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Which of the following is not correct statement ?

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  1. On dissolution of a firm, realisation account is debited with all assets to be realised.

  2. General reserve appearing in Balance Sheet is transferred to partner's capital account in profit sharing ratio.

  3. On dissolution of a firm, Cash balance in hand is transferred to realisation account.

  4. Dissolution of partnership firm and dissolution of a firm are different.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

All those assets which can be converted into cash are transferred to realisation account such as Building, Plant and Machinery, Land etc. Because the main object of this account is to find out the profit or loss on realisation of assets and payment of liabilities. 

In India, audit of Partnership firm is:

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  1. Compulsory

  2. Optional

  3. Statutory by law

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In India, no compulsory audit is provided by Indian Partnership Act, 1932. As per the Income Tax Act , 1961, Tax audit of Partnership Firm is mandatory if the turnover exceeds One Crore Rupees in case of business and Rupees Twenty Five lakhs in case of Profession.

Where a partner of a firm has become of unsound mind, the suit for dissolution may be brought by:

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  1. Himself

  2. A friend of that partner

  3. A relative of that partner

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Section 44 of the Indian Partnership Act states that when a partner becomes of unsound mind,suit for dissolution can be brought by other partner, a friend of that partner and by a relative of that partner. Unsoundness of a partner can be ground for dissolution of firm. 

A firm is dissolved when the business of the firm becomes ________.

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  1. Illegal

  2. legal

  3. Partially illegal

  4. Partially legal

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dissolution of partnership firm may take place without the intervention of court or by the order of a court, in any of the specified ways. It may be noted that dissolution of the firm necessarily brings in dissolution of partnership. Compulsory Dissolution is one of the way because of which dissolution of firm may take place. A firm is dissolved compulsorily in the following case:

(a) when all the partners or all but one partner, become insolvent, rendering them incompetent to sign a contract;
(b) when the business of the firm becomes illegal; and 
(c) when some event has taken place which makes it unlawful for the partners to carry on the business of the firm in partnership, e.g., when a partner who is a citizen of a country becomes an alien enemy because of the declaration of war with his country and India.

Subject to contract between the partners, a firm is dissolved by the _______ of a partner.

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  1. Existence

  2. Death

  3. Retirement

  4. Insanity

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dissolution of partnership firm may take place without the intervention of court or by the order of a court, in any of the specified ways. It may be noted that dissolution of the firm necessarily brings in dissolution of the partnership.

On the happening of certain contingencies is one way which results in dissolution of firm. Subject to contract between the partners, a firm is dissolved:
(a) if constituted for a fixed term, by the expiry of that term; 
(b) if constituted to carry out one or more ventures, by the completion thereof;
(c) by the death of a partner; 
(d) by the adjudication of a partner as an insolvent.

In case of partnership at will, the firm may be dissolved if any ______ of the partners give a notice in writing to the other partners, signifying his intention of seeking dissolution of the firm.

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  1. One

  2. Two

  3. All

  4. Some

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dissolution of a partnership firm may take place without the intervention of court or by the order of a court, in any of the ways specified. It may be noted that dissolution of the firm necessarily brings in dissolution of the partnership. 

Dissolution by notice is one of the ways for dissolution of a firm. In case of partnership at will, the firm may be dissolved if any one of the partner gives a notice in writing to the other partners, signifying his intention of seeking dissolution of the firm.

In dissolution of partnership, _________ account is created, whereas _________ account is prepared in dissolution of firm.

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  1. Revaluation, Realization

  2. Realization, Revaluation

  3. Revaluation, Memorandum

  4. Memorandum, Realization

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If a partner is retiring or any new partner is admitted, its called dissolution of partnership. In such situation all the assets and liabilities are revalued for which a revaluation account is opened. The differences of the original value and revalued amount are transferred to Revaluation Account. Surplus or deficit on revaluation is transferred to the partners capital account.

If the firm is dissolving, all the assets and liabilities accounts are transferred to Realization Account. Amount received or paid against the assets and liabilities are debited/credited to the realization account.

A partnership comes to an end due to ________. 

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  1. Insolvency of all partners

  2. Death of a partner

  3. By notice dissolution given by a partner 

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Partnership are come to end various reasons such as partners are insolvent , firm  suffer loss from a long time and  end of partnership deed then also partnership come to end 

In dissolution of partnership, business ________ whereas in dissolution of firm, the business is ________.

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  1. Closes, Continued

  2. Partly closes, Continued

  3. Continues, Closed

  4. Continues, Partly closed

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

According to Section 39 of the partnership act 1932, the dissolution of partnership between all the partners  of a firm is called dissolution of the firm. 

The act that recognizes the difference in the breaking of relationship between all the partners is termed as the dissolution of partnership firm.
There are various differences between dissolution of partnership and dissolution of firm. Economic relationship is one, where the economic relationship between the partners continues though in a changed form in dissolution of partnership, whereas, economic relationship between the partners comes to an end in dissolution of firm.

Dissolution of the partnership is _________ in nature, as it is dissolved by mutual agreement. Conversely, a firm is dissolved either ________________.

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  1. Voluntary, Voluntarily or Temporarily

  2. Temporary, Voluntarily or Compulsorily

  3. Voluntary, Voluntarily or Compulsorily

  4. Unchanged, Voluntarily or Compulsorily

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A partnership gets terminated in case of admission, retirement, death etc. of a partner. This does not necessarily involve dissolution of firm. 

The dissolution of a firm implies the discontinuance of partnership business and separation of economic relations between the partners. In case of a dissolution of a firm, the firm closes its business altogether and realizes all its assets and pays all its liabilities. 
There are various differences between dissolution of partnership and dissolution of firm. Under dissolution of partnership, court does not intervene because partnership is dissolved by mutual agreement i.e. voluntary in nature, while in dissolution of firm it can be dissolved by the court's order i.e either voluntarily or compulsorily.