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A government company is not answerable directly to the Parliament.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Government company is free from budgetary, accounting and audit controls, applicable to Government undertakings.

Accountability to the Parliament/State Legislature.
The Annual Report of a Government company is placed before the Parliament or the State Legislature.

A government company can be established by fulfilling the requirements of the Companies Act.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Companies Act 1956 was an Act of the Parliament of India, enacted in 1956, which enabled companies to be formed by registration, sets out the responsibilities of companies, their directors and secretaries and also provides for the procedures for its winding.

Government Company refers to the company in which _______  per cent or more of the paid up capital is held by the government.

  1. 50

  2. 51

  3. 60

  4. 61


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A government company is an organization where the investment goverment is more than 51% . There by the control and management lies in the hand of the government.

A special feature of a Government company is _____________.

  1. special provision for their audit

  2. it is a company of government

  3. an association not for profit

  4. none of the above.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Government companies are exempted from the accounting and audit rules and procedures. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall appoint an auditor within a period of one hundred and eighty days from commencement of financial year to hold office till conclusion of the annual general meeting. The annual report is to be presented in the parliament or the state legislature. 

A company is a government company and X Company is a subsidiary of A company then X Company will be a _____________.

  1. Public Company

  2. Private company

  3. Government company

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A “subsidiary company” or “subsidiary” of a Government Company would also be categorized as a Government Company provided the Government Company
(i) controls the composition of the Board of Directors; or
(ii) exercises or controls more than one-half of the total share capital either at its own or together with one or more of its other subsidiary companies.

Even if the control referred above is of another subsidiary company of the Government company, the company would still be categorized as a “subsidiary” and hence a government company. Thus, joint-venture companies formed by various Government companies or public sector undertakings are also considered as government companies.

Company can be called govt, company if % of paid up share capital is held by government company_____________.

  1. more than 30

  2. more than 40

  3. more than 50

  4. none


Correct Option: C

_________ refers to the company in which $51\%$ or more of the paid up capital is held by the government.

  1. Departmental undertaking

  2. Statutory corporation

  3. Government company

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Government Company is a company or an organization in which at least 51% of the paid up share capital is held by the central government or the state government or partly by both central and state government.

A company having business operations in India and registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 is called Indian Company. An Indian company may be formed as a public limited, private limited or government company.

Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited is _________?

  1. Government company

  2. Private sector company

  3. Non-profit making company

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited owned and founded by the Government of India, is an engineering and manufacturing company based in New Delhi, India. Established in 1964, BHEL is India's largest power generation equipment manufacturer.

Which of the following describes the desired future position of the company?

  1. Vision statement

  2. Mission statement

  3. Planning statement

  4. Forecasting statement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A vision statement is sometimes called a picture of your company in the future but it’s so much more than that. Your vision statement is your inspiration, the framework for all your strategic planning

It describes what you are trying to build and serves as a touchstone for your future actions. A vision statement may apply to an entire company or to a single division of that company.
Whether for all or part of an organization, the vision statement answers the question, "Where do we want to go?"

Central Government has prescribed that public companies with paid up share capital of _________; or turnover of ______; or in aggregate, outstanding loans/ borrowings/ debentures/ deposits/ exceeding ________ as on the last date of latest audited financial statements mentioned below shall also have at least ________ as independent directors.

  1. Rs.1 crore or more; Rs.10 crore or more; Rs.50 crore or more; 2 directors

  2. Rs.10 crore or more; Rs.100 crore or more; Rs.50 crore or more; 2 directors

  3. Rs.20 crore or more; Rs.150 crore or more; Rs.100 crore or more; 3 directors

  4. Rs.100 crore or more; Rs.1,000 crore or more; Rs.500 crore or more; 3 directors


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Companies Act, 2013 defied a Public Limited Company as a private company means a company having a minimum paid-up share capital of one lakh rupees or such higher paid-up share capital as may be prescribed.Hence, a public limited company can also be started without a minimum capital of rupees five lakhs.

Rs.10 crore or more; Rs.100 crore or more; Rs.50 crore or more; 2 directors.