CBSE Class 12 Accountancy 2026: question 6(b)
Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 67/1/1, section A, question 6(b), for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q6(b) · 1 mark · MCQAccounting for Share Capital
'A company is formed according to the provisions of Company Law' indicates which of the following characteristics of a company ?
- (A)Common Seal
- (B)Perpetual Succession
- (C)Body Corporate
- (D)Limited Liability
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 67/1/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
Which feature is about how a company is created?
Hint 2
Think "artificial person created by law".
Step-by-step solution
Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.
A company comes into existence by registration under the Companies Act, which makes it a legal person.
- 1 mark
Being created by law is the feature "body corporate". Option (C).
Answer: (C) Body Corporate
Where the marks are
- Body corporate (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Accounting for Share Capital (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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