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Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not be any capital gain. 4. New assets acquired for claiming exemption u/s 54, 54B or 54D,if transferred within 3 years, will result in A) Short-term capital gain. B) Long-term capital gain. C) Short-term capital gain orlong-term capital gaindepending upon original transfer. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short-term capital gain. 5. Service tax is not payable on any service provided to A) An undertaking in a special economic zone. B) An undertaking in a free trade zone. C) A developer or unit in a special economic zone. D) An undertaking in a software technological park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A developer or unit in a special economic zone. 6. The payment for Insurance premium under section 80D should be paid A) In cash. B) Cash/by cheque. C) By any mode other than cash. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By any mode other than cash. 7. Dividend paid by an Indian company is A) Taxable in the hands of the company and exempt in the hands of the recipient. B) Taxable in India in the hands of the recipient. C) Exempt in the hands of recipient. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxable in the hands of the company and exempt in the hands of the recipient. 8. The maximum deduction u/s 80GG shall be limited to A) Rs. 2,000 p.m. B) Rs. 3,000 p.m. C) Rs. 1,000 p.m. D) Rs. 4,000 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs. 2,000 p.m. 9. Service tax is a charge on A) Any service provided or to be provided. B) Taxable service provided or to be provided. C) Taxable service provided. D) Taxable service to be provided. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxable service provided or to be provided. 10. Where the entire block of the depreciable asset is transferred after 36 months, there will be A) Short-term capital gain. B) Short-term capital gain or loss. C) Long-term capital gain. D) Long-term capital gain or loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short-term capital gain or loss. 11. Income which accrue outside India from a business controlled from India is taxable in case of A) Not ordinarily resident only. B) Resident only. C) Both ordinarily resident and NOR. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both ordinarily resident and NOR. 12. Service tax was introduced in India in the year A) 1992. B) 1996. C) 1998. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1994. 13. Exemption under section 54 is available to A) HUF only. B) Individuals only. C) BothIndividual and HUF. D) All assesses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BothIndividual and HUF. 14. In case an assessee is engaged in the business of plying hiring or leasing goods carriage, presumption income scheme under section 44AE is applicable if the assessee is the owner of maximum of A) 8 goods carriages. B) 10 goods carriages. C) 4 goods carriages. D) 12 goods carriages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 goods carriages. 15. Service tax is payable on the gross amount A) True. B) Not sure. C) May be. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The quantum of deduction allowed under section 80D shall be limited to A) Rs. 15,000. B) Rs. 35,000. C) Rs. 25,000. D) Rs. 5,000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs. 15,000. 17. Under the head Business or Profession, the method of accounting which an assessee can follow shall be A) Hybrid system. B) Mercantile or cash system only. C) Cash system only. D) Mercantile system only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercantile or cash system only. 18. In the aforesaid case,the income shall be presumed to be A) 10 % of gross receipts. B) 5 % of gross receipts. C) 1 % of gross receipts. D) 8 % of gross receipts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 % of gross receipts. 19. Residential status to be determined for A) Previous year. B) Accounting year. C) Assessment yea. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Previous year. 20. Secondary and Higher Education Cess was levied by A) The Finance Act, 2007. B) The Finance Act, 2005. C) The Finance Act, 2006. D) The Finance (2) Act, 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Finance Act, 2007. 21. Service tax was introduced first time on A) 2 years. B) 3 years. C) 1 year. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 years. 22. Deduction under section 80D in respect of medical insurance premium is allowed to A) An individual or HUF. B) Individual only. C) Individual or HUF who is resident in India. D) Any assessee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An individual or HUF. 23. The most important source of revenue to the states is A) Sales tax. B) Service tax. C) Excise duty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sales tax. 24. Tax is levied under VAT at A) First stage of sale. B) Last stage of sale. C) Multi Stage. D) First and last stage of sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multi Stage. 25. Service tax is governed and administered by A) CBEC. B) CBDT. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CBEC. 26. Banking services offered to units set up in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been exempted for paying tax A) Income Tax. B) Service Tax. C) Capital Gains Tax. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capital Gains Tax. 27. Which of the following states became the first state in the country to launch RBI's e-payment system for commercial tax payers? A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Maharashtra. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karnataka. 28. In case the assessee follows mercantile system of accounting, bonus or commission to the employee are allowed as deduction on A) Due basis but subject to section 43B. B) Payment basis. C) Due basis. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due basis but subject to section 43B. 29. Education cess is leviable in case of A) An individual and HUF. B) A company assessee only. C) All assesses. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All assesses. 30. R, a foreign national visited India during previous year 2008-09 for 180 days. Earlier to this he never visited India. R in this case shall be A) Non-resident. B) Resident in India. C) Not ordinarily resident in India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-resident. 31. Deduction u/s 80C in respect of LIP, Contribution to provident fund, etc. is allowed to A) An individual of HUF. B) Any assessee. C) An individual or HUF who is resident in India. D) An individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An individual of HUF. 32. Body of individual should consist of A) Persons other than individual only. B) Individual only. C) Both of the above. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individual only. 33. Deduction u/s 80GGA in respect of certain donation for scientific research or rural development is allowed to A) Any assessee. B) Non corporate business assessee. C) An assessee whose income does not include PGBP income. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An assessee whose income does not include PGBP income. 34. Securities transaction tax paid by the seller of shares and units shall A) Be allowed as deduction as expenses of transfer. B) Not be allowed as deduction. C) All of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not be allowed as deduction. 