Memorandum and Articles of Association

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This set of Corporate Regulations Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Memorandum and Articles of Association

Q1 | Which of the following need not have MOA
  • Public company
  • Private company
  • Government company
  • Statutory Corporation.
Q2 | A company can change its name by passing
  • Ordinary resolution
  • Special resolution
  • Either by special resolution or by ordinary resolution
  • None of the above
Q3 | Ultra vires means
  • Beyond the power
  • Within the power
  • Both
  • None of the above
Q4 | Ultra vires loans granted by the company are
  • Void
  • Voidable
  • Valid
  • None of the above
Q5 | What is known as a charter of a Company?
  • Memorandum
  • Articles
  • Bye laws
  • Prospectus
Q6 | The granting of the certificate of incorporation renders the illegal objects include in thememorandum:
  • Legal
  • Void
  • Voidable
  • None of the above
Q7 | Change in objects clauses can be effected
  • For any reason
  • For special reason only
  • to comply with C.G order
  • None of the above
Q8 | The capital clause of a company can be changed with the permission of _____________
  • Company law board
  • Registrar
  • Court
  • None of the above
Q9 | ______ conceives the idea of the business
  • Promoters
  • Directors
  • Auditors
  • None of the above
Q10 | _______stands in the fiduciary position of the company
  • Directors
  • Promoters
  • Auditors
  • None of the above
Q11 | ______ are the contracts entered into by promoters on behalf of a prospectus company.
  • Provisional contracts
  • Pre Incorporation contracts
  • Preliminary contracts
  • Both a) & b)
Q12 | Contracts made after incorporation but before the grant of Certificate of commencementof Business _____
  • Provisional contracts
  • Pre incorporation contracts
  • Preliminary contracts
  • Both (b) & (c)
Q13 | Pre incorporation contract is also known as _________
  • Provisional
  • Preliminary
  • illegal
  • legal
Q14 | A public company can borrow money ___________
  • before incorporation
  • Soon after incorporation
  • after issuing a proposal
  • after obtaining certificate to commerce business.
Q15 | A private company can borrow funds
  • after incorporation
  • after obtaining certificate to commerce business
  • after holding first annual general meeting
  • None of the above
Q16 | A promoter is a person who
  • is a director.
  • is a relative of the company.
  • is a wellwisher of the company.
  • takes part in the companys incorporation.
Q17 | When there is a untrue statement in a prospectus who can sue
  • Subscribed in primary market
  • Subscribed in secondary market
  • Rights issue
  • None of the above
Q18 | Definition of prospectus was given under which sec.
  • 2 (30)
  • 2 (32)
  • 2 (34)
  • 2 (36)
Q19 | Which of the following are not required to issue prospectus?
  • Private company
  • In case of right issue
  • Sweat equity issue
  • All the above
Q20 | _______are the prospectus issued instead of full prospectus
  • Abridged
  • Statement in lieu
  • Shelf
  • Red herring
Q21 | Which one of the following has a right to claim compensation for any loss due tomisstatement in prospectus
  • Purchasing shares in Primary Market
  • Secondary Market
  • Subscribers to memo.
  • All the above
Q22 | _______ years of imprisonment will be imposed in case of issue of prospectus with untruestatements
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Q23 | What is the liability not delivering that can be imposed for statement in lieu ofprospectus_________
  • Fine – 10,000
  • Imprisonment – 2 years
  • Both (a) & (b)
  • None of the above
Q24 | _______ are the prospectus issued by the issuing house
  • Deemed prospectus
  • Shelf prospectus issued by the issuing house
  • Red herring
  • None of the above
Q25 | _________ prospectus were issued in case securities were issued in stages
  • Deemed
  • Shelf
  • Red herring
  • None of the above