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This set of Business Taxation Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Income Tax Act 1961 (India) Set 1

Q1 | Income tax is collected on all types of income except .
  • agricultural income
  • industrial income
  • capital gain
  • household property
Q2 | The Income Tax Act came into force from .
  • 1st march 1971
  • 1st april 1971
  • 1st march 1961
  • 1st april 1961
Q3 | The Income Tax Act came into force all over India except .
  • andaman & nicobar
  • maldives
  • jammu & kashmir
  • none of the above
Q4 | As per Income Tax Act, 1961, income tax is charged on the income ofat a rates which are prescribed by the Finance Act of relevant assessmentyear.
  • current year
  • one year before previous year
  • previous year
  • none of the above
Q5 | The tax payer liability is determined with reference to his or her .
  • financial status
  • residential status
  • all of the above
  • none of the above
Q6 | As per the definition of Income, the income includes the following .
  • profits and gains
  • dividend declared
  • voluntary contribution received by a trust created
  • all of the above
Q7 | The period of 12 months commencing on the first day of April every yearand ending on 31st March is called as .
  • previous year
  • assessment year
  • accounting year
  • financial year
Q8 | Previous year means the financial year immediately preceding the .
  • accounting year
  • assessment year
  • all of the above
  • none of the above
Q9 | Agricultural income is completely exempted for assessment year
  • 1974-75
  • 1985-86
  • 1975-76
  • 1978-79
Q10 | The income from foreign companies by providing the services in projectconnected with security of India is from tax liability.
  • 50% exempted
  • 20% exempted
  • 100% exempted
  • 55% exempted
Q11 | The awards and rewards are exempted from Income Tax if .
  • payment is in cash
  • payment is in kind
  • payment is in cash or in kind
  • none of the above
Q12 | Income received in India whether occurred in India or outside India, the taxincidence in case of resident is .
  • taxable as per slabs
  • exempted from tax
  • partly exempted
  • none of the above
Q13 | Income received in India whether occurred in India or outside India, the taxincidence in case of resident but not ordinarily resident is .
  • taxable as per slabs
  • exempted from tax
  • partly exempted
  • none of the above
Q14 | Income received in India whether occurred in India or outside India, the taxincidence in case of non-resident is .
  • taxable as per slabs
  • exempted from slab
  • partly exempted
  • none of the above
Q15 | Income deemed to be received in India whether occurred in India oroutside India, the tax incidence in case of resident is .
  • taxable as per slabs
  • exempted from slab
  • partly exempted
  • none of the above
Q16 | The income received and accrued outside India from a business controlledor profession set up in India, the tax incidence in case of resident is .
  • taxable
  • non-taxable
  • partly taxable
  • none of the above
Q17 | The income received and accrued outside India from a business controlledor profession set up in India, the tax incidence in case of non-resident is .
  • taxable
  • non-taxable
  • partly taxable
  • none of the above
Q18 | The tax incidence for company or firm in which income received in Indiaand company is resident is .
  • taxable
  • non-taxable
  • partly taxable
  • none of the above
Q19 | The tax incidence for company or firm in which income received in Indiaand company for non-resident is .
  • taxable
  • non-taxable
  • partly taxable
  • none of the above
Q20 | The tax incidence for company or firm in which income received outsideIndia from a source controlled from India for resident is .
  • taxable
  • non-taxable
  • partly taxable
  • none of the above
Q21 | The tax incidence for company or firm in which income received outsideIndia from a source controlled from India for non-resident is .
  • non-taxable
  • taxable
  • partly taxable
  • none of the above
Q22 | …………. is exempted from income tax.
  • interest from indian company
  • dividend from foreign company
  • cooperative dividend
  • dividend from indian company
Q23 | Which section of the Income Tax Act exempted incomes have beenmentioned?
  • section 80c
  • section 80dd
  • section 10
  • section 2
Q24 | ……………….of Income Tax Act is related to residential status.
  • section 2
  • section 6
  • section 5
  • section 4
Q25 | Resident of India includes .
  • ordinarily resident
  • not ordinarily resident
  • nri
  • both (a) and (b)