Multiple choice

Income Tax in India was introduced by

  1. Sir Charles Wood

  2. Lord Macaule

  3. James Wilson

  4. William Jones

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C Correct answer
Explanation

James Wilson introduced Income Tax in India in 1860 when he was India's first Finance Member under the Viceroyalty of Lord Canning. This was to compensate for losses from the 1857 revolt.