas
and Mr. Anmol Parekh for the vacant post. Mr. Bajaj was an auditor of the subsidiary
company of the XYZ Limited Company. But he resigned from his post two years ago. Mr.
Dharamdas who is a professional goldsmith and has an experience of more than 20
years. Mr. Anmol Parekh has a pecuniary relation with the promoters, 3 years preceding
the current financial year. Who can be appointed as an Independent Director from the
above mentioned people?
a) Mr. Bajaj
b) Mr. Dharamdas
c) Mr. Anmol Parekh
d) Mr. Dharamdas and Mr. Anmol Parekh
7. AB Institute is authorised by Central government to maintain the databank of preceding
Directors. The institute has prepared list of 32 independent directors who can be
appointed by the companies. Infoline Company wants to appoint 3 Directors on the basis
of this data. The Company decided to appoint the Independent Director on May 9, 2017.
The next general meeting is on May 18, 2017. What is the process of appointment for the
director?
a) The appointment of the independent director shall be approved at the Board meeting
of the company before May 18, 2017
b) The appointment of the independent director shall be approved by the company in
general meeting
c) The appointment of the independent director shall be approved by the company
before general meeting by May 17, 2017
d) The appointment of the independent director shall be approved by the company
within 3 months of his appointment.
8. MNO, a Public Ltd. incorporated on June 11, 2007. It selected Mr. Ajay, Mr. Rohit, Mr.
Rajan and Mr. Ravi to be appointed as Director of the company in general meeting on
August 15, 2007. All the four directors gave their consent by September 12, 2007. But
Mr. Rajan and Mr. Rohit were not having the director identification number. They both
applied for the director identification number. By what time they will be able to get their
DIN?
a) 30 days
b) 1 month
c) 2 month
d) 3 month
9. Shradha Pvt. Ltd. Company is engaged in manufacturing of rubber tyres. The company
was incorporated in the year 2001 with its head office located at Chennai. Mr. Rakesh
Kumar was the Director of the company. He committed a fraud of around Rs. 1 Crore. He
was terminated by the company for his act. After termination he shifted to Delhi. Mr.
Kumar applied for a new Director Identification number with his Delhi based address. Will
he be allotted a new DIN?
a) Yes, since he changed his state so he can be allotted a new DIN by the State
government
b) No, he cannot be allotted a new DIN because it is prohibited by the Act.
c) Yes, he can apply for a new DIN with the prior permission of Central government
d) No, he has to wait for three years before applying for a new DIN
10. Mr. X is a director of a company. He is hospitalised a day before a meeting. As per the
Company Act , can Mr. X attend this meeting called for company merger via video
conferencing?
(a) Yes, he can only attend the meeting
(b) Yes, he can attend the meeting but has no right to vote
(c) No, he cannot attend the meeting
(d) Not Sure
11. Without the approval of Central Government a person cannot be appointed as a Manager
or full time Director if he is continuous resident of India for:
(a) 3 months prior to his appointment
(b) 6 months prior to his appointment
(c ) 8 months prior to his appointment
(d) 12 months prior to his appointment
12. Mr. B has got his DIN allotted to him on May 6, 2017. By what date he should intimate his
DIN to his Company?
(a) By June 6, 2017
(b) By June 5, 2017
(c ) By July 6, 2017
(d) By July 5, 2017
13. Lockworth Safety Gears Private Limited pays remuneration to its Directors on yearly
basis. Company has a Whole Time Director on Board. Currently they appointed Mr. X as
a Managing Director of the Company. Now Company has to keep in mind that overall
remuneration to the Directors including managing director, whole time director and
manager shall not exceed maximum cap limit mentioned under the act. If there is more
than one managing director/whole time director/ manager, how much maximum
remuneration allowed in a financial year
(a) 5% of net profits;
(b) 10% of net profits;
(c) 11% of net profits;
(d) 15% of net profits;
14. XYZ , a listed Public Company, having paid up share capital of around Rs. 12 Crore. How
many independent directors should be there when the total numbers of directors are 13?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c ) 5
(d) 6
15. A financial creditor , FC through an assignment agreement, assigned here the debt to the
X trust. X trust filed the petition for initiation of corporate Insolvency resolution process
(CIRP) against Corporate debtor , CD. State the correct statement with respect to the
competency of the X trust in the filing of the petition in the above situation -
(a) X Trust is not a competent applicant as per section 6 of the IBC, 2016
(b) X Trust is being authorized by the FC to file an application
(c ) X Trust in the capacity of financial creditor can file a valid petition.
16. ABC, a Private Ltd., with 10 Board of directors was served notice of the board Meeting, 7
days prior to said meeting on their postal addresses. Mr. M is hospitalised due to some
severe illness. Mr. Y is going to London before the Board meeting. Mr. X and Mr. B went
to Australia for some company business. Mr. A is busy with his daughter’s marriage and
unable to attend the meeting. Mr. E’s mother is hospitalised so he is busy taking care of
his mother but he assures to attend the meeting via video conferencing. Mr. D and Mr. P
were scheduled to arrive for the meeting at 2 pm on the same day; however the flight got
delayed by 8 hours. Mr. G and Mr. H are in the town and available for the s cheduled
board meeting. Could the Board meeting be held?
(a) The meeting can be held in the evening and Director D & Director P can join later
on
(b) The meeting cannot be held because of the quorum is incomplete
(c ) The quorum is complete and the directors can proceed with the meeting
(d) Meeting is postponed.
17. Find out the correct statement?
(a) Resolution by circulation shall be deemed to have been duly passed by the board or
the committee member when such resolution is passed by one third of the total
majority of the member present and voting on the resolution
(b) Resolution by circulation shall be deemed to have been passed by the board or the
committee, when such resolution have been circulated in draft with the necessary
paper, to all the directors or member of committee and has been approved by
majority ,who are entitled to vote on the resolution
(c ) Resolution by circulation shall be deemed to have been passed by the board or the
committee, when such resolution have been circulated in draft together with the
necessary paper, to all the directors or member of committee and has been
approved by two third of the majority of director who are entitled to vote on the
resolution
(d) Resolution by circulation shall be deemed to have been passed by the b oard or the
committee, when such resolution circulated in draft with the necessary paper, to all
the directors or member and has been approved by two third of the majority of
members who are entitled to vote on the resolution
18. Find out the correct statement?
(a) An audit committee with two third majorities of members and chairperson are
required to have the ability to read and understand the financial statements.
(b) Two director and one independent director alongwith the chairperson in the audit
committee shall have the ability to read and understand the financial statements
(c ) Only one third member of the audit committee and its chairperson shall have the
ability to read and understand the financial statements
(d) Minimum of three directors with independent directors forming a majority,
constituting Audit Committee shall have the ability to read and understand the
financial statements.
19. AB, a listed Company was constituted in 2012. It has 8 directors Mr. Neeraj, Mr. Kapil,
Mr. Ram, Mr. Shyam, Mr. Atul, Mr. Bakshi, Mr. Raheem and Mr. Das. Out of these
directors Mr. Ram, Mr. Shyam, Mr. Atul and Mr, Neeraj has a good financial knowledge.
An audit committee constituted by the company included Mr. Kapil, Mr. Das, Mr. Atul and
Mr. Raheem as its chairpersons. After the commencement of the Companies Act, 2013, it
was required for every audit committee of a company existing before the commencement
of this Act, shall be reconstituted within one year of such commencement. Find out the
correct statement, in the light of the given situation?
(a) The committee needs to reconstitute as the majority members are not experienced
in the field of Finance
(b) The committee needs to reconstitute as two third of its members are not
experienced in the field of Finance
(c ) The committee needs to reconstitute as 50 percent of its members are not
experienced in the field of Finance
(d) The committee needs to reconstitute as majority of board members are not included
in it.
20. Rameshwaram Pvt. Ltd. Company was incorporated on January 12, 2018. The company
needs to pass a resolution for the purchase of raw material. The copy of the resolution
alongwith all the necessary documents were circulated to all the directors. The company
has 10 directors Mr. Ram, Mr. Kamal, Mr. Raj, Mr. Firoz, Mrs. Nupur, Mr. Bharat, Mr.
Vinod, Mrs. Rekha, Mr. Kapoor and Mr. Jeevan.
Mr. Raj and Mr. Ram were abroad at the time of passing the resolution. Mr. Ram, Mr.
Raj, Mrs. Nupur and Mr. Kamal took objection before the chairman against the passing of
the resolution and want to discuss it further in the meeting. Find out the correct
statement?
(a) Since the resolution is passed by majority of the members there is no need for
further discussion on it as it was duly circulated to all the directors.
(b) Mr. Ram and Mr. Raj cannot raise any objection as they were out of India while
passing the resolution.
(c ) The objection is sustainable as it is made by one third of the members of the board
and the meeting is held for further discussion
(d) The objection is sustainable as it is made by two third of the members of the board
and the meeting is held for further discussion
Solution
1 (c) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (b)
5 (b) 6 (d) 7 (b) 8 (b)
9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 12 (a)
13 (c) 14 (c) 15 (a) 16 (c)
17 (b) 18 (d) 19 (a) 20 (c)

