100 Tally MCQs with Answers

1. Purchase of goods on credit is entered in:

A. Payment
B. Purchase
C. Journal
D. Contra
Answer: B


2. Cash received from customer is entered in:

A. Payment
B. Receipt
C. Sales
D. Journal
Answer: B


3. Bank to Cash transfer is entered in:

A. Contra
B. Payment
C. Receipt
D. Journal
Answer: A


4. Sales return is recorded in:

A. Credit Note
B. Debit Note
C. Sales
D. Payment
Answer: A


5. Depreciation is passed through:

A. Journal
B. Payment
C. Receipt
D. Contra
Answer: A


6. GST Output Tax ledger is grouped under:

A. Duties & Taxes
B. Indirect Income
C. Bank Accounts
D. Current Assets
Answer: A


7. Expense paid in cash is recorded in:

A. Receipt
B. Payment
C. Journal
D. Purchase
Answer: B


8. Owner introduces capital — entry passed in:

A. Payment
B. Contra
C. Receipt
D. Journal
Answer: C


9. Purchase from unregistered dealer is:

A. Payment voucher
B. Purchase voucher
C. Journal voucher
D. Debit Note
Answer: B


10. Bank-to-bank transfer is recorded in:

A. Payment
B. Receipt
C. Contra
D. Sales
Answer: C


11. Salary Payable comes under:

A. Current Liabilities
B. Indirect Expenses
C. Duties & Taxes
D. Direct Expenses
Answer: A


12. Refund received from supplier is entered in:

A. Debit Note
B. Receipt
C. Credit Note
D. Payment
Answer: B


13. Purchase of Fixed Assets is recorded in:

A. Payment Voucher
B. Purchase Voucher
C. Journal Voucher
D. Contra
Answer: A


14. Shortcut for Sales Voucher in Tally is:

A. F5
B. F7
C. F8
D. F9
Answer: C


15. Input CGST ledger belongs to:

A. Duties & Taxes
B. Current Liabilities
C. Direct Expenses
D. Bank
Answer: A


16. Advance received from customer is recorded in:

A. Payment
B. Receipt
C. Sales
D. Journal
Answer: B


17. Which voucher is used for adjustment entry?

A. Journal
B. Sales
C. Purchase
D. Contra
Answer: A


18. Purchase return is entered through:

A. Debit Note
B. Credit Note
C. Journal
D. Purchase
Answer: A


19. Outstanding Rent is grouped under:

A. Current Liabilities
B. Fixed Assets
C. Indirect Expenses
D. Direct Incomes
Answer: A


20. Opening Stock is shown under:

A. Current Assets
B. Current Liabilities
C. Direct Expenses
D. Branch/Division
Answer: A


21. Tally’s default company creation shortcut key is:

A. F12
B. Alt+F3
C. F2
D. Alt+F1
Answer: B


22. Sales to a debtor on credit is entered in:

A. Sales Voucher
B. Receipt Voucher
C. Journal Voucher
D. Payment
Answer: A


23. Discount Allowed is grouped under:

A. Indirect Expenses
B. Indirect Incomes
C. Current Assets
D. Direct Expenses
Answer: A


24. Discount Received is grouped under:

A. Indirect Income
B. Indirect Expense
C. Direct Income
D. Capital
Answer: A


25. Cash deposited into bank is a:

A. Receipt Entry
B. Payment Entry
C. Contra Entry
