Corporate Accounting Questions and Answers Part-1

1. The company formed by the special Act of legistures of parliament is known as
a) Public Company
b) registered company
c) statutory company
d) chartered company

Answer: c

2. What is the minimum required paid up capital of a public company
a) 10 lakhs
b) 5 lakhs
c) 15 lakhs
d) 25 lakhs

Answer: b

3. What is the minimum required paid up capital of a private company
a) 1 lakhs
b) 5 lakhs
c) 15 lakhs
d) 2 lakhs

Answer: a

4. What is the minimum number of members to form a private company?
a) 7
b) 2
c) 5
d) 10

Answer: b

5. What is the minimum number of members to form a public company?
a) 7
b) 2
c) 5
d) 10

Answer: a

6. A private company cannot
a) issue shares
b) invite public to subscribe shares
c) be a manufacturing company
d) be a limited company

Answer: b

7. The amount of capital with which the company intends to get registered is known as
a) issued capital
b) subscribed capital
c) called-up capital
d) authorized capital

Answer: d

8. Which of the following statement is false:
a) A company is a legal entity quite distinct from its members
b) A company can buy its own share
c) A shareholder is the agent of the company
d) Same person can agent and creditor of the company

Answer: c

9. Which of the following are the characteristics of a company
a) Liability of the members is limited up to the face value of shares held by them
b) It is a voluntary association of persons
c) A company is a separate body can sue and be sued in its own name
d) Perpetual succession

Answer: c

10. As per section 77A (1) of the companies act,1956, a company can buy back its own shares out of:
a) Reserves which are available for distribution as dividend
b) Securities premium account
c) Proceeds of fresh issue of shares or other specified securities
d) All of the above

Answer: d