Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Accounting for Partnership

Question:

Match List I with List II in context of partnership firm.

LIST I
LIST II
A) 2 person I) Maximum no of people allowed in a partnership firm
B) 50 person II) Central Government is empowered to prescribe maximum
number of partners in a firm but the number of partners can not be more than......
C) 100 person III) Minimum no of people required to form a partnership firm

 

Options:

A-II, B-III, C-I

A-I, B-II, C-III

A-III, B-I, C-II

A-III, B-II, C-I

Correct Answer:

A-III, B-I, C-II

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3- A-III, B-I, C-II.

LIST I
LIST II
A) 2 person III) Minimum no of people required to form a partnership firm
B) 50 person I) Maximum no of people allowed in a partnership firm
C) 100 person II) Central Government is empowered to prescribe maximum
number of partners in a firm but the number of partners can not be more than......

A) 2 persons- Minimum number of people required to form a partnership firm (III).

B) 50 persons- Maximum number of people allowed in a partnership firm (I).

C) 100 persons - 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 government may prescribe a lower number (II). 

 

** 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.