D. Sales Entry
Answer: C


26. Which key is used for Payment Voucher?

A. F5
B. F6
C. F7
D. F8
Answer: A


27. Credit purchase of machinery is recorded in:

A. Journal Voucher
B. Purchase Voucher
C. Payment Voucher
D. Sales
Answer: A


28. Purchase of stationery is:

A. Direct Expense
B. Indirect Expense
C. Indirect Income
D. Asset
Answer: B


29. Stock-in-hand is shown as:

A. Current Assets
B. Fixed Assets
C. Current Liabilities
D. Capital
Answer: A


30. Receipt of interest income is recorded in:

A. Payment
B. Receipt
C. Journal
D. Purchase
Answer: B


31. TDS payable is under:

A. Duties & Taxes
B. Loans
C. Suspense
D. Bank
Answer: A


32. Which voucher is used for transferring opening balances?

A. Journal
B. Purchase
C. Sales
D. Payment
Answer: A


33. VAT input is grouped under:

A. Duties & Taxes
B. Current Assets
C. Direct Expense
D. Bank
Answer: A


34. Cash withdrawal from bank:

A. Contra
B. Receipt
C. Payment
D. Journal
Answer: A


35. Which key is used for Receipt Voucher?

A. F5
B. F6
C. F7
D. F8
Answer: B


36. Bad debts are:

A. Direct Expense
B. Indirect Expense
C. Indirect Income
D. Asset
Answer: B


37. Purchases account is grouped under:

A. Direct Expenses
B. Indirect Expenses
C. Fixed Assets
D. Current Liabilities
Answer: A


38. Sale of Fixed Asset for cash is:

A. Sales Voucher
B. Journal Voucher
C. Receipt Voucher
D. Contra Voucher
Answer: C


39. Outstanding salary is:

A. Current Liability
B. Current Asset
C. Capital
D. Indirect Income
Answer: A


40. Furniture account is:

A. Fixed Asset
B. Current Asset
C. Indirect Expense
D. Direct Expense
Answer: A


41. GST Returns in Tally can be viewed from:

A. Gateway → Display
B. Gateway → Reports → GST
C. Gateway → Accounting Vouchers
D. Gateway → Masters
Answer: B


42. Closing Stock is shown under:

A. Direct Income
B. Current Assets
C. Fixed Assets
D. Capital
Answer: B


43. Bank Charges is:

A. Indirect Expense
B. Indirect Income
C. Direct Expense
D. Asset
Answer: A


44. Debit Note shortcut is:

A. Ctrl+F8
B. Ctrl+F9
C. F9
D. Alt+F5
Answer: B


45. Cost Centre is used for:

A. Profit analysis
B. Tax reports
C. Ledger creation
D. Voucher numbering
Answer: A


46. Cash sale is recorded in:

A. Receipt
B. Sales
C. Journal
D. Contra
Answer: B


47. Payment of electricity bill is recorded in:

A. Payment
B. Receipt
C. Contra
D. Sales
Answer: A


48. Prepaid Expenses are:

A. Current Assets
B. Current Liabilities
C. Fixed Assets
D. Indirect Expenses
Answer: A


49. Which voucher is used for credit sales?

A. F8 Sales
B. F5 Payment
C. F6 Receipt
D. F7 Journal
Answer: A


50. Bank Reconciliation is found in:

A. Display → Account Books
B. Display → Statements of Accounts
C. Banking → Bank Reconciliation
D. Gateway → Utilities
Answer: C



