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Ownership structures - cooperative society - class-XI

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Which of the following sentence in relation to "Cooperative Societies" are correct?
(1) There should be minimum of 20 members to for cooperative society but there is no maximum limit for the membership.
(2) According to Indian Cooperative Societies Act,1912,each society must transfer at least one-third of its profits to general reserve.
(3) Cooperative Societies may distribute maximum up to 90 per cent of its surplus as dividend to its members and can spent another 10 per cent for the welfare of the members.

  1. (1) only

  2. (1) & (2) only

  3. (3) only

  4. (2) & (3) only


Correct Option: C

_____________ are formed to provide financial support to the members.

  1. Producers' co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marking societies

  3. Co-operative credit societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Co-operative credit societies are formed to provide financial support to the members. The society accepts deposits from members and grants them loans at reasonable rates of interest in times of need. Village service cooperative society is an example of cooperative credit societies.

The main objective(s) of co-operative society is/are _______________.

  1. Earning lot of profit

  2. Competition with private sectors enterprises instead of mutual help

  3. Self help in place of dependence

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Those who want to work together with some common economic objective can form a society which is termed as 'cooperative society'. It works on the principle of self-help as well as mutual help. The main objectives of co-operative society are:
a) Earning lot of profit
b) Competition with private sectors enterprises instead of mutual help
c) Self help in place of dependence.

An association established for promoting common economic interest of members is a Co-operative society.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cooperative society works for its members. In this, minimum 10 people needs to voluntarily come together to meet their economic, social and cultural interests through a democratically controlled enterprise.

A voluntary association of persons which required minimum ten major persons for its formation is a co-operative society.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

To form a cooperative society, minimum 10 people needs to voluntarily come together to meet their economic, social and cultural needs through a democratically controlled enterprise.

Association which is formed for welfare of the society is co-operative society.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A cooperative society is the voluntary association of people to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.

Invariably _________ is the disadvantage of  co-operative society type of organization.

  1. business secrecy

  2. low prices

  3. limited liability

  4. open membership


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Co-operative societies have to send their annual reports and accounts to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies. In this way the secrets of business become public.

A co-operative society can promise maximum ____ amount of interest on the money contributed by it's members.

  1. 9%

  2. 6%

  3. 5%

  4. unlimited rate of interest


Correct Option: A

If the objective for the business organization is self help as well as mutual help. It is _____________ type of organisation. 

  1. partnership

  2. sole proprietorship

  3. co-operative society

  4. company


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The basic principle of cooperation is inherent in the statement 'Each for all and all for each'. Members of co- operative help each other and voluntary join together with the motive of welfare of the members.

The minimum number of members required to get a co-operative society registered is _______.

  1. 15

  2. 20

  3. 10

  4. 5


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The minimum members required to get a co-operative society registered is 10 and maximum 100 in case of cooperative Credit society and no limit for the remaining.

Voting right that vests with each member of cooperative society is ________________.

  1. one member one vote

  2. right to vote in proportion of capital contributed

  3. right to vote as mentioned in memorandum

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The principle of 'One person one vote' applies here and therefore every member can exercise the right to cast to vote.The number of shares purchase has n relevance with the right to vote.

Why co-operative marketing society is formed?

  1. To protect the interest of general consumers

  2. To sell the product of small farmers and producers

  3. To protect the interest of small producers

  4. To provide financial support to the members


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to RBI Co-operative Marketing is a co-operative association of cultivators formed primarily for the purpose of helping members to market their produce more profitably.

Which form of business organisation has a separate legal entity ?

  1. Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)

  2. Co-operative society

  3. Partnership firm

  4. Sole proprietorship


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

After registration a co-operative enterprise becomes a body corporate independent of its members i.e. a separate legal entity. Registration of a co-operative enterprise is compulsory. A co-operative society may be registered with the Registrar of Co-operatives Societies.

Which of the following sentence in relation to "Cooperative Societies" are correct?
(1)  There should be minimum of 20 members to 
       for cooperative society but there is no 
       maximum limit for the membership.
(2)  According to Indian Cooperative Societies 
       Act, 1912, each society must transfer at
       least one-third of its profits to general
       reserve.
(3)  Cooperative Societies may distribute
       maximum up to 90 per cent of its surplus 
       as dividend to its members and can spent
       another 10 per cent for the welfare of the 
       members.   

  1. (1) only

  2. (1) & (2) only

  3. (3) only

  4. (2) & (3) only


Correct Option: C

The main objective of the co-operative society are ________.

  1. rendering service rather than earning profit

  2. mutual help instead of competition

  3. self help in place of dependence

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Which form of business organisation has a separate legal entity?

  1. Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)

  2. Co-operative society

  3. Partnership firm

  4. Sole proprietorship


Correct Option: B

A co-operative society can promise maximum _________ amount of interest on the money contributed by its members.