35. The tax levied by the union government on income of individuals is known as A) Wealth tax. B) Interest tax. C) Personal income tax. D) Corporation tax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personal income tax. 36. The term 'assessment year' is defined A) Section 2(9). B) Section 3(9). C) Section 2(8). D) Section 3(8). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Section 2(9). 37. Usually, the validity period of an Income Tax Refund Order is A) 4 month. B) 2 month. C) 1 month. D) 3 month. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 month. 38. Service tax was introduced in India on the recommendation of A) Kelkar Committee. B) Dr. Raja J Challiah Committee. C) Dr. Yashwant Sinha Committee. D) Dr. Man Mohan Singh Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Raja J Challiah Committee. 39. Expenditure incurred on purchase of animals to be used by the assessee for the purpose of carrying on his business & profession is subject to A) Nil deduction. B) Depreciation. C) Deduction in the previous year in which animal dies or become permanently useless. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deduction in the previous year in which animal dies or become permanently useless. 40. The term 'previous year' is defined under A) Section 3. B) Section 4. C) Section 1. D) Section 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Section 3. 41. There will be no partial integration of agricultural income with non agricultural income, if the non agricultural income does not exceed A) Rs. 1,50,000. B) Rs. 1,30,000. C) Rs. 1,80,000. D) Rs. 1,00,000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs. 1,50,000. 42. The power to levy service tax is now provided by the Constitution vide entry No. A) 92C of the Union list. B) 54 of the State list. C) 93 of the Union list. D) 97 of the Union list. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 97 of the Union list. 43. The provisions relating to valuation of taxable services are contained in A) Section 65 of the Finance Act, 1994. B) Section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994. C) Section 65A of the Finance Act, 1999. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994. 44. Deduction under section 80C is allowed from A) Total income. B) Gross total income. C) Tax on total income. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gross total income. 45. Family pension received by a widow of a member of the armed forces where the death of the member has occurred in the course of the operational duties, is A) Totally chargeable to tax. B) Exempt up to Rs.3,00,000. C) Exempt up to Rs. 3,50,000. D) Totally exempt under section 10(19). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Totally exempt under section 10(19). 46. As per Sec.139(1), a company shall have to file return of income A) When its total income exceedsRs.50,000. B) In all cases irrespective of any income or loss earned by it. C) When its total income exceeds the maximum amount which is not chargeable to income tax. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In all cases irrespective of any income or loss earned by it. 47. The phenomenon of a continuous decrease in prices of goods and services in the economy is, known as .....? A) Inflation. B) Deflation. C) Stagflation. D) Market crash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deflation. 48. The last date of filing the return of income u/s 139(1) for A. Yr. 2009-10 in case of a company assessee is A) 31st July of the assessment year. B) 30th November of the assessment year. C) 30th September of the assessment year. D) 31st October of the assessment year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30th September of the assessment year. 49. The power to make rules for service tax is given to Central Government by A) Section 94 of the Finance Act, 1994. B) Sections 66 and 67 of the Finance Act, 1994. C) Sections 93 and 94 of the Finance Act, 1994. D) Sections 94 and 961 of the Finance Act, 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sections 94 and 961 of the Finance Act, 1994. 50. In the above case the income to be presumed under section 44AF shall be A) 5 % of total turnover. B) 12 % of total turnover. C) 10 % of total turnover. D) 8 % of total turnover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 % of total turnover. 51. For claiming Deduction u/s 80C, the payment or deposit should be made A) Out of any income. B) Out of any income chargeable to income tax. C) During the current year out of any source. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the current year out of any source. 52. R Ltd., is an Indian company whose entire control and management of its affairs is situated outside India. R Ltd., shall be A) Resident in India. B) Not ordinarily resident in India. C) Non-resident in India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resident in India. 53. Income tax is rounded off to A) Nearest ten rupees. B) Nearest one rupee. C) No rounding off of tax is done. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nearest ten rupees. 54. Salary, bonus, commission or remuneration due to or received by a working partner from the firm is taxable under the head. A) PGBP. B) Income from salaries. C) Other sources. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PGBP. 55. Deduction under section 40(b) shall be allowed on account of salary /remuneration paid to A) Major partner only. B) Working partner only. C) Any partner. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working partner only. 56. The period of holding of shares acquired in exchange of convertible debentures shall be reckoned from A) The date of when the debentures were converted into shares. B) The date of holding of debentures. C) All of the above. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The date of when the debentures were converted into shares. 57. Interest on money borrowed for the purpose of acquiring a capital asset pertaining to the period after the asset is put to use is to be A) Treated as revenue expenditure. B) Capitalized. C) All of the above. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treated as revenue expenditure. 58. Name the committee to recommend that granting relief to FIIs on Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) will be a positive thing for the market? A) AP Shah Committee. B) C Rangarjan Committee. C) K N Desai Committee. D) Bimal Jalan Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AP Shah Committee. 59. A local authority has earned income from the supply of commodities outside its own jurisdictional area. It is A) Taxable. B) Exempt. C) Partially Exempted. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taxable. 60. The provisions relating to service tax are given in A) The Service tax Act, 1994. B) Chapter V of the Finance Act, 1994. C) Chapter V and VA of the Finance Act, 1994. D) Chapter VII and VIII of the Finance Act, 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chapter V and VA of the Finance Act, 1994. Next →Related QuizzesEconomy QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesTaxes In India Quiz 2Taxes In India Quiz 3Banking Awareness And Sebi QuizInsurance Awareness Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books