PT1 2023 24
PT1 2023 24
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earn. This situation reflects which characteristic of business?
A. Economic activity B. Element of Risk
C. Uncertainty of Return D. Profit Earning
Read the passage and answer the questions following (Q.6 to Q9) 1
Avtar, a brilliant automobile engineer, has recently developed a new carburettor in his
factory which he is running as a sole proprietor. The new carburettor can cut down
petrol consumption of a car engine by 40 percent. He is now thinking of producing it
on a large scale for which he requires a large amount of money. He is to evaluate
different forms of organisations for doing the business of manufacturing and
marketing his carburettor. He is advised to form a company. He wants to know about
the formalities required for the formation of a company. His friend ,Rohan, a
Chartered Accountant, told him about the process. There are people and firms who
are taking these steps and the associated risks and undertake to form a company
with reference to a given project and to set it going . They take the necessary
steps,like name approval, preparation of necessary documents,etc. to accomplish
that purpose. To fully understand the process one can divide the formalities into three
distinct stages, which are: (i) Promotion; (ii) Incorporation and (iii) Subscription of
capital. It may, however, be noted that these stages are appropriate from the point of
view of formation of any kind of company, Private company or public limited
company .
6 “There are people and firms who are taking these steps and the associated risks and 1
who undertake to form a company with reference to a given project and to set it
going.”What are these people called?
(a) Directors (b) Underwriters (c) Promoters (d) Shareholders
7 This document is a conclusive evidence of legal status of a company and is like the 1
birth certificate of the company-
(a) Certificate of Commencement of Business (b) Certificate of Incorporation
(c) Corporate Identity Number (d) None of the above
8 “They take the necessary steps,like name approval, preparation of necessary 1
documents,etc. to accomplish that purpose .”Application for the approval of name of
the company is to be made to:
(a) SEBI (b) Registrar of Companies
(c) Government of India (d) Government of state in which Company is to be
registered
9 A prospectus is issued by - 1
(a) A private company (b) A public company
(c) A public company seeking investment from public (d) All of the above
10 It can continue as long as the partners want and is terminated when any partner gives 1
a notice of withdrawal from partnership to the firm.
(a) Partnership at will (b) Particular partnership
(c) General Partnership (d) Limited Partnership
11 Describe the activities relating to commerce that removes: 3
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(a) Hinderance of time. (b) Hinderance of finance.
12 What are Primary Industries? Explain the various types of Primary industries with 3
example.
13 Despite limitations of size and resources, many people continue to prefer sole 4
proprietorship over other forms of organisation? Why?
14 Jasbeer is a farmer. His younger brother, Ajeet is a company secretary while his 4
sister Geeta is a doctor in a hospital. Name the economic activities in which they are
engaged and differentiate among them on the basis of-
• (a) State the feature of Business being highlighted in the above paragraph?
• (b) Discuss the causes of the above feature discussed in the example.
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