LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
B.Com. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMERCE
THIRD SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2010
CO 3501 – COMPANY LAW & SECRETARIAL PRACTICE
Date : 02-11-10 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 9:00 – 12:00
SECTION – A
Answer ALL the questions: (10 X 2 =20 marks)
- What is a holding company?
- What are pre-incorporation contracts?
- What is the period for preservation of books of account by a company?
- What is NCLT?
- What is interim dividend?
- What is an ordinary Resolution?
- State any four statutory books to be maintained by a Secretary.
- What is Certificate of Incorporation?
- What is doctrine of ultra vires?
- Mention three important characteristics of a private company?
SECTION – B
Answer any FIVE questions only. (5 X 8 = 40 marks)
- What are the conditions for paying interest out of capital?
- Define a Company. Explain its characteristics.
- Explain the procedure of incorporation of a company.
- What is Memorandum of Association? What are its contents?
- What are the Secretarial duties regarding maintenance of statutory and other
books of a company?
- When does a private company become a public company?
- Explain the exceptions to the doctrine of indoor management.
- Draft the agenda for a Board Meeting.
SECTION – C
Answer any TWO questions only. (2 X 20 =40 marks)
- What is Articles of Association? Explain its contents. What are the provisions
relating to alteration of Articles?
- What do you understand by ‘Dividend’? State the legal provisions regarding
payment of dividend.
- Explain the privileges and exemptions enjoyed by all private companies.
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