Paper 3 : Advanced Auditing and Professional Ethics (Old course)
1 The basic assumption underlying the use of analytical procedures is:

(a) It helps the auditor to study relationship among elements of financial information
(b) Relationship among data exist and continue in the absence of known condition to the contrary
(c) Analytical procedures will not be able to detect unusual relationships
2. Direct confirmation procedures are performed during audit of accounts receivable balances to
address the following balance sheet assertion
(a) Right and obligations
(b) Valuation
(c) Completeness
(d) Existence
3 The auditor shall express _________ opinion when the auditor, having obtained sufficient
appropriate audit evidence, concludes that misstatements, individually or in the aggregate, are both
material and pervasive to the financial statements
(a) Adverse
(b) Qualified
(c) Disclaimer of opinion
(d) clean
4The agreed terms of the audit engagement shall be recorded in an audit engagement letter which shall
include the following except-
(a) Responsibilities of the auditor
(b) Description of methods to be followed for obtaining audit evidence
(c) Responsibilities of management
(d) Objective and scope of the audit of the financial statements
5 The measure of the quality of audit evidence about its relevance and reliability in providing support for
the conclusions on which the auditor’s opinion is based is:
(a) Sufficiency of audit evidence
(b) Appropriateness of audit evidence
(c) Accounting estimates

(d) Reasonableness of audit evidence
6 The auditor’s _________ safeguards the auditor’s ability to form an audit opinion without being
affected by any influences.
(a) Objectivity
(b) Independence
(c) Confidentiality
(d) Integrity
7 Which of the following company is not exempted from reporting under CARO, 2016?
(a) Banking company.
(b) Insurance company.
(c) Company licensed to operate under section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(d) Private limited company having paid up capital of Rs. 5 crore.
8 Section 144 of the Companies Act, 2013 does not excludes the statutory auditor of the company to
render the services of -
(a) Investment advisory
(b) Investment banking
(c) Branch auditor
(d) Actuarial
9 As per SA 550 on Related Parties, existence of which relationship indicate the presence of control
or significant influence?
(a) Friend of a family member of a person who has the authority and responsibility for planning.
(b) Holding debentures in the entity.
(c) The entity’s holding of debentures in other entities.
(d) The entity’s holding of equity in other entities.
10. When does an auditor shall modify the opinion in the auditor’s report?
(a) When, based on the audit evidence obtained, the financial statements as a whole are not free
from material misstatement.
(b) When, unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to conclude that the financial
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement.

(c) (a) and (b) both.
(d) Either (a) or (b).
11 For a given level of audit risk, the acceptable level of detection risk bears ______ relationship to
the assessed risks of material misstatement at the assertion level.
(a) direct.
(b) Inverse
(c) Either (a)or(b)
(d) none of the above
12 Control activities, whether within IT or manual systems, have various objectives and are applied at
various organisational and functional levels. Which of the following is an example of control activities:
(a) Authorization.
(b) Performance reviews.
(c) Information processing.
(d) All of the above
13 If, as a result of a misstatement resulting from fraud, the auditor encounters exceptional
circumstances that bring into question his ability to continue performing the audit, he shall-
(a) Withdraw from the engagement immediately.
(b) Report to Audit team regarding withdrawal.
(c) Determine the professional and legal responsibilities applicable in the circumstances.
(d) Ask the management for his withdrawal.
14 In order to form the opinion, the auditor shall conclude as to whether the auditor has obtained
_________about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
(a) reasonable assurance
(b) absolute assurance
(c) Limited assurance

15 When is evidential matter, generally, considered sufficient in case of stock exchange
member audit?
(a) When it constitutes entire population
(b) When it is objective and relevant
(c) When it is enough to provide a basis for giving reasonable assurance regarding truthfulness
(d) When auditor collects and evaluates it independently
16 The scope of the audit of Depositories including reference to the pronouncements of the
ICAI, which the auditor adheres to, generally is communicated to the client in the
i) auditor’s report
ii) engagement letter
iii) representation letter
(a) only (i)
(b) Both (i) and (ii)
(c) Both (i) and (iii)
(d) All of the above
17. Which of the following information should a successor auditor obtain during the inquiry of the
predecessor auditor before accepting engagement?
i) Information about integrity of management
ii) Disagreement with management concerning auditing procedures
iii) Review of internal control system.
iv) Organisation structure
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) , (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (iii)
18. In an investigation relating to possible misappropriation of cash, the cashier says that every day the
cash is counted and is reviewed by the Finance Head. Your specimen review indicates that the daily
cash summary was not signed off by of the Finance Head. In this situation you should:
(a) conclude that the cashier is not telling truth
(b) consider extending investigation procedures like corroborative enquiry with the Finance Head,
review of appropriate daily cash summaries etc.
(c) conclude that the Finance Head is not a responsible person
(d) conclude that daily cash summary is not relevant for the investigation

19. Current period adjustments are those adjustments that are made:
(a) only on the first occasion of the preparation and presentation of consolidated financial statements
(b) only on the first occasion of the audit of consolidated financial statements
(c) in the accounting period for which the consolidation of financial statements is done
20 Which of the following best suits the description – “The susceptibility of an assertion that
could be material, either individually or in aggregate, before consideration of any related Internal
Controls.”
(a) Inherent Risk
(b) Detection Risk
(c) Control Risk
21 CA. D, a chartered accountant in practice availed of a loan against his personal investments from a
bank. He issued 2 cheques towards repayment of the said loan as per the instalments due. However,
both the cheques were returned back by the bank with the remarks "Insufficient funds". As per
Chartered Accountants Act, 1949, under which clause CA D is liable for misconduct .
(a) Clause (6) of Part I of the First Schedule
(b) Clause 2 of Part I of the Second Schedule
(c) Clause 12 of Part I of the First Schedule
(d) Clause 2 of Part IV of the First Schedule
22. As an auditor appointed under section 44AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961, under which clause of
Form 3CD, you will report for amounts deemed to be profits and gains under section 32AC, 33AB or
33ABA or 33AC
(a) clause 24
(b) clause 40
(c) clauses 31
(d) clause 23
23. As per CARO, 2016, the auditor is required to report whether the company is required to be
registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. If so, whether the registration
has been obtained.
(a) Under Clause (xi) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,

(b) Under Clause (xvi) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
(c) Under Clause (xv) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
(d) Under Clause (xiv) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
24. As per Clause (i)(c) of Paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016, the auditor is required to report on :
(a) whether the title deeds of immovable properties are held in the name of the company. If not,
provide the details thereof.
(b) whether the company has entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons
connected with him
(c) whether any fraud by the company or any fraud on the Company by its officers or employees
has been noticed or reported during the year; If yes, the nature and the amount involved is to be
indicated;
(d) whether the company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including
quantitative details and situation of fixed assets;
25. LM Ltd. had obtained a Term Loan of rupees 300 lakhs from a bank for the construction of a factory.
Since there was a delay in the construction activities, the said funds were temporarily invested in short
term deposits. Under which clause of CARO 2016 the auditor is required to report
(a) Under Clause (viii) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
(b) Under Clause (xi) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
(c) Under Clause (x) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
(d) Under Clause (ix) of paragraph 3 of the CARO, 2016,
26.NMP Ltd is in the business of retail and has been suffering losses. The turnover of the company
has been same over the last 3-5 years. The company has Oracle as its ERP package. The internal
auditor of the company observed that there is no process to review the supplier master on a
periodic basis to identify the cases of incorrect updation / redundant supplier codes, key fields
were not made mandatory in Oracle at the time of vendor empanelment and maker checker
mechanism was also not enabled in Oracle.
There is no mechanism to track redundant supplier codes and block them for further transactions.
For 5,750 out of 9,076 active suppliers (63.3%), no transaction had occurred in the past 180 days.
For 4,972 out of these 5750, no transaction occurred in the past 1 year. For 35 out of 9,076 active
suppliers, the state code in the GST Identification Number (GSTIN) updated in the supplier master
did not match the state mentioned in supplier’s address. Payments valuing INR 27 crores have
been made to such suppliers.
Management explained that for redundant supplier codes, annual review will be conducted by the
purchase team to identify such codes and, post an approval from finance, purchasing will be blocked for
the respective vendors. For GSTIN and State mismatch, management has already commenced
assessment to identify the reasons for such errors and all such inconsistencies will be rectified in next 6
months. Please suggest in terms of reporting.

