Company Law - Articles and Company Structure
Test your knowledge of Company Law including articles of association, memorandum of association, company meetings, and company structures
Questions
Article of association is
- mandatory
- necessary
- optional
- None of these
Every shareholder is
- member of company
- not a member of company
- owner of company
- Both (2) and (3)
Which of the following documents, in case of a company, is called the charter of a company?
- Memorandum of Association
- Articles of Association
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Certificate of Commencement of Business
In a public limited company, the maximum and minimum numbers of shareholders respectively are
- 50 and 10
- unlimited and 7
- 100 and 2
- 1000 and 100
Central government permission is required in case of _____ conversion of a company.
- private to public
- public to private
- Both (1) and (2)
- None of these
Articles of association is a concept of
- Partnership Act
- Negotiable Instruments Act
- Companies Act
- Indian Penal Code
Annual general meeting of a company is to be held with a gap between two consecutive meetings of not
- more than twelve months
- more than twenty-four months
- more than fifteen months
- less than twenty-four months
A company is a government company only if
- all the shares of the company are held by the central or state government
- at least 25% of shares are held by the central or state government
- majority of shares are held by the central or state government or both
- majority of directors are appointed by the central or state government
Any person dealing with a company is deemed to have knowledge of its
- memorandum of association
- articles of association
- memorandum of association and articles of association
- prospectus
The rules and regulations for the internal management of a company are contained in its
- prospectus
- annual report
- memorandum of association
- articles of association
The articles of association establish the relationship between
- the company and its members
- the company and outsiders
- the company and its members and also between the members themselves
- the company and other companies
Mark the document that does not need to be prepared and registered with the registrar of companies in public limited companies.
- Statutory declaration
- Memorandum of association
- Articles of association
- Directors undertakings to take up and pay for qualification shares
Articles of association need not be prepared and registered with the registrar of companies in public limited companies. This statement is categorised under
- memorandum of association
- prospectus
- articles of association
- statements in lieu of prospectus