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UNDERSTANDING THE BUDGET MCQs

Total Questions : 27 | Page 3 of 3 pages
Question 21. Which one of the following is a combination of direct taxes? 
  1.    Excise duty and Wealth tax
  2.    Service tax and Income tax
  3.    Excise duty and Service tax
  4.    Wealth tax and Income tax
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Wealth tax and Income tax
:
D
Wealth tax and income tax is a combination of direct taxes. Other options consist of direct tax and indirect tax.
Question 22. The direct tax is collected directly from
  1.    The producers on goods produced
  2.    The sellers on good sold
  3.    The buyers of goods
  4.    The income earners
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The income earners
:
D
The direct tax is collected directly from the income earners.
Question 23. Which of the following is a non-tax receipt?
  1.    Gift tax
  2.    Sales tax
  3.    Donations
  4.    Excise duty
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Donations
:
C
Non-tax revenue or non-tax receipts refer to the government revenues which are not generated from taxes. Out of the given options, the donation is a non-tax receipt.
Question 24. Which of the following is not a revenue receipt?
  1.    Recovery of loans
  2.    Foreign grants
  3.    Profits of public enterprises
  4.    Wealth tax
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Recovery of loans
:
A
Recovery of loanseither create a liability or cause a reduction in the assets of the government. Therefore, they are capital receipts. Other options are revenue receipts.
Question 25. Which of following is a direct tax?
  1.    Corporate tax
  2.    Entertainment tax
  3.    Excise duty
  4.    Service tax
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Corporate tax
:
A
Corporate tax is a direct tax. Entertainment tax, excise duty and service tax are indirect taxes.
Question 26. Which of the following is a source of capital receipt?
  1.    Foreign donations
  2.    Dividends
  3.    Disinvestment
  4.    Indirect taxes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Disinvestment
:
C
The receipts obtained from the sale of shares in Public Sector Undertakings is referred to as disinvestment. It is a source of capital receipt.
Question 27. Economic services of Railway and Postal Services provided by the government are covered by
  1.    Plan Capital Expenditure
  2.    Non-Plan Capital Expenditure
  3.    Revenue Expenditure
  4.    Both A and B
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Non-Plan Capital Expenditure
:
B
Economic services of Railway and Postal Services provided by the government are covered by Non-Plan Capital Expenditure.

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