51. Tally Vault Password gives:

A. Inventory security
B. Company level data encryption
C. Voucher security
D. Invoice lock
Answer: B


52. Outstanding Expenses come under:

A. Current Liabilities
B. Fixed Assets
C. Current Assets
D. Direct Expenses
Answer: A


53. Which group contains Sundry Debtors?

A. Current Liabilities
B. Current Assets
C. Loans & Advances
D. Misc. Expenses
Answer: B


54. Sales ledger belongs to:

A. Direct Income
B. Indirect Income
C. Direct Expenses
D. Current Assets
Answer: A


55. Payment made by cheque is in:

A. Payment Voucher
B. Contra Voucher
C. Receipt Voucher
D. Sales
Answer: A


56. Petty Cash is shown under:

A. Cash-in-Hand
B. Bank Accounts
C. Loans & Advances
D. Suspense
Answer: A


57. Purchase of computer (Fixed Asset) is:

A. Purchase Voucher
B. Journal Voucher
C. Payment Voucher
D. Receipt Voucher
Answer: C


58. Salary paid is recorded in:

A. Payment
B. Journal
C. Purchase
D. Sales
Answer: A


59. Tally default output format of reports:

A. PDF
B. HTML
C. Excel
D. ASCII
Answer: D


60. Credit Note is used for:

A. Sales Return
B. Purchase Return
C. Depreciation
D. Expenses
Answer: A


61. Cheque Deposit is:

A. Receipt
B. Payment
C. Contra
D. Journal
Answer: C


62. GST Ledger type for Input SGST:

A. Input
B. Output
C. Reverse Charge
D. Cess
Answer: A


63. Sales to unregistered dealer:

A. Sales voucher
B. Journal voucher
C. Receipt voucher
D. Payment
Answer: A


64. Freight Outward is:

A. Indirect Expense
B. Direct Expense
C. Indirect Income
D. Direct Income
Answer: A


65. Opening balance in ledger is entered during:

A. Voucher entry
B. Ledger creation
C. Stock summary
D. Reconciliation
Answer: B


66. Capital account appears under:

A. Capital Account
B. Current Liabilities
C. Direct Incomes
D. Fixed Assets
Answer: A


67. Interest Paid is:

A. Indirect Expense
B. Direct Expense
C. Indirect Income
D. Current Liability
Answer: A


68. Printing and Stationery is:

A. Indirect Expense
B. Direct Expense
C. Direct Income
D. Fixed Asset
Answer: A


69. Purchase of goods by cash is entered in:

A. Payment
B. Purchase
C. Journal
D. Sales
Answer: B


70. TDS is applied on:

A. Income
B. Expense
C. Asset
D. Capital
Answer: B


71. Prepaid Rent is:

A. Current Asset
B. Current Liability
C. Fixed Asset
D. Direct Income
Answer: A


72. Rent Received is:

A. Direct Income
B. Indirect Income
C. Direct Expense
D. Indirect Expense
Answer: B


73. Stock Journal Voucher is used for:

A. Stock transfer
B. Purchase
C. Sales
D. Expense
Answer: A


74. GST Return details is under:

A. Display
B. Reports
C. Statutory Reports
D. Inventory Vouchers
Answer: C


75. Bank Ledger comes under:

A. Bank Accounts
B. Cash-in-Hand
C. Capital
D. Loans
Answer: A


76. Loan received is recorded in:

A. Receipt
B. Payment
C. Journal
D. Contra
Answer: A


77. Loan repayment by cheque is:

A. Receipt
B. Payment
C. Contra
D. Journal
Answer: B


78. Sales made on credit include:

A. Debtors
B. Creditors
C. Assets
D. Liabilities
Answer: A


79. Payment to a creditor is through:

A. Payment
B. Receipt
C. Journal
D. Sales
Answer: A


80. Purchase account increases with:

A. Debit
B. Credit
C. Either
D. None
Answer: A


81. GST output tax increases with:

A. Credit
B. Debit
C. Both
D. None
Answer: A


82. Tally backup file extension is:

A. .txt
B. .xml
C. .zip
D. .bak
Answer: C


83. In Tally, F11 is for:

A. Features
B. Inventory
C. Ledger
D. Print
Answer: A


84. F12 is used for:

A. Configuration
B. Features
C. Vouchers
D. Report
Answer: A


85. Cost Category is for:

A. Department wise tracking
B. Tax
C. Ledger
D. Bank
Answer: A


86. Debit the receiver and Credit the giver is rule of:

A. Personal Account
B. Real Account
C. Nominal Account
D. Capital Account
Answer: A


87. Contra entry affects:

A. Cash and Bank
B. Stock and Bank
C. Cash and Purchase
D. Cash and Sales
Answer: A


88. Sales account increases with:

A. Credit
B. Debit
C. Both
D. None
Answer: A


