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Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Sole Proprietorship?

a)

Business owned by president

b)

Business owned by several companies

c)

Business owned by one person

d)

Business owned by a company

2.

Sole proprietorship business can be started by

a)

at least seven persons

b)

any one person

c)

at least two persons

d)

at least three persons

3.

Sole proprietorship business owner has

a)

Restricted Liability

b)

No Liability

c)

Unlimited Liability

d)

Limited Liability

4.

The reason for the end of the sole proprietorship can be

a)

Insolvency

b)

Insanity

c)

Death

d)

All the above

5.

A sole proprietor has a limit in which of the following ability

a)

Managerial

b)

Owner

c)

Worker

d)

None of these

6.

What is a Sole Proprietorship?

a)

Business owned by president

b)

Business owned by several companies

c)

Business owned by one person

d)

Business owned by a company

7.

Sole Proprietorship is most suitable for

a)

Medium scale concerns

b)

Large scale concerns

c)

Small scale concerns

d)

None of the above

8.

A Sole proprietor concern is free from regulation by

a)

Indian Contract Act

b)

Government

c)

Private Indian

d)

Indian Law

9.
This type of business is owned by one person.
a)
Partnership
b)
Sole Proprietorship
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
10.
This type of business is owned by two or more people.
a)
Sole Proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
11.
Advantages of this business type are that the owner is their own boss and gets to keep all the profits.
a)
Partnership
b)
Sole Proprietorship
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
12.

The capital required by a sole proprietor is arranged by his?

a)

Parents

b)

Friends

c)

All

d)

Sole Proprietor himself

13.
What is ONE advantage of a sole proprietorship?
a)
You make ALL the decisions
b)
Easy to raise money
c)
You have to share profits
14.
Which is ONE disadvantage of Sole Proprietorship?
a)
Less direct control
b)
Disagreements
c)
Hard to raise money
15.

What is a Sole Proprietorship?

a)

Business owned by president

b)

Business owned by several companies

c)

Business owned by one person

d)

Business owned by a company

16.

A business with one owner is known as a:

a)

Company

b)

Sole trader

c)

Partnership

17.

The two forms of business ownership with unlimited liability are:

a)

Sole trader

b)

Public company

c)

Partnership

d)

Private company

18.

Advantages of a sole trader are:

a)

Limited liability

b)

The owner makes all the decisions

c)

The owner takes all the profit

d)

Can raise substantial capital

19.

Advantages of a partnership are:

a)

The partners split the profit

b)

Unlimited liability

c)

Raise more capital than a sole trader

d)

Share the workload

20.

Which of the following best describes the term limited liability? If the business fails:

a)

Personal possessions of the owner can be taken to pay any debts

b)

The owner is personally liable for all the debts of the business

c)

There is no limit on the amount the owner has to pay to settle debts

d)

The owner only loses the amount invested in the business

21.

It is a form of business ownership, where there is one owner who's responsible for the business.

a)

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP

b)

PROPRIETORSHIP

c)

SOLE PREPRIOTERSHIP

d)

SOAL PROPREITORSHIP

22.
These business owners may have trouble raising capital.
a)
Sole proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
23.
The type of business ownership in which all business decisions are the sole responsibility of the owner.
a)
Sole proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
24.
Advantages of this business type are that the owner is their own boss and gets to keep all the profits.
a)
Partnership
b)
Sole Proprietorship
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
25.
Disadvantages for this type of business include: owner pays for everything, hard to get money to start from the bank, owner might lack skills & unlimited liability.
a)
Sole Proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
d)
Franchise
26.
What is a major advantage of a business that is a partnership rather than a sole proprietorship?
a)
The responsibility for the business is shared
b)
The business is easy to set up
c)
The partners are not responsible for business debts
d)
The business is easy to sell
27.
What is a business owned and operated by two or more people?
a)
Sole Proprietorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
28.
Disadvantages include limited life and
the potential for conflict between partners
a)
Sole Propriotorship
b)
Partnership
c)
Corporation
29.
Sara’s Hair Palace is a small, locally owned beauty salon in Sterling. This represents what type of business?
a)
corporation
b)
partnership
c)
sole proprietorship
30.

The main disadvantage of a __________ is that each person is fully responsible for the acts of all other persons.

a)

Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Franchise

31.

What term is defined as an enterprise that produces goods or services, usually to make a profit?

a)

business organization

b)

unlimited liability

c)

stock

d)

vertical merger

32.
What kind of business is BEST described by these statements?
I am the only owner of my business. 
I take all the risks of doing business. 
I keep all the profits. 
a)
proprietorship
b)
corporation
c)
partnership
d)
cooperative
33.

How is a corporation different from a sole proprietorship or partnership?

a)

A corporation has only one or two owners.

b)

A corporation is usually owned by one person.

c)

A corporation requires a legal charter with the state.

d)

The owners (stockholders) have limited liability.

34.

Dan, Tony, and Mac own a pizza parlor. They rotate hours and days off.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

35.