(a) Management responses look reasonable and this matter should be dropped.
(b) The matter is more of related to hygiene and may not have any impact on the financial reporting
and hence should be ignored.
(c) Internal auditor need to report this matter.
(d) Internal auditor should look at the significance of the matter. Material and on the basis of the
same should decide about reporting this matter.
27. DPP Ltd is in the business of software and is in growing phase. The company’s turnover has
been increasing year on year and profit margins are good. The company is also planning IPO in
next 2-3 years depending on the market assessment at that point of time.
It was observed by the internal auditors of the company that it does not have a documented
Segregation of Duty (SOD) Matrix. Access controls were tested on basis of leading practices and
following observations were identified:
 Users apart from Finance & Accounts team were having access to critical financial
transactions.
 Users apart from Quality department were having access to Quality Clearance transaction
for raw material and finished goods.
 Multiple users having access to Purchase Order Approval though it should be confined to
HODs/Purchase Heads.
Management of the company explained to the auditor that the company is new and this may be
required for a well established company. Please advise.
(a) Generic accounts increase the risk associated with accountability and might lead to unauthorized
access which could result into impact on financials. It will also affect the transparency and
auditing trail that corresponds with the account. Hence there should be a proper SOD matrix.
(b) Generic accounts increase the risk associated with accountability and might lead to unauthorized
access which could result into impact on financials. It will also affect the transparency and
auditing trail that corresponds with the account. There should be a process of SOD though it is
not necessary to document that.
(c ) Management is right and accordingly it is not relevant for the internal auditor.
(d) Since currently the operations of the company are running smoothly, there is no need for
complicating the internal business environment by setting up SOD matrix.
28. KSHTZ Ltd, listed company, is in the business of stainless steel and is more than 50 years old.
The company’s turnover is INR 11000 crores and has good profit margins which have been
improving over the last 2 years. The company is also planning to raise funds in another 5-6 months.
The company has SAP as its ERP package.
Recently there has been a change in the internal audit team. The new internal auditors observed
that there have not been any approved policies and procedure in place in their audit period from 1
April 2018 to 30 September 2018. For e.g.
 Information Security Policy and Procedure
 Change Management Policy

 User Access Management Policy.
Also the policies and procedures do not have any version control, owner and review details, etc.
Management of the company explained to the auditor that the company does not require this and
hence this point should be ignored. Please advise.
(a) Absence of well defined and approved policies and procedures may lead to management's
intended practices and objectives not being clearly communicated to and understood by
organization's employees and hence there should be approved policies and procedures in place.
(b) Absence of well defined and approved policies and procedures may lead to management's
intended practices and objectives not being clearly communicated to and understood by
organization's employees. There should be a process to follow policies and procedures though
it is not necessary to document that.
(c) Management is right and accordingly it is not relevant for the internal auditor.
(d) Absence of well defined and approved policies and procedures has not impacted the company
till date and if the management has reasons not to keep this then the same should not be
considered by the internal auditor.
29. ACE Pvt Ltd is a large company and has diverse operations. The company is planning to get
listed to raise funds. Over the last years, the company did not use much of technology and with
the changing times, the management has also identified the need to bring mechanisms in place to
improve upon the use of technology. The internal auditors of the company while review of Business
Continuity Planning/ Disaster Recovery Plans observed that the Identified Disaster Recovery Site
of the company was in the same seismic zone as the Primary Site. Therefore the effectiveness of
the Disaster Recovery (DR) Plan was not verified.
The management discussed this matter with the internal audit team and explained that the present
DR plan is to protect against hardware failure and building level exposure. They will plan for city
level DR along with Annual Business Plan in another year.
Please suggest which one of the following options is correct.
(a) DR plan is not of much relevance and should not be focused upon by the internal auditor in his
report.
(b) DR plan is an outdated plan and in today’s scenario it is not required. Hence internal auditor
should drop this.
(c) Absence of Disaster Recovery Site in different seismic zone might lead to failed or delayed
recovery of business operations in an event of natural disaster. It is important for the
management to plan this and hence internal auditor should also report this.
(d) Since the management has a plan for DR in near future this matter is not relevant to be reported.
30. ASOP Ltd is in the business of trading and manufacturing of FMCG. The turnover of the
company has been increasing, however, the company has not been able to maintain its margins
constant which are declining. The internal auditors of the company raised observations on the
sales schemes of the company. As per the SOP, all schemes are required to be approved by the
CEO of the company. However, per process it was observed that all schemes were approved by
Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO). Review of sample 89 support schemes for the months

of May 2018 and June 2018 highlighted that 19% (i.e. 17 schemes) were not approved by the
CSMO.
Management replied that there is a need for revision of SOP to reflect current paradigm. They shall
amend the SOP to reflect the same. Please advise how should these matters be dealt by the
internal auditors?
(a). Since the management has agreed on the observation of the internal auditor, internal auditor
should drop these points.
(b) SOPs are not aligned to on-ground practices followed by concerned officials. SOPs should be
updated and till then there should be a mechanism to follow the existing SOP.
(c) SOPs are not aligned to on-ground practices followed by concerned officials and the same should
be reported by the internal auditor.
(d) Internal auditor should look at the materiality and basis that can ignore this as this will not have
much impact.
31. BCP Ltd is in the business of manufacturing of cranes. It’s a wholly owned subsidiary of a
Chinese company and follows policies and procedures of the parent company. The company’s
annual turnover is INR 1000 crores. The company operates through dealers in India for making
sales and pays incentives to them on the basis of delivery based schemes and other schemes
which are introduced from time to time.
It was observed by the internal auditors of the company that incentives amounting to INR 10 crores
were paid to dealers on account of delivery based schemes for the month of October 2018. Review
of cranes installations for the same period highlighted that incentive amounting to INR 30 lakhs
had been paid against invalid claims. This was primarily because of absence of verification of the
delivery claims with the installation data.
Management replied that disbursement basis 100% verified installations has been defined as per
the process. Revision in process has been done to prevent inordinate delays in reimbursements
to the dealers. Please advise how should these matters be dealt by the internal auditors?
(a) Since the management has agreed on the observation of the internal auditor, internal auditor
should drop these points.
(b) The impact of the matter is not significant and hence the same should be dropped.
(c) Incentive paid against non-genuine claims bear financial implications for the Company. Verified
installation data should be taken for considering incentive payout. This matter should be
highlighted by the internal auditor in his report.
(d). Internal auditor should ask the management to take corrective action and basis that drop this
point as this is matter which is of financial implication which needs to be considered by the
statutory auditors of the company.
32. PRP Ltd is a service company and is in the business of manpower consultancy. The company
also has some manufacturing operations based out of Orissa. The annual turnover of the company
is INR 1500 crores. The employee base of the company is very big. Please advise what internal
audit procedures should be considered by the internal audit team for the audit of labour cost vis-
à-vis wages.
i. Comparing the time booked in the booking sheets with clock cards on a sample basis.

