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CA Foundation Companies Act 2013 — practice questions

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A single person can form which kind of company under the Companies Act 2013?Read the answer and worked solution →The memorandum must state the place where the registered office will be situated, namely the:Read the answer and worked solution →What do the articles of a company contain?Read the answer and worked solution →Entrenchment provisions can be added to a public company's articles by amendment through:Read the answer and worked solution →If the articles conflict with a provision of the Act, which prevails?Read the answer and worked solution →Once registered, the memorandum and articles bind:Read the answer and worked solution →Who issues the licence for registering a company with charitable objects under Section 8?Read the answer and worked solution →A Section 8 company must prohibit the payment of what to its members?Read the answer and worked solution →A company generally alters the provisions of its memorandum by passing a:Read the answer and worked solution →A company may alter its articles, including converting private to public, by:Read the answer and worked solution →A name giving the impression of government patronage needs prior approval of the:Read the answer and worked solution →A company limited by shares may not issue which type of preference shares?Read the answer and worked solution →The maximum period for which a rights offer may be kept open is:Read the answer and worked solution →When a company increases subscribed capital, shares are first offered to its:Read the answer and worked solution →A company limited by shares has share capital of which two kinds?Read the answer and worked solution →Equity share capital is defined as all share capital that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Preference shares carry a preferential right to dividend at:Read the answer and worked solution →Equity shares with differential rights may differ from ordinary ones as to:Read the answer and worked solution →The maximum gap between two annual general meetings is how many months?Read the answer and worked solution →The first AGM must be held within how long of closing the first financial year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which company need not hold an annual general meeting?Read the answer and worked solution →An AGM must be called during business hours, between which times?Read the answer and worked solution →For an AGM other than the first, the Registrar may extend time by up to:Read the answer and worked solution →Members can requisition an EGM if they hold at least what part of paid-up voting capital?Read the answer and worked solution →How many clear days' notice is normally required for a general meeting?Read the answer and worked solution →A general meeting can be called at shorter notice if what share of voting members consents?Read the answer and worked solution →A notice of meeting must state the place, date, day, hour and:Read the answer and worked solution →What is the minimum number of directors for a public company?Read the answer and worked solution →A One Person Company needs a minimum of how many directors?Read the answer and worked solution →The usual maximum number of directors on a company's Board is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A single person can form which kind of company under the Companies Act 2013?

  1. A government company
  2. A public company
  3. A Section 8 partnership
  4. A One Person Company
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Correct answer: D. A One Person Company

Section 3(1)(c) lets one person form a One Person Company, which is a type of private company.

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The memorandum must state the place where the registered office will be situated, namely the:

  1. Street
  2. District
  3. Town
  4. State
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Correct answer: D. State

Section 4(1)(b) requires the memorandum to name the State of the registered office, not the exact address.

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What do the articles of a company contain?

  1. Remuneration slips of directors
  2. Its authorised capital only
  3. Only the annual audit report
  4. Regulations for its management
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Correct answer: D. Regulations for its management

Section 5 provides that the articles hold the internal regulations for managing the company.

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