The correct characteristic of general partnerships is:
The partnership has limited life.
In a general partnership, the partnership can be dissolved if one of the partners withdraws or passes away, leading to its limited life. The other options provided are not characteristics of general partnerships. In a general partnership, all partners typically have unlimited liability, and it is not owned by just one person but rather by two or more partners who share equal responsibility. Additionally, usually, partners have equal rights in representing the partnership unless otherwise agreed upon.