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  1. Which of the following taxes are levied and collected by Union but assigned to States ? (i) Corporation tax (ii) Excise duty on tobacco (iii) Duties in respect of succession to property other than Agriculture land (iv) Stamp duties on Bills of ExchangeAsked in OPSC CS Prelims 2021
  2. Which of the following States are involved in paying/receiving a fixed amount of money to/ from Travancore Devaswom Fund under the Constitution of India?Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2019 20
  3. In India, the power to levy and collect taxes is divided between the Central and State Governments. This division is provided under which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India ?Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2021 22
  4. In India non-agricultural income tax isAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2017
  5. Grants-in-aid are provided for in the Constitution of India under ArticlesAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2017
  6. Which of the following taxes is within the Jurisdiction of the Central Government?Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2022
  7. Agriculture income tax in India can be levied byAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009
  8. Excise Duty on liquor is imposed byAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2014
  9. Is a State of the Indian Union empowered under the Constitution to take foreign loans directly?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2012
  10. Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1999
  11. Consider the following statements: In India, stamp duties on financial transactions are levied and collected by the State Government appropriated by the Union Government. Which of these statements is/are correct?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2003
  12. The right to recover the deferred taxes accrued to the State where the industrial unit is located is as perAsked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2018
  13. The maximum limit placed by the Constitution on levy per annum of Profession Tax isAsked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2016
  14. Amount earned by Union Excise Duty is shared byAsked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2021
  15. Which of the Articles deals with the grants in aid by the Union Government to the States?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2023
  16. In connection with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, which of the following statement/statements is/are valid? I. The GST Council was established as a Statutory body, but it was later converted into a Constitutional federal body by an amendment of the Constitution. II. The proceedings of the GST Council cannot be invalidated in the eventuality of any defect in the appointment of a person a member of the Council. III. In the event of any dispute between more than two states over GST issues, the GST Council has to refer the matter to be adjudicated by the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament. IV. The GST Council is required to make recommendations to the Centre and the States on the threshold limit of turnover below which goods and services may be exempted from GST. Select the correct answer using the given below :Asked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2024
  17. Which is the new tax regime proposed to be introduced in the country?Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2013
  18. Which statement among the following is not true about the Council?Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2020
  19. Why was constitutional amendment needed for introducing GST?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017
  20. Consider the following statements regarding Goods and Services Tax Council. 1. Every decision of the Goods and Services Tax Council shall be taken by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting. 2. The vote of the Central Government in the GST council meeting shall have a weightage of two-thirds of the total votes cast. Which of the above statements is/are correct?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2024
  21. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Goods and Services Tax Council (GSTC) decisions in a meeting? 1. Every decision of the GSTC shall be taken at a meeting, by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting. 2. The vote of the Central Government shall have a weightage of one-third of the total votes cast in that meeting. 3. The votes of all the State Governments taken together shall have a weightage of two-thirds of the total votes cast, in that meeting.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2022
  22. Which of the following statement/s is/are correct? 1. The GST Council is a joint forum of the Centre and the States. 2. Every decision of the GST Council shall be taken at its meeting by a majority of not less than 2/3rd of the weighted votes of the members present and voting. 3. The vote of the Central Government shall have a weightage of 1/3rd of the votes cast.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2023
  23. Which state became the first state of India to ratify GST bill ?Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2017
  24. Which of the following statements about GST council is not true? The members of the GST council choose one amongst themselves to be the vice- chairperson of the council. Every decision of the GST council shall be taken by a meeting of not less than two- third of the weighted votes of the members present and voting. One-half of the total number of members of the GST council constitute the quorum at its meeting.Asked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2022
  25. With regard to Goods and Services Tax in the course of inter-State trade or commerce, which one of the following statements is not correct?Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2019 20