  1. $9\%$

  2. $6\%$

  3. $5\%$

  4. unlimited rate of interest


Correct Option: A

Match the following:

List I List II
P. Consumers co-operative societies $1.$ Formed by small producers and manufacturers who find it difficult to sell their products individually.
Q. Producers co-operative societies $2.$ Formed to provide financial support to the members.
R. Co-operative marketing societies $3.$ Formed to protect the interest of small producers by making available items of their need for production like raw materials, tools and equipments, machinery, etc.
S. Co-operative credit societies $4.$ Formed by small farmers to work jointly and thereby enjoy the benefits of large-scale farming.
$5.$ Formed to protect the interest of general consumers by making consumer goods available at a reasonable price.

Select the correct answer from the options given below.

  1. $P - 5, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 1$

  2. $P - 5, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 2$

  3. $P - 4, Q - 2, R - 1, S - 3$

  4. $P - 3, Q - 5, R - 2, S - 1$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. 

1. Consumer co-operative societies- It is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to protect the interest of general consumers by making consumer goods available at a reasonable rate in the market.

2. Producers co-operative societies- It is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to protect the interest of small producers by making available all the materials, tools and equipment needed for production at a reasonable rate. 

3. Co-operative marketing societies- It is an artificial voluntary association of small producers and manufactures who work together to market their product together in order to achieve the target market. 

4. Co-operative credit societies - It is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to provide financial support inclusion to its member.

Which of the following is a voluntary association of persons who work together to promote their economic interest?

  1. Sole proprietorship

  2. Company

  3. Co-partnership

  4. Co-operative


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. 

These society are incorporated with some social motives and they often have separate legal body and common seal.

The main objective(s) of co-operative society is/ are ________.

  1. Earning profit

  2. Competition with private sectors enterprises instead of mutual help

  3. Self help in place of dependence

  4. All of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. These society are incorporated with some social motives and they often have separate legal body and common seal. The main objective of such a society is to self help each other by using the resources gathered by the society and do not depend on anyone. 

Handloom societies like APPCO, Bayanka, Haryana Handloom, etc., are examples of ____________________.

  1. Producers' co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marketing societies

  3. Co-operative credit societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Producers co-operative societies is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to protect the interest of small producers by making available all the materials, tools and equipment needed for production at a reasonable rate. For example- APPCO, Bayanka, Haryana handloom. 

Which of the following is example of producers' co-operative society?

  1. Haryana handloom

  2. Gujarat co-operative milk marketing federation

  3. Apna Bazar

  4. Urban Cooperative Banks


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Producers co-operative societies is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to protect the interest of small producers by making available all the materials, tools and equipment needed for production at a reasonable rate. For example- Haryana handloom.

Village Service Co-operative Society and Urban Cooperative Banks are examples of _____________________.

  1. Producers' co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marketing societies

  3. Co-operative credit societiesq

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Co-operative credit societies is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to provide financial support inclusion to its member. For example- Village Service Co-operative Society and Urban Cooperative Banks. 

The income of cooperative society is legally ________ as per the Income - tax Act, $1961$.

  1. Not taxable

  2. Taxable

  3. Totally exempt

  4. Taxable is State Government pass order


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As per Income Tax Act, 1961 the income earned by any type of co-operative society is taxable with certain mentioned rates differ from organisation to organisation. 

According to Indian Co-operative Societies Act, $1912$, may distribute maximum up to ______ of its surplus as dividend to its members.

  1. $100$ per cent

  2. $90$ per cent

  3. $50$ per cent

  4. $25$ per cent


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
According to Indian Cooperative Societies Act, 1912, the cooperative society can distribute maximum up to 90 percent of its overall surplus to its members in the form of dividend. 

Which of the following can be treated as characteristic of co-operative society?

  1. Voluntary association

  2. Separate legal entity

  3. Democratic management

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. 

These society are incorporated with some social motives and they often have separate legal body and common seal. Even, all the members of a co-operative society can perform democratically in management.

The advantages of co-operative society is/ are ______________________.

  1. It is very expensive and difficult to form co-operative society as compared to a joint stock company

  2. The co-operative societies work on the principle of open membership

  3. "One share one vote" is the rule and thus members having maximum share can dominate the management

  4. All of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The biggest advantage of cooperative society is that it works upon the principle of open membership to all. Therefore, no member can detect the terms and conditions of the society and all the terms and conditions are selected democratically with one man approved of one vote.

Statement $1$:
The liability of members of co-operative society remains limited to the extent of capital contributed by them.
Statement $2$:
The members of co-operative society are personally liable of co-operative society.
Select the correct answer from the options given below.