ii. For a Piece rated wage job: a. In case of an in-process job, checking that the output booked
in the booking sheet is in line with the standard output possible in the stated time. In case
of a major variance, enquiring into its justification and authenticity. b. In case of a finished
job, checking the output booked in the booking sheet with the actual output generated for
the period as per the production sheet. c. In case of variances, enquiring into the same.
iii. In case of a person doing more than one piece - rated job during the period, checking that:
Total Time Booked – Overtime Hours = Normal Hours Available in the Period.
iv. Test checking the following with the master lists: a. Grade booked b. Operator code c. Job
code.
v. Average Earning Job a. Verifying on a sample basis that the job categorised as “average
earning” job does not have any piece rate as per the master file. b. Comparing the standard
time required for output booked as per the master file with the actual time booked. In case
of a major variance, enquiring into its justification and authenticity. c. Test checking the
calculation of wages as per the laid down formula for arithmetical accuracy.
(a) i, ii, iii, iv and v.
(b) i, ii, iii and iv.
(c) i, iii, iv and v.
(d) i, ii, iii and v.
33. OQR Ltd is in the business of manufacturing of tractors and cranes. The company has a policy
to provide after sales services to the customers in respect of its products. Please advise what
internal audit procedures should be considered by the internal audit team for the audit of after
sales service.
i. Assess replacement trends, nature of failures and replacement policies.
ii. Examine the percentage of replacements of manufacturing defects vis-à-vis off-take.
iii. Examine which type of products/models has a higher failure record and why.
iv. Check whether any particular dealer’s failure percentage vis-à-vis his turnover higher than
the norm. If so, why.
v. Check whether there are adequate technical audit on awards of replacement.
vi. Evaluate the effectiveness of after-sales service with regard to its scope and consumer
satisfaction. Is this service prompt and timely?
(a) i, ii, iii, iv and vi.
(b) i, iii, iv, v and iv.
(c) i, ii, iii, iv and v.
(d) i, ii, iii, iv, v and vi.
34. SX Ltd is in the business of steel manufacturing having a turnover of INR 10,100 crores. The
company has many plants. Each plant has a canteen and some income also gets generated in the
canteen every year.
Being the internal auditor what internal audit procedures may be applied to audit the
canteen income?
i. Check the records maintained for the canteen operations to support all financial
transactions.

ii. Review the agreements and contracts in case the canteen is run by an outside party.
iii. Compliance with laws and regulations applicable for operation of canteen - The
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act & Rules, 1954, The Shops and Establishment Act,
FEMA, GST, Companies Act, etc.
iv. Verify leakages that may take place, e.g., by way of non-deductions from staff or
excessive consumption of food in the mess, despite fixed menus which are helpful in
providing some measurement of the likely consumption of food articles.
Which of the above mentioned procedures would be relevant?
(a) i, ii, iii and iv.
(b) i, ii and iii.
(c). i, ii and iv.
(d) i, iii and iv.
35.TPL Pvt Ltd is in the business of software and consultancy services. The annual turnover of the
company is INR 899 crores and profits are INR 199 crores. The company is planning to get listed
in the overseas market within a year. If that doesn’t happen then the company may look for funding
through private placement.
For some projects the company receives grants from government. These projects run upto 5-10
years. XYZ & Co LLP is the internal auditor of the company. Please advise what internal audit
procedures should be considered by the internal audit team for the audit of grants received.
i. Check the donations received with the copies of receipts.
ii. Check sanction letters for any conditions attached with the donations.
iii. Examine the statements submitted for utilisation of grant.
iv. Verify the grants received from the Government or other authorities with reference to all the
correspondences.
v. Verify all the bank statements of the company to trace the grants received and its utilization.
(a) i, ii, iii, iv and v.
(b) i, ii, iii and iv.
(c) i, iii, iv and v.
(d) i, ii, iii and v.
36. ONZ Ltd is in the business of trading of consumer equipments. The company’s turnover is INR
347 crores. The company has not been doing well over the last few years due to which its
profitability has gone down significantly.
The company charges cartage/freight from its customers. Because there is a huge cost incurred
in this respect, the company ensures that this amount is recovered on time.
During the performance of the internal audit procedures, the internal auditors of the company found
that in some cases freight was charged in the bills manually, rather than through the automated
system of generating an invoice. Internal auditor raised this point to the management. The
management replied that it happens only in exceptional cases that the freight is charged manually
on automated generated invoice.
How would you deal with this as an auditor?
(a) Internal auditor should report this matter.

(b) Internal auditor should discuss with management about way forward and drop this point.
(c) Internal audit observation is not right.
(d) Internal auditor should ignore on the grounds of materiality.
37. MNO Ltd borrowed an amount of INR 5 crores from a financial institution during the year. The
company had existing borrowings of INR 1800 crores from various banks. However, the company
took loan from a financial institution for the first time.
The rate of interest charged on the new loan was based on market rate of interest and there was
no security for this loan. During the course of the internal audit, internal auditor could not find the
borrowing agreement for the new loan and raised this point with the management. The
management explained that new loan was required for a special purpose for which all other
documents are available for auditor to verify – disbursement proof in the bank statements,
repayments. However, the agreement was not prepared because the person who arranged the
loan from financial institution was known to the company and basis verbal understanding this has
been done. Please advise internal auditor.
(a) Internal auditor should report this matter as this can be a serious deficiency.
(b). Because all other proofs are available, internal auditor should ignore this point.
(c). Internal auditor should report this matter to Reserve Bank of India.
(d). Considering the insignificant amount of this new loan as compared to total borrowings of
the company, this may be ignored by the internal auditor.
38. AAS Ltd is in the business of fast food chains. During the internal audit of accruals/ expenses
of the company, the internal audit team observed that for some of the entries passed the narration
was wrongly written as if the expense is related to the travelling expense. The vouchers were
passed by the finance personnel of the company but no review mechanism was seen for this.
Management explained that there is a review mechanism but this is only about narration of
expenses which should not be relevant for the internal auditor. How should the internal auditor
deal with this matter?
(a) The Company should perform the review of entries to check such cases and same thing should
be reported by the internal auditor.
(b) The Company’s management seems reasonable here.
(c) This matter should be considered on the basis of materiality.
(d) Internal auditor should further investigate as this is indicative of fraud.
39. Medivision Industries designs and manufactures spectacles. Medivision’s year end was 31 March
2018 and its draft financial statements show a profit before tax of Rs.60 lakh. The fieldwork stage for this
audit has largely been completed but there are few outstanding issues.
On 1 January 2018, Medivision began the commercial production of a new range of lightweight frames
which have been proven to keep their shape regardless as to how roughly they are treated. Up to 31
December 2017, the company had correctly capitalised development costs of Rs.45 lakh relating to this
project. The directors believe that the new frames will have a product life of three years. The financial
statements show development costs at a carrying amount of Rs.45 lakh. Medivision's accounting policy
states that it amortises intangible assets on a straight-line basis.

The auditor's report for Medivision is due to be signed in the next week or so, and you have been unable
to resolve a disagreement with the directors concerning the amortisation of the development costs. The
directors have refused to include any amortisation on the basis that sales of the product have not yet
commenced.
Which of the following options correctly summarises the impact on the auditor's report if the issue remains
unresolved?
(a) The auditor to provide an ‘Unmodified opinion’, since the directors are correct not to include any
amortisation on the basis that sales of the product have not yet commenced.
(b) The auditor to provide an ‘Unmodified opinion’ with emphasis of matter paragraph about the
amortisation charge on the capitalised development costs.
(c) The auditor to provide a Modified opinion - Adverse opinion since having obtained sufficient
appropriate evidence, concludes that the misstatement is both material and pervasive.
(d). The auditor to provide a Modified opinion – Qualified opinion due to material misstatement of not
recording the amortization charge on the capitalised development costs, which is material but
not pervasive.
40 You are an audit supervisor of Swanminathan & Associates and are currently planning the audit of
your client, Zonal Co which manufactures elevators. Its year end is 31 March 2018 and the forecast profit
before tax is Rs 25.26 Lakhs.
At the beginning of the year, Zonal purchased a patent for Rs. 5.3 lakhs which gives them the exclusive
right to manufacture specialised elevator equipment for five years. In order to finance this purchase, the
entity borrowed Rs. 4.5 lakhs from the bank which is repayable over five years.
Which of the following is a response to the audit risk identified by you in planning the audit for the reporting
year?
(a) The audit team need to agree the purchase price to supporting documentation and to confirm
the useful life is five years. Recalculate the amortisation charge to ensure the accuracy of the
charge and that the intangible is correctly valued at the year end.
(b) The company has borrowed Rs.4.5 lakhs from the bank via a five-year loan. This loan needs to
be correctly split between current and non-current liabilities in order to ensure correct disclosure.
(c) In accordance with Ind AS 38 Intangible Assets, the patent should be included as an intangible
asset and amortised over its five-year life.
(d) Also, as the level of debt has increased, there should be additional finance costs. There is a
risk that this has been omitted from the statement of profit or loss leading to understated finance
costs and overstated profit.
41. Teamsg International Co is a manufacturer of electrical equipment. It has factories across the country
and its customer base includes retailers as well as individuals, to whom direct sales are made through
their website. The company’s year-end is 31 March 2018. You are an audit supervisor of Suraj & Co and
are currently reviewing documentation of Teamsg’s internal control in preparation for the interim audit.
In the past six months Teamsg has changed part of its manufacturing process and as a result some new
equipment has been purchased, however, there are considerable levels of plant and equipment which
are now surplus to requirement. Purchase requisitions for all new equipment have been authorised by
production supervisors and little has been done to reduce the surplus of old equipment.
Which of the following control can be recommended to address the internal control deficiency in the
respect of the acquisition of new equipment and treatment of the old equipment.

