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If minor becomes or elects to become a partner, his position will be ____________________________.

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  1. His rights and liabilities will be similar to those of a full-fledged partner

  2. He will be personally liable for all the acts of the firm, done since he was first admitted to the benefits of the partnership

  3. His share of profits and property remains the same as was before, unless altered by agreement

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to the Partnership Act, 1932 a minor can be admitted as a partner in a partnership firm with the consent of all the partners in the agreement where the minor will share only the profits or gains of the firm and he will have no share in the firms loss. A minor has to give a public notice whether he wants to be admitted in the partnership firm or not within the six months on his attaining maturity or obtaining knowledge of his admission as a partner. If a minor elects himself as a partner then he will become liable of all the acts of the firm and other partners after the date of giving public notice. 

Which of the following is NOT covered by general duties of partners?

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  1. To carry on the business of the firm to the greatest common advantage of the firm

  2. To be just and faithful to each other

  3. To arrange for audit of accounts of the firm

  4. To keep and render true, proper and correct accounts of the partnership

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In a partnership business, the partners cannot arrange for the audit of the accounts of the firm that is done by the Accounts authority of that company. 

Which of the following is not a right of partner?

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  1. Every partner has a right to continue in the partnership and not to be expelled from it

  2. A partner has power to act in an emergency for protecting the firm from loss

  3. Every partner is entitled to share in the profits equally

  4. Every partner is entitled to the introduction of a new partner into the firm without consent other partner

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to the Partnership Act 1932, a partner has no right for any introduction as new partner into the firm with the consent of other partners. 

Every partner is bound to attend _________ to his duties, in the conduct of the business.

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  1. Systematically

  2. Diligently

  3. Sincerely

  4. Effectively

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In a partnership firm, the partners who perform all the functions related to the conduct of the business are required to perform all such business with utter responsibility. 

___________ can assign or transfer his partnership interest to any other person, so as to make him a partner in the business.

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  1. No partner

  2. Every partner

  3. Working partner

  4. Nominal partner

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to the partnership Act 1932, no partner can assign or transfer their partnership to any third person to make him the partner of the business. 

Which of the following statement is correct in relation to assignment of profit by partner?

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  1. To assignee will have right to ask for the accounts or to interfere in the management of the business

  2. The assignee would be entitled only to share the actual profits from the firm

  3. On dissolution of the firm, the assignee will be entitled to the share of the assets and also to accounts but only from the date of dissolution

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When the firm is dissolved then the assignee distributes the asset and liability to all the partners who are entitled of the distribution from the date of the dissolution of the firm. 

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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  1. Every partner must be just and faithful to other partners

  2. A partner is bound to keep and render true, proper and correct accounts of the partnership

  3. A partner can compete with the firm, without the consent of the other partners

  4. To carry on the business of the firm to the greatest common advantage

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A partner in a Partnership agreement of a firm can make secret profits without the consent of other partners only from some other business and not from the business of the partnership firm. Even the business should not compete with the business of the partnership firm. If the partner wants to carry on such a business then they can do so with the consent of all other partners. 

In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, every partner is bound to share losses ______________.

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  1. Equally

  2. In proportion to capital

  3. In proportion to their private assets

  4. $50\%$ loss equally and balance $50\%$ in their capital ratio

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to the Partnership Act 1932, every partner has an equal right to participate in the conduct and management of the business and has an equal share in the profit or loss of the firm, mentioned otherwise. 

Property of the firm shall be held by use of the partners __________.

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  1. Exclusively for business purposes

  2. For business purposes as well as private purposes of the partners

  3. For the private purposes of the partners

  4. For charitable purposes

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A partnership basically refers to the contract between two or more people who have agreed to carry on certain business in order to achieve common goals. In the absence of any partnership deed, all the property, rights and interest contribute by the individual partners, all the property acquired in the course of the business and the goodwill of the business is considered as the property of the firm. These properties should be used by all the partners exclusively for business purpose only.

For loss caused to the firm by his fraud in the conduct of the business, every partner shall __________.

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  1. Indemnify the firm

  2. Indemnify the other partner

  3. Indemnify all the retiring partners

  4. Indemnify only to working partners

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
According to the Partnership Act 1932, the liability of the partners are unlimited and they are bound to compensate with the loss of the firm that is caused by the fraud in the conduct of business.