89. Cash discount allowed is:

A. Indirect Expense
B. Indirect Income
C. Direct Expense
D. Asset
Answer: A


90. Which is NOT a default Tally group?

A. Current Assets
B. Direct Incomes
C. Branch/Division
D. Purchases
Answer: D


91. Ledger creation shortcut:

A. Alt+C
B. Alt+K
C. F12
D. F5
Answer: A


92. Sales to cash customer is:

A. Cash Sale
B. Credit Sale
C. Purchase
D. Journal
Answer: A


93. Purchase of goods on credit increases:

A. Creditors
B. Debtors
C. Cash
D. Capital
Answer: A


94. Trial balance checks:

A. Debit = Credit
B. Profit
C. Stock value
D. Assets
Answer: A


95. Ledger under fixed asset:

A. Furniture
B. Salary
C. Purchases
D. Rent
Answer: A


96. Bad debts recovered is:

A. Indirect Income
B. Indirect Expense
C. Direct Expense
D. Asset
Answer: A


97. Payment made by cash increases:

A. Expense
B. Liability
C. Cash
D. Capital
Answer: A


98. GST applicable on:

A. Value added
B. Income
C. Profit
D. Capital
Answer: A


99. Expense increases with:

A. Debit
B. Credit
C. Both
D. None
Answer: A


100. Cash sales increase:

A. Cash & Sales
B. Cash & Purchase
C. Debtors & Sales
D. Cash & Expense
Answer: A

Tally Entry MCQ Questions (Without Answers)

1. Which voucher type is used for entering a purchase of goods on credit?

A. Contra
B. Purchase
C. Payment
D. Journal


2. Which voucher records cash received from a customer?

A. Receipt
B. Payment
C. Sales
D. Journal


3. Bank to Cash transfer is recorded in which voucher?

A. Contra
B. Receipt
C. Payment
D. Journal


4. Sales return is entered in which voucher?

A. Debit Note
B. Credit Note
C. Sales
D. Journal


5. Depreciation entry in Tally is passed through which voucher?

A. Receipt
B. Payment
C. Journal
D. Purchase


6. GST on outward supplies is recorded under which ledger group?

A. Duties & Taxes
B. Indirect Income
C. Sundry Debtors
D. Bank Accounts


7. Which of the following voucher types is used to record expense paid in cash?

A. Contra
B. Receipt
C. Payment
D. Journal


8. Capital introduced by owner is recorded in which voucher?

A. Contra
B. Receipt
C. Sales
D. Journal


9. Purchase from an unregistered dealer is entered in:

A. Debit Note
B. Purchase Voucher
C. Journal Voucher
D. Payment Voucher


10. To record transfer of funds from one bank account to another bank account, we use:

A. Journal
B. Contra
C. Payment
D. Receipt


11. Which ledger group is used for “Salary Payable”?

A. Current Liabilities
B. Indirect Expenses
C. Duties & Taxes
D. Loans & Advances


12. A refund received from supplier is recorded in which voucher?

A. Debit Note
B. Credit Note
C. Receipt
D. Journal


13. Purchase of Fixed Assets is recorded in which voucher?

A. Purchase
B. Payment
C. Journal
D. Contra


14. Which key is used to open a new voucher entry screen in Tally?

A. F2
B. F5
C. F9
D. F7


15. GST ledger “Input CGST” belongs to which group?

A. Indirect Expenses
B. Duties & Taxes
C. Direct Incomes
D. Current Assets

Basic Questions for Entry in Tally

1. Purchase Entry

Q: How do you record a purchase of goods worth ₹25,000 from a credit supplier “Sharma Traders” in Tally?

2. Sales Entry

Q: A customer “Rajesh Kumar” purchased goods worth ₹15,000 in cash. What will be the Tally voucher entry?

3. Payment Entry

Q: You paid ₹5,000 to “Amit Traders” through bank. How will you pass the entry in Tally?

4. Receipt Entry

Q: A customer paid you ₹12,000 by UPI. How will you enter this in Tally?

5. Contra Entry

Q: You withdraw ₹10,000 from bank for office cash. What is the Tally entry?

6. Journal Entry

Q: Pass a journal entry for depreciation of ₹2,000 on furniture.

7. Purchase Return

Q: You returned goods worth ₹3,000 to Sharma Traders. What is the accounting entry?

8. Sales Return

Q: Customer returned goods worth ₹2,500. How do you record in Tally?

9. GST Entry

Q: Record a purchase of ₹50,000 + GST 18% from a registered dealer.

10. Salary Entry

Q: Salary paid to staff ₹35,000 by bank. How is the entry passed?