(a). Regular review of the data on the unused equipment on the master file by a responsible official
and the review to be evidenced.
(b). Supplier statement reconciliations should be performed monthly for all suppliers and these
should be reviewed by a responsible official.
(c). Capital expenditure authorisation levels to be established. Production supervisors should only
be able to authorise low value items, any high value items should be authorised by the board.
(d). Observe the review process by senior factory personnel, identifying the treatment of any old
equipment.
42. You are a manager in the audit department of Narang & Co, and you are dealing with several ethical
and professional matters raised at recent management meetings, all of which relate to audit clients of
your firm:
One of your client Bernwood Co has a year ending 31 March 2018. During this year, the company
established a pension plan for its employees, and this year end the company will be recognising for the
first time a pension deficit on the balance sheet, in accordance with Ind AS 19 Employee Benefits. The
finance director of Bernwood Co has contacted the audit engagement partner, asking if your firm can
provide an actuarial valuation service in respect of the amount recognised.
Which of the following options needs to be considered by the audit engagement partner?
(a) The issue is whether there is a self-review threat, as the valuation of the amount recognised
would be recorded in the financial statements. The audit partner should decline the work of
valuation service.
(b) The issue is whether the audit firm would be likely to possess the requisite competence to provide
such a valuation service. The audit partner should decline since not professionally qualified to
provide the valuation service.
(c) Narang & Co. needs to assess the materiality of the figure, and the degree of subjectivity
involved. If it considers that safeguards like using separate personnel, performing a second
partner review, could reduce the threat to an acceptable level, then it can go ahead with both the
audit and the valuation service.
(d) The audit partner could go ahead with the valuation service and disclose the fact in its audit
report about the service provided during the period. This will safeguard and reduce the threat to
an acceptable level.
43.PR Co. designs and manufactures specialised furniture for offices in and around the city of Mumbai.
The revenue has been gradually increasing over the last few years. The main concern for PR Co is finding
credit-worthy customers who will make the payment on due dates. You are assigned as the audit team
member to test the controls in sales and purchase system of the entity. The year end of the entity is 31
March 2018. One of the control objectives of the sales system of PR Co is to ensure that goods and
services are sold to credit-worthy customers.
Which of the following control activities would assist the entity in achieving this objective?
(a) All sales orders above Rs.10 lakh is based on authorised price lists.
(b) Credit limits for all the customers are checked before sales orders are accepted.
(c) Overdue debts are chased each month by the credit controller.

(d) The aged-debt listing is reviewed by the finance director of PR Co on a monthly basis.
44. You are an audit manager of DC & Co and you are currently responsible for the audit of Beautypal
Co, a company which develops and manufactures health and beauty products and distributes these to
wholesale customers. Its draft profit before tax is Rs.43 lakhs and total assets are Rs.38 lakhs for the
financial year ended 31 March 2018. The final audit is due to commence shortly, and the following matter
has been brought to your attention:
Beautypal Co has a large portfolio of property, plant and equipment (PPE). In January 2018, the company
carried out a full review of all its PPE and updated the useful lives, residual values, depreciation rates
and methods for many categories of asset. The finance director felt the changes were necessary to better
reflect the use of the assets. This resulted in the depreciation charge of some assets changing
significantly for this year.
Which of the following substantive procedure should the auditor perform to obtain sufficient and
appropriate audit evidence in relation to matter of depreciation on property, plant and equipment?
(a) Review the capital expenditure budgets for the next few years to assess whether the revised
asset lives correspond with the planned period until replacement of the relevant asset
categories.
(b) Inspect non-current asset accounts for a sample of purchases to ensure they have been properly
allocated.
(c) Consider whether the proceeds on disposals of PPE are reasonable and recalculate the profit or
loss disposal.
(d). For a sample of fully depreciated assets, inspect the register to ensure no further depreciation is
charged.
45.As an internal auditor of LMN Bank Ltd., you have to verify the vouchers for the quarter ending 30th
June 2018 of a branch at Ahmedabad. While verifying the vouchers, your team noticed that many of the
bearer cheques processed by the teller have not been stamped as “paid”, when discussed with the branch
manager he stated the reason as ignorance on the part of official who has been assigned the duty of
verifying the vouchers. As an internal auditor, what should be your next course of action:
(a). Considering the matter as immaterial, ignore it for the internal audit report.
(b) The Branch manager should be advised to rectify the discrepancy and the observation is closed
in the internal audit report noting the corrective action taken.
(c) The matter should be immediately reported to those charged with governance of LMN Bank Ltd.
(d) Report the matter in Executive summary paragraph of Internal Audit Report as it is a significant
internal control lapse.
46. ALM Ltd. is a trading company engaged in the business of selling readymade garments with a
turnover of around Rs. 85 crore in the year 2017-18. Your firm has been appointed as statutory auditors
for the year 2018-19. In the process of audit for the half year ending 30th September, 2018 your senior
has instructed you to verify the debtors of the company. While verifying the same it came to your notice
that the company is not taking balance confirmations from the debtors and the balance shown in the
books of company is considered final for the preparation of accounts. As a statutory auditor what should
be your decision on the debtors balances:

(a) Statutory auditor should review the internal audit report and ensure as per section 143 of the
Companies Act, 2013 that the company has adequate internal financial controls in place.
(b) There is no need to take debtors confirmation as it is immaterial for the purpose of Audit Report.
(c) The auditor is required to take external confirmation independently and wherever the auditor gets
negative or no response or the response is doubtful an alternative audit procedure should be
followed.
(d). A management representation letter should be obtained by the auditor.
47. As a Central Statutory auditor of KG Ltd. for the year 2018-19 you need to verify the bank balances
for the half year ending 30th September 2018. The company is holding Bank accounts in five different
banks, but you found that the bank reconciliation is not complete for some of the bank accounts. When
discussed with the management they explained that the number of transactions in these accounts is very
huge on daily basis and there are some old entries (existing in the reconciliation statement from the year
2008 and they are not material in nature) so it is difficult to reconcile these bank accounts. As a Central
Statutory Auditor what will be your decision:
(a) The unusually old outstanding entries, as are not material in nature, should be removed from
reconciliation statement and the balance in books of accounts should be considered as the
balance for the balance sheet purpose.
(b) The auditor should confirm the appropriateness of the old outstanding entries by taking bank
confirmations for the same to reduce audit risk and obtain a management representation letter
on pending reconciliation.
(c) The auditor should disclose the matter in Notes to accounts of the audit report with respect to
incomplete bank reconciliation.
(d) The auditor should communicate it to those charged with governance as deficiency in internal
control.
48. You are an article assistant in PQR & Associates. You are assigned an internal audit of X Ltd., a
leading company in business of dairy products. While evaluating internal controls associated with related
party relationships and transactions, you come across some discrepancies. What is the basic information
to be collected by you related to related party relationships and transactions?
i. The identity of the entity’s related parties including changes from the prior period
ii. The nature of the relationships between the entity and these related parties
iii. Understanding of business activities of related parties
iv. Whether the entity has entered into any transaction with these related parties during the period
and, if so, the nature and extent, and the purpose of the transaction
v. Materiality of related party transactions
(a) i, ii & v
(b) i, ii & iv
(c) ii, iii & iv