  1. Both $1$ and $2$ are true

  2. $2$ is true but $1$ is false

  3. $1$ is true but $2$ is false

  4. Both $1$ and $2$ are false


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. The liability of the members of the cooperative societies are limited to the extent of their capital contribution in the society and in case of any insolvency no creditors can claim the personal assets of its members. 

Lift-irrigation cooperative societies and pani-panchayats are some of the examples of ________.

  1. Co-operative farming societies

  2. Co-operative marketing societies

  3. Co-operative credit societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Co-operative farming societies is an artificial voluntary association of small farmers who work together to enjoy the benefits of large scale farming. For example- Lift-irrigation cooperative societies and pani-panchayats. 

According to Indian Cooperative Societies Act, $1912$, each society must transfer at least ________ of its profits to general reserve.

  1. One-third

  2. One-fourth

  3. One-half

  4. One-tenth


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to Indian Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 it is the responsibility of every type of cooperative society to transfer at least one-fourth of their profit to gerenal reserve in case of future uncertainties.

The co-operative society follows the principles of "_________".

  1. Cash and credit

  2. Cash and carry

  3. Credit and carry

  4. Cash and carry forward


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The cooperative society transfers at least one-fourth of its income to general reserve.Therefore, these kind of societies operates on the principle of cash and carry. 

The co-operative society has perpetual succession because it is not affected due to __________________.

  1. Death of any members

  2. Insolvency of any member

  3. Lunacy of any member

  4. Any of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. These society are incorporated with some social motives and they often have separate legal body and common seal. 

Since the corporate society has separate legal entity. Therefore, it is not affected by the death, insolvency and lunacy of any of its members. 

The basic aim of the co-operative society is _______ help.

  1. Mutual

  2. Self

  3. (A) or (B)

  4. Poor peoples


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. These society are incorporated with some social motives and they often have separate legal body and common seal. The main aim of such a society is to self help each other by using the resources gathered by the society and do not depend on anyone. 

Which of the following is/ are not disadvantage of co-operatives?

  1. Lack of capital

  2. Mutual help instead of competition

  3. Difficult to maintain business secrecy

  4. Unwanted interference by the departmental personnel


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A Co-operative Society is an artificial voluntary association of people who work together to promote their economic interest and in order to achieve common goals. These society are incorporated with some social motives and they often have separate legal body and common seal. The main objective of such a society is to self help each other by using the resources gathered by the society and do not depend on anyone.

A co-parcener __________ ask for accounts.

  1. Cannot

  2. Can

  3. Both (A) & (B)

  4. (A) or (B)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A co-parcener is any partner who just has share in the firm's profit and loss and does not have any right in the firm's business. Such a partner can not ask for the accounts of the firm under any circumstances. 

Handloom Societies like APPCO, Bayanika, Haryana Handloom, etc., are examples of ____________.

  1. Producers Co-operative Societies

  2. Co-operative Marketing Societies

  3. Co-operative Credit Societies

  4. Consumers Co-operative Societies


Correct Option: A

_____________ are formed by small producers and manufacturers who find it difficult to sell their products individually.

  1. Producers Co-operative Societies

  2. Co-operative Marketing Societies

  3. Housing Co-operative Societies

  4. Consumers Co-operative Societies


Correct Option: A

The co-operative society follows the principles of "_____________" . 

  1. Cash and Credit

  2. Cash and Carry

  3. Credit and Carry

  4. Cash and Carry Forward


Correct Option: A

_____________ are formed to protect the interest of general consumers by making consumer goods available at a reasonable price.

  1. Producers co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marking societies

  3. Housing co-operative societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Consumer's cooperative societies are formed to protect the interest of general consumers by making consumer goods available at a reasonable price. They buy goods directly from the producers or manufacturers and thereby eliminate the middlemen in the process of distribution.

____________ are formed to provide residential houses to members.

  1. Producers co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marking societies

  3. Housing co-operative societies

  4. Consumers' co-operative societies


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Housing cooperative societies are formed to provide residential houses to members. They purchase land, develop it and construct houses or flats and allot the same to members. Some societies also provide loans at low rate of interest to member to construct their own houses.

_____________ are formed to protect the interest of small producers by making available items of their need for production like raw materials, tools and equipments, machinery, etc.

  1. Producers' co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marking societies

  3. Housing co-operative societies

  4. Consumers co-operative societies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Producers co-operative societies are formed to protect the interest of small producers by making available items of their need for production like raw materials, tools and equipments, machinery, etc. Handloom societies like APPCO, Bayanika, Haryana handloom, etc are examples of producer's cooperative.

____________ are formed by small producers and manufacturers who find it difficult to sell their products individually.

  1. Producers' co-operative societies

  2. Co-operative marking societies

  3. Housing co-operative societies

  4. Consumers co-operative societies


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cooperative marketing societies are formed by small producers and manufacturers who find it difficult to sell their products individually. The society collects the products from the individual members and takes the responsibility of selling those products in the market.

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