Q.A public company has 3,200 members as on the date of its general meeting. What is the quorum required under Section 103 of the Companies Act, 2013 (assuming the Articles do not prescribe a larger number)?
(A) 5 members
(B) 15 members
(C) 30 members
(D) 2 members

Section 103 fixes quorum for a public company on a sliding scale based on total membership, and 3,200 members falls in the middle slab of that scale, not the lowest or highest.

3,200 members is more than 1,000 but not more than 5,000, which is exactly the middle band under Section 103.

This question tests correct application of the sliding quorum scale for a public company under Section 103 of the Companies Act, 2013.

(A) 5 members — incorrect. This is the quorum only when total membership does not exceed 1,000, which is not the case here.

(B) 15 members — correct. Section 103 fixes quorum for a public company at 15 members personally present when the number of members as on the date of the meeting is more than 1,000 but not more than 5,000. With 3,200 members, this company falls squarely in that band, so the quorum required is 15.

(C) 30 members — incorrect. This higher quorum applies only when membership exceeds 5,000, which 3,200 does not.

(D) 2 members — incorrect. This is the quorum prescribed for a private company under Section 103, not for a public company of any size.

Students often memorise only the private-company quorum (2) or only the smallest public-company slab (5), and forget that Section 103 scales the number in three separate bands for a public company depending on total membership.