Company Secretary Additional One Mark Online Test (12th Standard Commerce)

The word 'secretary' is derived from the Latin word 'Secretarius', which means

Which section of the Companies Act, 2013 defines 'Company Secretary' as an individual possessing the prescribed qualifications, appointed to perform the duties of a secretary under the Act?

Since an amendment of the Companies Act in which year can only a person having prescribed qualifications be appointed secretary of a company?

The secretary of a company having a paid-up share capital of Rs. 5 crore or more must be a member of

Consider the following statements about the appointment of a company secretary:
1. The first secretary is appointed by the promoters at the pre-incorporation stage.
2. The name of the first secretary is mentioned in the Articles of Association.
3. The first board of directors cannot replace the secretary appointed by the promoters.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

As a statutory function, the company secretary must prepare the minutes of every general meeting and board meeting within

Match the Act with the secretary's duty under it:
(a) Income-tax Act - (1) Proper stamps on share certificates and letters of allotment
(b) Indian Stamp Act - (2) Timely tax returns and payment of tax on sales
(c) Sales-tax Act - (3) Issue of TDS certificates to employees and shareholders
(d) Factories Act - (4) Compliance with labour laws in a manufacturing company

Pick the odd one out among the functions of a company secretary.

During the winding up of a company, the company secretary can claim his legal dues on a preferential basis. This right makes him a

Assertion (A): The board of directors can remove a company secretary at any time, with or without a reason.
Reason (R): The relationship between the company and its secretary is governed by the law of master and servant.

Which one of the following is NOT listed in the lesson as a situation in which a company secretary may be dismissed?

Under the Companies Act, 2013, a class meeting of preference shareholders or debenture holders falls under which kind of company meetings?

A public company must hold its statutory meeting

Which of the following companies need not conduct a statutory meeting?

The time gap between two annual general meetings of a company should not be more than

A general meeting held between two annual general meetings to deal with some urgent or special business is called

The first meeting of the board of directors should be convened within how many days from the date of incorporation of the company?

Consider the following statements about the audit committee:
1. Every listed company must have an audit committee.
2. Every other public company with a paid-up share capital of 10 crore must also have one.
3. The committee should meet at least twice in a year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about meetings of creditors:
1. Strictly speaking, they are not meetings of the company.
2. A company may call them to reach a compromise with creditors or to avoid a crisis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A resolution passed by a simple majority, where the votes cast in favour exceed the votes cast against, is called

A special resolution is passed only when the votes cast in its favour are at least

Which of the following matters requires a special resolution rather than an ordinary resolution?

For a resolution requiring special notice, the notice of intention must be given to the company at least how many days before the meeting?

Which of the following matters requires a special notice before it is discussed at a general meeting?

Match the method of voting with the procedure it belongs to or its feature:
(a) Voice voting - (1) Secret procedure, used when members are scattered all over the country
(b) Show of hands - (2) Open procedure, result based on the strength of 'Yes' and 'No' shouted
(c) Ballot - (3) Open procedure, chairman counts the hands raised for and against
(d) Postal ballot - (4) Secret procedure, serially numbered paper dropped in a ballot box

Voice voting is described in the lesson as unscientific because

The requisite number of persons who must be present for a meeting to be valid is called

Consider the following statements about a proxy, based on the specimen notice and proxy form in the lesson:
1. A proxy need not be a member of the company.
2. The instrument appointing a proxy must reach the registered office at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

According to the lesson, a decision taken at a meeting, that is, a motion put to vote and passed with the required quorum, is called a