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Which of the following tax have been abolished?

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  1. Income tax

  2. Goods & service tax

  3. Gift tax

  4. Indirect tax

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Correct Option: C

GST is payable on _________.

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  1. sale of goods

  2. providing services

  3. both (A) and (B)

  4. manufacture of goods

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Correct Option: C

 Non-Tax Revenues of the states can be increased by improving the working of the
 1. State Road Transport Corporations and the state electricity boards
2. irrigation projects and the tax collections
3. divesting the state public sector companies

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  1. Only 1

  2. I and 2

  3. 1 and 3

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Taxes belong to 'Tax Revenue'.

Income tax in India is :
1. Progressive and anti-rich
2. Proportional and pro-poor
3. Regressive and anti-poor
Select the answer using the code given below:

social science government budget and taxation indian taxation system taxation : need, principles and importance tax and its importance

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1,2 and 3

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Correct Option: A

Which tax is not shared by the central government with the states?

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  1. Union excise duties

  2. Customs duty

  3. Income tax

  4. Estate duty

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Customs and Central Excise duties are not shared by the Centre with the states directly. But indirectly, through allocations of Central funds to States even these are shared.

SEBI was established in _______.

social science government budget and taxation indian taxation system taxation : need, principles and importance tax and its importance

  1. 1993

  2. 1992

  3. 1988

  4. 1990

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the regulator for the securities market in India. It was established in the year 1992 and given statutory powers on 12 April 1992 through the SEBI Act, 1992.

Corporate Tax is imposed by ________.

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  1. state government

  2. local government

  3. central government

  4. both centre and state government

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Corporate tax is a kind of direct tax imposed by a jurisdiction on the income or capital of corporations or analogous legal entities. Corporate income tax rates are mandated by the central government.

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. Central government does not have exclusive power to impose tax which is not mentioned in state or concurrent list.

ii. The constitution also provides for transferring certain tax revenues from union list to states.

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  1. i only

  2. ii only

  3. both

  4. none

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Among the two options, only second one is true because first one says that only central government has exclusive powers to levy taxes which is not true. Taxes in India are levied by the Central Government and the state governments. The constitution also provides for transferring certain tax revenues from union list to states list.

Aid from abroad is a _______.

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  1. Tax revenue

  2. Non-tax revenue

  3. National income

  4. None

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Aid from abroad is a non-tax revenue.

The war reparations paid by the defeated Central Powers after the First World War is a best example of _______.

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  1. tax revenue

  2. non-tax revenue

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The war reparations paid by the defeated Central Powers after the First World War is a best example of non-tax revenue which is revenue receipts that are not generated by taxing the public.