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Class 11 Forms of Business Organisation worksheet

CBSE Business Studies. Sole proprietorship, Joint Hindu Family business, partnership and kinds of partners, cooperative societies, private and public companies. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    In a sole proprietorship, the liability of the owner is:

    1. limited by guarantee
    2. shared with the government
    3. limited to capital
    4. unlimited
    Answer

    (d) unlimited

  2. 2.

    What is meant by “cooperative society”?

    1. a voluntary association of persons formed to protect their common interests
    2. the eldest member who manages a Joint Hindu Family business
    3. the written agreement setting out the terms of a partnership
    4. a company continues regardless of changes in its members
    Answer

    (a) a voluntary association of persons formed to protect their common interests

  3. 3.

    Two chartered accountants join to run a firm and share profits equally. Which form of business organisation is this?

    1. private company
    2. one person company
    3. sole proprietorship
    4. partnership
    Answer

    (d) partnership

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    What is meant by a sole proprietorship?

    Answer

    A business owned, managed and controlled by one person, who receives all the profit and bears all the risk.

  2. 5.

    Explain each term: (a) limited liability (b) partnership deed

    Answer

    (a) loss is restricted to the capital invested (b) the written agreement setting out the terms of a partnership

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Explain the merits and limitations of a sole proprietorship.

    Answer

    Merits: quick decisions, secrecy, direct incentive, sense of accomplishment, ease of formation and closure. Limitations: limited resources, limited life, unlimited liability, limited managerial ability.

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