(d) iii, iv & v
49. AMS & Co is a computer hardware specialist and has been trading for over 6 years. The company
is funded through overdrafts and loans and by several large shareholders. The financial year end is 31
March 2017.
AMS had significant growth in business in previous years; however, in the current year a new competitor
BOM & Co, has entered the market and through competitive pricing has gained considerable market
share from AMS. One of AMS’s customers has stopped trading with them and has moved its business to
BOM. In addition, a few specialist developers have left the company and joined the new company BOM.
AMS has found it difficult to replace these employees due to the level of their skills and knowledge. AMS
has just received notification that its main supplier who provides the company with specialist electrical
equipment has ceased to trade.
Which of the following audit procedures should NOT be performed in assessing whether or not AMS is a
going concern?
(a) Evaluating management’s plans for the future of the business, by finding out from the financial
director whether the company has gained any new customers to replace the customers lost
(b) Review board meeting minutes for evidence of progress on recruiting specialist developers to
replace the ones who have left to join BOM.
(c) Analyse and discuss the entity’s last 2 years of financial statements to determine whether it is
consistent with the cash flow forecast.
(d) Review the correspondence with the shareholders to assess the probability that any of the
shareholders choose to increase or sell their investment
50. ASM Motor Cars co. manufactures a range of motor cars and its year end is 31 March 2018. You
are the audit supervisor of Khanna & Associates and currently preparing the audit programmes for the
year-end audit of ASM. The entity undertakes continuous production of cars, 24 hours a day, seven days
a week. An inventory count is to the undertaken at the year end and Khanna & Associates will attend.
You are responsible for the audit of work in progress (WIP) and will be part of the team attending the
count as well as the final audit. WIP constitutes the partly assembled cars at the year end and this balance
is likely to be material. ASM values WIP according to percentage of completion, and standard costs are
then applied to these percentages.
Which of the following is NOT a substantive procedure the audit could perform to obtain sufficient and
appropriate audit evidence in relation to the valuation of work in progress?
(a) Discuss with management how the percentage completions are attributed to WIP
(b) Observe the procedures carried out in the count in assessing the level of WIP; consider
reasonableness of the assumptions used
(c) During the count, verify all the percentage completions if they are in accordance with ASM’s
policies
(d) Review the level of variances between standard and actual costs

Solution
1 (b) 2 (d) 3 (a) 4 (b) 5 (b)

6 (b) 7 (d) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (d)
11 (b) 12 (d) 13 (c) 14 (a) 15 (c)
16 (d) 17 (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 20 (a)
21 (d) 22 (a) 23 (b) 24 (a) 25 (d)
26 (c) 27 (a) 28 (a) 29 (c) 30 (b)
31 (c) 32 (a) 33 (d) 34 (c) 35 (b)
36 (a) 37 (a) 38 (a) 39 (d) 40 (a)
41 (c) 42 (c) 43 (c) 44 (a) 45 (b)
46 (c) 47 (b) 48 (b) 49 (c) 50 (c)

