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When agent is appointed to do all acts connected with a particular trade, business or employment, such agent is known as _______.

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Special agent

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General agent

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Universal agent

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Mercantile agent

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Solution

The correct option is B General agent
A general agent is a person authorized to transact every kind of business for his principal. He acts as a representative of another, who has a mandate of general nature.

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