LCI 248th Report Part 14

 

196. What is the primary purpose of the Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951?

a) To regulate newspaper pricing

b) To enable companies to make donations to national and charitable funds

c) To license institutions for women and children

d) To address partition-related legal proceedings

Answer: b) To enable companies to make donations to national and charitable funds

197. Why is the Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951 considered redundant?

a) It conflicts with Article 19 of the Constitution

b) Its purpose is subsumed by Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013

c) It pertains to partition-related issues

d) It uses outdated language

Answer: b) Its purpose is subsumed by Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013

198. Which report recommended the repeal of the Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951?

a) 96th Law Commission Report

b) 159th Law Commission Report

c) Second Indian National Labour Commission Report

d) PC Jain Commission Report

Answer: b) 159th Law Commission Report

199. Which body confirmed the incorporation of the Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951 into the Companies Act, 2013?

a) Ministry of Women and Child Development

b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

c) Law Commission of India

d) Delhi High Court

Answer: b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

200. Under which category does the Companies (Donations to National Funds) Act, 1951 fall?

a) Administration of Justice

b) Corporate Laws

c) Media, Communications and Publishing

d) Women and Child Development

Answer: b) Corporate Laws

201. What provision of the Companies Act, 2013 makes the 1951 Act redundant?

a) Section 184

b) Section 135 and Schedule VII

c) Section 19

d) Section 105

Answer: b) Section 135 and Schedule VII

202. What was the purpose of the Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952?

a) To regulate newspaper pricing

b) To render ineffective certain decrees and orders from Pakistan courts post-partition

c) To license women and children’s institutions

d) To enable corporate donations

Answer: b) To render ineffective certain decrees and orders from Pakistan courts post-partition

203. Why is the Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952 recommended for repeal?

a) It conflicts with modern corporate laws

b) New proceedings are barred by limitation, and pending ones can be saved by a clause

c) It uses derogatory language

d) It pertains to newspaper regulation

Answer: b) New proceedings are barred by limitation, and pending ones can be saved by a clause

204. Which report considered but did not recommend the repeal of the Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952?

a) 159th Law Commission Report

b) 96th Law Commission Report

c) Second Indian National Labour Commission Report

d) PC Jain Commission Report

Answer: b) 96th Law Commission Report

205. What precaution is advised before repealing the Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952?

a) Consultation with relevant states

b) Insertion of a suitable savings clause

c) Approval from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs

d) Amendment to the Companies Act

Answer: b) Insertion of a suitable savings clause

206. What is the limitation period for instituting suits under the Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952?

a) Six months from enactment

b) One year from enactment or decree date, whichever is later

c) Two years from partition

d) Three years from decree date

Answer: b) One year from enactment or decree date, whichever is later

207. Under which category does the Indian Independence Pakistan Courts (Pending Proceedings) Act, 1952 fall?

a) Corporate Laws

b) Administration of Justice

c) Media, Communications and Publishing

d) Women and Child Development

Answer: b) Administration of Justice