Paper 3 : Advanced Auditing Professional Ethics (Old Course)
1. XYZ Printers is a medium size printing press with turnover of Rs.100 crore for the financial Year
2015-16. The company buy paper rims for its press from different suppliers. You are the statutory
auditor of the company for the year 2015-16 and the management has informed you that the
company has bought paper rims from one of the supplier who is related to one of the director of
XYZ Printers. What audit evidence do you need to collect for identifying and assessing the risk of
material misstatement associated with related party transaction?
a) Prior approval of the audit committee/shareholders for the transactions with the supplier,
materiality/ significance of the transactions on company’s financial statements, agreement
entered into with the supplier and internal control for the transactions with the supplier.
b) Only the prior approval of the audit committee/ shareholders for the transactions with the
supplier is sufficient.
c) Check whether the company has formulated any policy on dealing with related party
transactions and materiality of transactions.
d) As a statutory auditor you should check the internal controls and internal audit reports only.
2. You are the internal auditor of FCD Bank Limited for the year 2017-18 and the bank maintains all
the data on computer. You are instructed by your senior to verify the loan against fixed deposits of
the Navi Mumbai branch. As per the scope of audit, you need to ensure that proper lien has been
marked on all the fixed deposits against which loan has been issued. Which of the following
procedure you will follow for the same:
a) Ensure that all the fixed deposit receipts are attached along with the approved loan
documents.
b) Ensure that all the fixed deposit receipts, against which the loan has been sanctioned, are
discharged in favour of bank and check that the lien is marked in the computer software.
c) Discuss the process followed for lien marking with the branch manager.
d) Ensure that all the fixed deposit receipts, against which the loan has been sanctioned, are
discharged in favour of bank, check that the lien is marked in the computer software and the
fixed deposit should be kept separately with the branch manager.
3. Mr. Vijay Kapoor, Chartered Accountant, has been appointed the statutory auditor by M/s. XYZ
Private Limited for the audit of their financial statements for the year 2015-16. The company has
mentioned in the audit terms that they will not be able to provide internal audit reports to Mr. Vijay
during the course of audit. Advise, whether Mr. Vijay should accept the proposed audit
engagement and on what grounds he can accept/ refuse the proposal?
i) As per SA 210 the auditor can refuse to accept the audit engagement as the management is
not giving access to internal audit reports which are necessary in determining the internal
controls in the company.
ii) There is no limitation on the scope of the auditor’s work, so the auditor should accept the
appointment.
iii) The auditor can accept the audit engagement if the management gives representation on its
responsibility.
Which of the following option is correct:
a) (ii) only
b) Both (i) and (iii)
c) Both (ii) and (iii)
d) (iii) only
4. Best Manufacturers Limited is a manufacturing company and has entered into an agreement In
February 2017 with CISCA Brothers for buying land in order to set up their new manufacturing
unit. As per the agreement, Best Manufacturers were required to pay Rs.20 Lakhs as signing
amount and the balance amount was required to be paid in three instalments of Rs.25 lakhs each
in the month of May, July and September 2017. The title deed for the land was to be transferred
after the payment of second instalment in July 2017, so in the accounts for the year 2016-17 of the
Best Manufacturers the payment of signing amount was booked as an expense. Your firm have
been appointed as auditor of financial statements of Best Manufacturers Limited for the year 2016-
17. There is conflict between Financial Reporting Framework and Legal requirement, so what will
be the duty of your firm in such case?
a) Incorporate the changes in financial statements as per the legal requirement.
b) As the title deed has not been transferred in favour of the company in the year 2016-17, there
is no need to review the payment in terms of Accounting Standard or any other legal
requirement.
c) Take management representation on the same.
d) Discuss the matter with management and ensure disclosure of the same in notes to accounts.
In the absence of same, the auditor may consider issuing modified opinion.
5. BSF Limited is engaged in the business of trading leather goods. You are the internal auditor of
the company for the year 2017-18. In order to review internal controls of the sales department of
the company you visited the department and noticed the work division as follows:
1) An officer was handling the sales ledger and cash receipts.
2) Another official was handling dispatch of goods and issuance of Delivery challans.
3) One more officer was there to handle customer/ debtor accounts and issue of receipts.
As an internal auditor do you think that there was proper division of work? If not, why?
a) There is proper division of work as the despatch and sales ledger maintenance work is
allotted to different officials.
b) Company has not done proper division of work as the receipts of cash should not be handled
by the official handling sales ledger.
c) Delivery challans should be verified by an authorised official other than the officer handling
despatch of goods.
d) Both b and c are correct.
6. Your firm has been appointed as the statutory auditors of GBM Private Limited for the financial
year 2017-18. While verification of company’s inventories as on 31 st March 2018 you found that
the significant amount of inventories belonging to the company are held by other parties. However,
the company has kept all the records of the inventories maintained by other parties, what is your
duty as an auditor in order to ensure that third parties are not such with whom the stock should not
be held and the stock as disclosed in company’s records actually belongs to them?
a) Ensure that the total stock including the stock with third party tally with the stock register
maintained by the company.
b) Obtain confirmation from the third party/s with whom the inventories of the company are held
and reconcile the same with stock register.
c) Conduct a physical verification of stock maintained with third party/s.
d) Obtain a written confirmation from the departmental head of the company for the inventories
maintained at other places as audit evidence.
7. Bhishm Limited decided to appoint Mr. Rajvir, chartered accountants as the branch auditor for the
audit of its Lucknow branch accounts for the year 2017-18. The decision to appoint branch auditor
was taken by way of Board Resolution in the meeting of Board of Directors of the company, held in
April 2017, subject to shareholders’ approval in AGM of the company scheduled to be held in June
2017. Meanwhile, the Principal Auditor of the company raised an objection that the branch auditor
cannot be appointed without his consent. Whether the objection raised by company auditor is
valid?
a) The objection raised by company auditor is not valid as per section 143(8) of the companies
Act, 2013 and the Board has authority to appoint branch auditor but should be approved by
shareholders in General Meeting.
b) The objection raised by company auditor is valid as it is necessary to consult/obtain the
consent of Principal Auditor before appointing Branch Auditor.
c) The Board of Directors has no authority to appoint Branch Auditor so the objection raised by
Principal Auditor is valid.
d) The objection raised by company auditor is not valid as it is compulsory to appoint branch
auditor as per Sec.139 of the Companies Act, 2013.
8. Prakash & Co. Chartered Accountants are the internal auditor of Textbook Private Limited, for the
year 2016-17. You have been instructed by your senior to check the internal controls for the
investments done by the company during the year. While verifying the same you noticed that the
property documents, share certificates and other investment documents have been kept in a safe
custody locker, whose keys are kept with an authorised official of Accounts Department of the
company and none other than that official has access to locker. As an internal auditor do you
consider as material weakness in internal controls? If yes, how will you report the matter?
a) It cannot be considered as material weakness in internal control as the company might not have
any other reliable employee within in its staff members.
b) The safe custody locker should always be under the control of two authorised officials. Therefore,
the auditor should communicate such material weakness to the management or audit committee.
c) It is not material weakness to be reported as giving the keys to two or more persons can lead a
situation of confusion only.
d) The auditor should discuss the observation with the management and there is no need of any
written communication.
9. DSP Chartered Accountants have been appointed statutory auditors of Flakes Private Limited for
the year 2016-17. The company’s net profit has declined by 5% as compared to previous year in
spite of increase in sales. On verification of company’s profit & loss account it is noticed that in the
current year a huge amount is debited as loss on sale of fixed assets due to which the profits has
reduced. The auditor discussed the matter with management and was told that since the lot of
fixed assets were lying idle due to their non-working condition, they have been sold at less than
their written down value. As an auditor do you think that the fact regarding disposal of assets
should be disclosed in auditor’s report/ notes to accounts?
a) If the assets has been sold as per company’s policy and under applicable Financial Reporting
framework, then separate disclosure is not required in auditor’s report/ notes to accounts.
b) As the sale of assets has an impact on profit for the current year, it should be disclosed in the
notes to account of the Financial Statements.
c) Even if the assets has been sold as per company’s policy and under applicable Financial
Reporting framework, the auditor should disclose the facts in Emphasis of Matter Paragraph
of Audit Report as the loss booked in Profit & Loss account has a material impact on the net
profit of the company.
d) As the loss on sale of fixed assets is debited in Profit & Loss Account as per Accounting
Standard, there is no requirement of disclosure of the same in any report.
10. The auditor is required to evaluate management’s assessment of the entity’s ability to
continue as a going concern.
Certain events/ conditions were identified that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s
ability to continue as a going concern but, based on the audit evidence obtained, the auditor
concludes that no material uncertainty exists, and no disclosures are explicitly required by
the applicable financial reporting framework regarding these circumstances.
If management’s assessment of the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern covers
less than twelve months from the date of the financial statements, the auditor is required to
request management to extend its assessment period to at least twelve months from that
date. The management of the company would provide the financial support letter extended
by its parent company.
In the given case, which one of the following options is correct?
a) The auditor may obtain the financial support letter from the parent company fo r a period
of 12 months from year end date.
b) The auditor may obtain the financial support letter from the parent company for a period
of 12 months from date of signing of the financial statements.
c) The auditor may obtain the financial support letter from the parent company for a period
of 12 months or less from year end date.
d) The auditor may obtain the financial support letter from the parent company for a period
of 12 months or less from date of signing of the financial statements.
11. Auditor's report on prior period i.e. year ended 31 March 2017 included a modified opinion
on an unresolved matter. If such matter is not relevant/ immaterial to the current period
figures in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018, how should the
auditors deal with this matter in his auditors report for the year ended 31 March 2018?
a) Since the matter is not relevant/ material to current period figures, no reporting in respect
of this matter would be required in the auditors report for the year ended 31 March
2018.
b) Modify opinion on current period's financial statements because of the effects or possible
effects of the unresolved matter on the comparability of the current period and
corresponding figures in the auditors report for the year ended 31 March 2018.
c) Considering the matter is not relevant/ material to current period figures, the management
may include a note in the financial statements and basis that no reporting in respect of
this matter would be required in the auditors report for the year ended 31 March 2018.
d) Include an emphasis of matter because of the effects or possible effects of the
unresolved matter on the comparability of the current period and corresponding figures
in the auditors report for the year ended 31 March 2018.
12. DEF Ltd has outsourced its payroll to a third entity (service organization). What should be
the basis followed by the auditor of DEF Ltd in respect of audit of payroll?
a) The auditor should obtain Type 2 report as audit evidence to support his understan ding of
about the design and implementation of controls at the service organisation. Type 2
report would also serve as audit evidence about the operating effectiveness of those
controls.
b) The auditor may refer to the work of service auditor in his report containing an unmodified
opinion and diminish his responsibility for the audit opinion.
c) The auditor should obtain Type 1 or Type 2 report as audit evidence to support his
understanding of about the design and implementation of controls at the service
organisation. Type 2 report would also serve as audit evidence about the operating
effectiveness of those controls.
d) Since the payroll process is outsourced to a service organization, there is nothing much
an auditor can do. Auditor should audit the other information for the financial
statements and accordingly should issue his opinion.
13. The profits of XYZ Ltd was Rs. 1000 crores for the financial year ended 31 March 2018.
While planning the audit of the financial statements of XYZ Ltd, the auditor determined the
materiality of Rs. 50 crores. The materiality was taken as 5% of profits of XYZ Ltd. During
the course of audit, on becoming aware of information during the audit, audit adjustments
were passed which resulted in significant decline in the profits of XYZ Ltd. Post audit
