Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Dissolution of Partnership Firm

Question:

A partnership firm is dissolved compulsorily in the following cases:

(A) when all the partners or all but except one partner, become insolvent, rendering them incompetent to sign a contract;
(B) When the business of the firm becomes illegal
(C) Change in existing profit sharing ratio among partners
(D) 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.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A), (B) and (D) only

(A), (B) and (C) only

(A), (B), (C) and (D)

(B), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer:

(A), (B) and (D) only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B) and (D) only.

(A) when all the partners or all but except one partner, become insolvent, rendering them incompetent to sign a contract- Compulsory Dissolution
(B) When the business of the firm becomes illegal- Compulsory Dissolution
(C) Change in existing profit sharing ratio among partners- Reconstitution of partnership firm
(D) 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- Compulsory Dissolution


Compulsory Dissolution: A firm is dissolved compulsorily in the following cases:
(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; or
(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.