Mr. Wells owns a card shop. Because baseball cards have declined in popularity his business is struggling. He decides he has to sell his house to pay off his business debts.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

36.

Unger and Unger is a law firm consisting of two brothers who started their own business. They both are responsible for all profits and risks that their firm will have.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

37.

8. A person who takes a risk to produce goods and services in search of a profit is an entrepreneur. In which kind of business structure may entrepreneurs establish a business?

a)

Partnerships and Corporations

b)

Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, and Corporations

c)

Only Corporations

d)

Sole Proprietorships and Corporations

38.

9. What type of business is described in the diagram below?

a)

Sole Proprietorships

b)

Partnerships

c)

Corporation

39.

10. What characteristic of a corporation is missing from the diagram on the below?

a)

Owner shares the profits with family members only

b)

Stockholders share the profits

c)

Main owner receives the majority of profits

d)

Board of Supervisors has the final say on new products

40.

2. Mario and his brother Luigi started a plumbing company together. They split the profits and the expenses.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

41.

Mr. Wells owns a card shop. Because baseball cards have declined in popularity his business is struggling. He decides he has to sell his house to pay off his business debts.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

42.

-Two or more owners

-Lower taxes

-Unlimited Liability

a)

Partnership

b)

Sole Proprietorship

c)

Corporation

d)

All of the above

43.

What type of paperwork is needed for a Partnership?

a)

Business License

b)

Partnership Agreement

c)

Corporate Charter

d)

Franchise Agreement

44.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of setting up a business as a partnership?

a)

Shared losses

b)

Shared workload

c)

Shared profit

d)

More ideas generated

45.

list two disadvantages of partnership (REM)

a)

(I) partners might not all contribute equal

(ii) partnership has unlimited liability

b)

(i) cash flow is often a problem

(ii) there could be a lack of capital and cash flow

c)

(i) limited amount of capital available

(ii) ineffective services

46.

When one person has full responsibility and the other is “silent partner” it is a:

a)

General Partnership (GP)

b)

Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

c)

Limited Partnership (LP)

d)

it is not a partnership

47.

How many partners are there in a typical partnership?

a)

2

b)

2-4

c)

2-20

d)

1

48.

More owners means more disagreements for what type of structure?

a)

Public Limited

b)

Partnerships

c)

Private Limited

d)

Sole Trader

49.

_______________is a legal term for being held accountable

a)

Liability

b)

Assets

c)

Bankruptcy

d)

Claim

50.

Disadvantages for this type of business include: owner pays for everything, hard to get money to start from the bank, owner might lack skills & unlimited liability.

a)

Sole Proprietorship

b)

Partnership

c)

Corporation

d)

Limited liability company

51.
What is a major advantage of a business that is a partnership rather than a sole proprietorship?
a)
The responsibility for the business is shared
b)
The business is easy to set up
c)
The partners are not responsible for business debts
d)
The business is easy to sell
52.

Which of the following is an advantage of a partnership?

a)

Which of the following is an advantage of a partnership?

b)

partnerships can usually attract financial capital more easily than proprietorships.

c)

management is hard between two or more people

d)

They are inefficient.

53.

A partnership has ______________ personal liability

a)

unlimited

b)

limited

54.

The members of a Co-operative Society have

a)

Unlimited liability

b)

Limited liability

c)

Joint and Several liability

d)

Joint liability

55.

In a Co-operative Society, admission of members and allocation of shares is done by

a)

Secretary

b)

Managing Committee

c)

President

d)

General Body

56.

The principle followed in a co-operative society is

a)

No Vote

b)

One man, one vote

c)

Multiple votes

d)

One share one vote

57.

Which of the following best describes the term limited liability? If the business fails:

a)

Personal possessions of the owner can be taken to pay any debts

b)

The owner is personally liable for all the debts of the business

c)

There is no limit on the amount the owner has to pay to settle debts

d)

The owner only loses the amount invested in the business

58.
In a cooperative society, the principle followed is:
a)
one share one vote
b)
one man one vote
c)
no vote
d)
multiple votes
59.

protecting the interest of small producers is the objective of

a)

Producer co-operative

b)

Consumer co-operative

c)

Marketing co-operative

d)

Housing co-operative

60.

which type of cooperative society performs various functions related to transportation,warehousing,gardening etc.

a)

Farmers cooperative society

b)

Consumer cooperative society

c)

Marketing cooperative society

d)

Credit cooperative housing society

61.

These societies are established to help small producers in selling their products

(a)  

62.

which of the following is a limitation of a cooperative society

a)

a co-operative society is managed in a democratic way

b)

members have limited liability

c)

co-operative societies can't extend beyond a certain limit, they are likely to fail if they try to expand like big joint stock companies

d)

co-operative societies have open membership

63.

The 'separate legal entity' feature of a co-operative society states that

a)

It assigns unlimited liability to its member

b)

It is not affected by the entry or exit of its members

c)

It is controlled by the founder members of the society