adjustments, the profits reduced to Rs. 500 crores. Because of the changes in profits of th e
company, the materiality may get reduced to Rs. 25 crores.
XYZ Ltd is a large size company having a turnover of Rs. 20,000 crores for the financial
year ended 31 March 2018. Considering the size of the company, the auditor believes that
materiality amount should not go below Rs. 50 crores as that would result in significant
increase in their work and the work of the auditor may not get completed within the required
timelines. Accordingly, the auditor wants to change the basis of materiality by increasing the
percentage of profits or taking revenue as the basis for computation of materiality.
In the given situation, which one of the following options is correct?
a) Considering the size of the company, the auditor may be appropriate in changing the
basis of materiality to save his work.
b) The basis of materiality cannot be changed to save the increased work of auditor if there
has been additional information which resulted in decline of profits during the course of
audit.
c) The auditor need not change the materiality basis. He can complete his audit using the
materiality of Rs. 50 crores which was determined initially by him while planning the
audit.
d) Since the profits of XYZ Ltd have got reduced due to audit adjustments, the same cannot
be considered to be the basis for computation of materiality. Materiality has to be based
on management computed numbers.
14. M/s ABC & Co LLP has been appointed as the statutory auditors of WEF Ltd. Previous
auditor of WEF Ltd was M/s LMN & Co LLP. For the purpose of acce pting position as the
statutory auditors of WEF Ltd, M/s ABC & Co LLP has sent a written communication to M/s
LMN & Co LLP to obtain no objection letter.
In the given case, which one of the following options is correct?
a) M/s ABC & Co LLP needs to ensure that his appointment has been made by WEF Ltd as
per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013. Once that is done, ABC & Co LLP need
not make any communication with LMN & Co LLP.
b) M/s ABC & Co LLP needs to make a communication with LMN & Co LLP and obtain his
no objection letter for accepting the position of statutory auditors of WEF Ltd. Once this
is done, M/s ABC & Co LLP can be appointed by WEF Ltd. However, in that case it will
not be mandatory to follow the provisions of the Companies Act 2013.
c) M/s ABC & Co LLP needs to ensure that his appointment has been made by WEF Ltd as
per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013. ABC & Co LLP also needs to make a
communication with M/s LMN & Co LLP to obtain his no objection letter.
d) M/s ABC & Co LLP needs to ensure that his appointment has been made by WEF Ltd as
per the provisions of the Companies Act 2013. Once that is done, ABC & Co LLP need
not make any communication with LMN & Co LLP.
15. The auditor is required to audit a complete set of annual finan cial statements for the year
ended 31 March 2018 prepared under Ind AS by the management solely for preparation of
consolidated financial statements of the holding company. Is the auditor required to include
'Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements' to comment on matters such as maintenance of
proper books of accounts, compliance with accounting standards etc. in the audit report?
a) Since the auditor is required to audit complete set of annual financial statements for the
year ended 31 March 2018 prepared under Ind AS, it will be mandatory for the auditor
to include 'Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements' in his audit report.
b) The audit report is not issued pursuant to requirement of section 143 and hence 'Other
Legal and Regulatory Requirements' is not required to be included in the audit report.
c) The audit report is not issued pursuant to requirement of section 143 and hence some of
the requirements related to 'Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements' may be
included in the audit report as per the discretion of the management of the Company.
d) The auditor may include 'Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements' in the audit report
but he would need approval of the Board of Directors for doing so.
16. A Ltd. is a company in the business of buying and selling modern and contemporary Indian
arts.
Following are the assets (in millions) of the Company on 31 March 2017:
 Fixed assets: INR 10
 Investments: INR 20
 Loans and advances: INR 40
 Inventories: INR 400
 Trade receivables: INR 10
 Cash and cash equivalents: INR 20
The management has not obtained valuation of inventories as at 31 March 2017 from a
valuation expert in art forms. The auditors could not perform alternate procedures for
valuation of inventories. Therefore, auditors were not able to co mment on the carrying value
of inventories. However, the auditors were able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit
evidence in respect of all other captions of financial statements. The auditors qualified their
opinion in the auditor's report. What are your views on auditors qualifying their report?
a) The auditors were able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence in respect of all
captions of financial statements other than inventories. The auditors may qualify their
opinion in the auditor's report considering only one caption of the financial statements
could be misstated.
b) Total assets amount to Rs. 500 million, out of which, Rs. 400 million pertaining to
inventories comprises of 80% of total assets. This signifies that the auditors are not
able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on 80% of the assets. Hence,
possible misstatement, if any, could be pervasive. Therefore, the auditors should issue
adverse opinion.
c) Total assets amount to Rs. 500 million, out of which, Rs. 400 million pertainin g to
inventories comprises of 80% of total assets. This signifies that the auditors are not
able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on 80% of the assets. Hence,
possible misstatement, if any, could be pervasive. Therefore, the auditors should
disclaim their opinion.
d) Inventory is considered to be an important component of the financial statements. This
is one of the items wherein significant risk may exist from the audit’s perspective.
Auditor should take cognizance of this fact and accordingly decide his opinion –
qualified/ adverse/ disclaimer.
17. X Ltd is in the business of trading of industrial equipments. The Company’s operations are
based out of India and Germany. For the purpose of hedge, the company has taken forward
contracts. The Company is Phase 1 company as per the requirements of Ind AS and hence
forward contracts have been fair valued for the purpose of preparation of financial
statements. The Company also got its property, plant and equipment fair valued. The
Company has shown its fair valuation reports in respect of above items to the auditors. What
should be the responsibility of the auditors in this case?
a) The auditor may refer to the work of the valuer in his report containing an unmodified
opinion and accordingly reduce the his responsibility for the audit opinion.
b) The auditor may refer to the work of the valuer in his report for forward contracts but
not for property, plant and equipment, containing an unmodified opinion and
accordingly reduce the his responsibility for the audit opinion.
c) The auditor may refer to the work of the valuer in his report for property, plant and
equipment but not for forward contracts, containing an unmodified opinion and
accordingly reduce the his responsibility for the audit opinion.
d) The auditor may involve his own expert for the purpose of audit of fair valuation of
forward contracts and property, plant and equipment. But in any case he cannot reduce
his responsibility for the audit opinion by referring to the work of the valuer in his report.
18. PQR Ltd has three subsidiaries, two associates and five joint ventures. The standalone and
consolidated financial statements of PQR Limited are audited by M/s Jain & Co LLP (Group
auditors) for statutory reporting in India. The standalone financial stateme nts of other group
companies of PQR Ltd are audited by some other audit firms (component auditors). For the
purpose of consolidation, the instructions sent by M/s Jain & Co LLP to component auditors
state that the principal auditors would be working on the principle of division of
responsibility.
The instructions further state that the Group auditor may review selected working papers of
the component auditors covering identified areas of emphasis, if required.
Considering the local regulatory requirements, the component auditors do not agree to get
their working papers reviewed from the Group auditors. Please choose the course of action
for the Group auditors in the given case.
a) As per the Standards of Auditing in India, “When the principal auditor has to ba se his
opinion on the financial information of the entity as a whole relying upon the statements
and reports of the other auditors, his report would be stating the division of
responsibility for the financial information of the entity by indicating the ext ent to which
the financial information of components audited/reviewed by the component auditors
have been included in the financial information of the entity.” The Group auditor is not
required to audit the financial statements of the components.
b) For the purpose of consolidation, the Group auditor would have to issue his opinion on
the consolidated financial statements which would comprise the financial statements of
the components and hence the Group auditor is required to audit the financial
statements of the components.
c) For the purpose of consolidation, the Group auditor would have to issue his opinion on
the components. Hence the Group auditor may either audit the fina ncial statements of
the components or review the work of the component auditors.
d) For the purpose of consolidation, the Group auditor would have to issue his opinion on
the components. Hence the Group auditor would be required to review the work of the
component auditors. If the component auditors do not provide access to their working
papers to the Group auditors, the Group auditors may qualify his auditors report.
19. M/s ABC & Co LLP has been appointed as the statutory auditors of WEF Ltd. Previous
auditor of WEF Ltd was M/s LMN & Co LLP. WEF Ltd is subsidiary of WEF Holding Ltd, UK.
For the purpose of consolidation, WEF Ltd is required to send financial information of the
company for the year in the Reporting package comprising of balance sheet, statement of
profit and loss, statement of cash flow and notes to accounts. Since WEF Holding Ltd has
many group companies across the globe, to ensure consistency in reporting of numbers
under various heads, a standard reporting package is used by all the group companies. The
group companies do not have any provision to change the groupings/ classifications which
need to be reported as per the Group accounting manual which is prepared as per the
Group’s accounting policies. Group follows IFRS.
ABC & Co LLP is also required to audit the reporting package of WEF Ltd as per IFRS.
During the course of audit, the auditor observed that some classifications are not in line with
IFRS, however, due to the limitation of the reporting package no such corrections can be
made. How should the auditor deal with this?
a) Since all the classifications are in line with the requirements of the Group as per the
Reporting package, the auditor need not change anything and should issue clean
report.
b) Since all the classifications are in line with the requirements of the Group as per the
Reporting package, the auditor need not change anything and should issue clean
report. However the auditor may also include a note separately in respect of the
corrections required.
c) Since all the classifications are in line with the requirements of the Group as per the
Reporting package, the auditor cannot change anything. However, the auditor is
required to issue to report as per IFRS wherein the classifications are wrong and hence
the auditor should issue qualified report if the amount is material.
d) Since all the classifications are in line with the requirements of the Group as per the
Reporting package, the auditor need not change anything. However the auditor should
issue his report as per the Group accounting manual instead of IFRS.
20. AKB Ltd is a large sized company having diversified business activities. The company’s
operations are spread across various locations within India and outside India. The company
has many units and plants. The no of transactions of the company is large and it uses SAP
as its ERP package. The company appointed LLM & Associates as their new tax auditors for
the current year. Tax auditors were reviewing the statutory compliances and observed that
currently there is no process of the company to check whether TDS has been correctly
deducted on all transactions or not. Since the transactions of the company may be running
in thousands and covers various provisions of TDS, the management believes that such a
process cannot be established. Also in the past this exercise was never done and no case
of any short/non-deduction of TDS has been reported in Form 3CD in the past. How should
the tax auditor deal with this matter in his report?
a) Management is right and hence it should be ignored by the tax auditor.
b) Tax auditor should test check and basis that he should close this point.
c) Management should provide a reconciliation to the auditor reconciling the accruals/
expenses with TDS deducted during the year to ensure TDS is deducted appropriately.
If the same is not available, tax auditor should qualify his report.
d) Management should set up a process as per the requirement of the tax auditor. For the
current year, tax auditor should obtain management representation on this matter and
should close this accordingly.
Solution
1 (a) 2 (b) 3 (b) 4 (d) 5 (d)
6 (b) 7 (a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (a)
11 (b) 12 (c) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (b)
16 (c) 17 (d) 18 (a) 19 (c) 20 (c)

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Financial Year Net Profit(In

(a) Before May 20, 2017

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(a) for 60 days

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15. Operational creditors are entitled to receive notice of meetings of Committee of

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a) All agreement/ contracts will become invalid;

a) Convening of General meeting.

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a) Change in Main Object Clause of Memorandum of Association;

a) Yes, he can be appointed as MD by the Board of Directors;

i) Chief Executive officer, Company Secretary and Manager

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a) 12th June, 2017

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