Download OU (Osmania University) B.com (Bachelor of Commerce) 6th Sem Company Law Important Question Bank For 2021 Exam
Subject Title: Company Law
Prepared by: Y.Shivani
Year: III
Semester: VI
Updated on: 25.03.
Unit - I: Incorporation of companies
1.
Define company as per companies Act, 1956 and 2013 and explain the characteristics of a
company ? Write in detail about the classification of companies?
2.
Distinguish between private and public company?
3.
What do you mean by legislation on companies? What are the provisions of companies Act, 2013
applicable for various companies?
4.
What are the objectives and features of Companies Act, 2013? Explain the structure of Indian
companies Act. Distinguish between companies Act, 1956 and 2013?
5.
What do you mean by Incorporation? Discuss the various steps involved in Incorporating a
company under companies Act 2013? What are the documents which are to be enclosed for
application of registration?
6.
Write in detail about the promotion or promoter of companies? What are the preliminary steps
involved in registration of company?
7.
What is memorandum of association? Explain its significance and clauses involved in
memorandum of association?
8.
What is articles of association? What are its contents and explain the relationship between
articles of association and memorandum of association?
9.
Discuss briefly about the certificate of incorporation? Explain commencement of business as per
Companies Act, 2013?
10. Define prospectus as per companies Act, 2013.what are the legal requirements of prospectus?
Explain the contents of statement in lieu of prospectus?
Unit - II: Management of companies
11. Define director. What are the qualifications and disqualifications of directors? Bring out the exact
position of a director in the company?
12. Discuss briefly the provisions of companies Act with regard to the mode o appointment of
directors of a company?
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13. Explain how directors are removed from their office? What are the duties and liabilities of
directors as per Companies Act , 2013?
14. Explain in detail provisions of loan to directors?
15. Define the term remuneration as per companies Act, 2013? State the rules or provisions of the
companies Act, 2013 about the remuneration of directors?
16. Who is a managing director? Explain his powers, appointment and disqualifications?
17. Define CSR. Explain the list of CSR activities? Explain the role and responsibility of board of
directors in context to CSR?
18. Define corporate governance. Write about its nature and objectives? Examine the need for
corporate governance and its present scenario in India?
Unit - III: Company secretary
19. Define company secretary. Discuss the appointment of a company secretary?
20. What are the duties and liabilities of a company secretary?
21. Write in detail about the company secretary in practice. Who can use the designation of
secretary?
22. What are the areas of company secretary in practice? Discuss issue, cancellation and restoration
of certificate of practice?
23. Discuss the rights, restrictions, roles and functions of a company secretary?
24. Write in detail about secretarial audit? How a secretarial auditor is appointed? Why secretarial
audit is important?
Unit - IV: Company meetings
25. What is a meeting? What are the requisites of a valid meeting?
26. Who is a chairman? List out the regulations for the appointment of chairman of meeting. Briefly
explain the powers and duties of the chairman?
27. What is notice of a meeting? State the general rules as to a valid notice? List out the contents of
a notice and explain the various modes of sending a notice?
28. Define proxy. How is a proxy appointed? What are the rights and disabilities of proxy? How proxy
is revocable?
29. What is agenda? Explain the rules regarding agenda in meetings.
30. What do you mean by Quorum? State the rules regarding Quorum at general meetings. What
happens when a Quorum is not present at general meetings?
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31. Define resolutions and motion. Explain the various kinds of resolutions recognized by the
companies Act, 2013?
32. What do you mean by minutes of the meeting? What are the obligations regarding the
maintaining of minutes in a meeting?
33. Explain the various kinds of shareholder meetings?
34. What is Annual general meeting (AGM)? Explain the provisions relating to AGM and report on
AGM?
35. What is Extraordinary General Meeting ( EGM)?Who are the persons entitled to call EGM?
36. Write about Board meetings?
Unit - V :Winding up
37. Define `Winding up `. What are the various modes of winding up?
38. What is winding up by the tribunal/compulsory winding up? Discuss the ground for compulsory
winding up?
39. What are the effects of winding up order by tribunal ?
40. Who is a company liquidator? Explain the provisions regarding appointment of company
liquidator and report of company liquidator? What are the powers and duties of a company
liquidator in compulsory winding up?
41. What do you mean by voluntary winding up? Explain the conditions to be followed in voluntary
winding up?
42. Explain briefly the various consequences of winding up of a company?
43. State the provisions with respect to the removal of names of companies from the registrar of
companies?
44. Explain in detail insolvency and bankruptcy code , 2016?
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