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Administrative corruption includes "gift" to the _______.

  1. Factory inspector

  2. Boiler inspector

  3. Pollution control board inspectors

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Administrative corruption is the abuse of roles, powers, or resources found within public bureaucracies. It may be initiated by line or staff officials, their superiors, or the agency clients.

Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain.Forms of corruption vary, but include bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement.

Which company has a minimum paid-up capital of five lakh rupees or higher?

  1. Government Company

  2. Private Company

  3. Public Company

  4. Both (a) and (c)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A public company, publicly traded company, publicly held company, publicly listed company, or public limited company is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets ,Paid-up capital is the amount of money a company has received from shareholders in exchange for shares of stock. Paid-up capital is created when a company sells its shares on the primary market, directly to investors.

Feature(s) of a public corporation is/ are ________________________.

  1. The primary motive of the corporation is to earn private profits

  2. It cannot sue and cannot be sued and cannot enter into contracts in its own name

  3. Both (A) and (B)

  4. Neither (A) nor (B)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A public company, publicly traded company, publicly held company, publicly listed company, or public limited company is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets.


A company whose shares are publicly traded and are usually held by a large number (hundreds or thousands) of shareholders. The usual British term is public limited company. A government owned company such as an airline or publictransit company. See also corporation sole.

A company is known as the holding company of another company if it has control over the other company.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A holding company is a company that owns other companies' outstanding stock. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies to form a corporate group.

Committee which provides advise to the Central Government and National Company Law Tribunal is Advisory Committee.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Advisory committee is the committee which provides advice to the central government and national company law tribunal to deal with various matters.

The number of people below the poverty line in India are more than  _____.

  1. 150 million

  2. 200 million

  3. 220 million

  4. 250 million


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian government stated 22% of its population is below its official poverty limit. The World Bank, in 2011 based on 2005's PPPs International Comparison Program, estimated 23.6% of Indian population, or about 276 million people, lived below $1.25 per day on purchasing power parity.

The number of members in National Company Law Tribunal shall not exceed ________.

  1. fifty two

  2. sixty

  3. forty two

  4. twenty two


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The National Company Law Tribunal will be constituted of as per the provisions under Section 10FC a President and an Equal number of Judicial and Technical member as the Central Governement deems fit to be appointed by way of notification in the official gazette. The total number of members in the Tribunal however cannot at any point of time exceed 60 in number.