Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

Which Act empowered the Central govt to prescribe the maximum no of partners in a partnership firm?

Options:

Companies Act, 2013

Indian Partnership Act, 1932

Indian Contract Act, 1872

Banking Regulation Act, 1949

Correct Answer:

Companies Act, 2013

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1- Companies Act, 2013.

Companies Act,2013 empowered the Central govt to prescribe the maximum no of partners in a firm.

In order to form partnership, there should be at least two persons coming together for a common goal. In other words, the minimum number of partners in a firm can be two. There is however, a limit on their maximum number. By virtue of Section 464 of the Companies Act 2013, the Central Government is empowered to prescribe maximum number of partners in a firm but the number of partners can not be more than 100. The Central government has prescribed the maximum number of partners in a firm to be 50.