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This set of Business Taxation Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Income Tax Act 1961 (India) Set 2

Q1 | The Company may have the residential status as .
  • resident or non-resident
  • not ordinarily resident
  • non-resident
  • resident
Q2 | The number of income source for a person are .
  • one head
  • two heads
  • various heads
  • any of the above
Q3 | The sum of various heads is called as .
  • taxable income
  • total income
  • gross total income
  • adjusted income
Q4 | The agricultural income includes .
  • income from sale of crop
  • income from preparation of crop
  • income from nursery
  • all of the above
Q5 | …………..comes under agricultural income.
  • tea garden
  • commodity farming
  • all of the above
  • none of the above
Q6 | If the agricultural income is ……….. then the agricultural income isconsidered for calculating tax.
  • more than ` 5,000 and total income is exceeding exemption limit
  • more than ` 5,000
  • more than ` 10,000
  • any amount
Q7 | The Income Tax Act, 1961 broadly covers .
  • basic charging income
  • rebates and reliefs
  • incomes exempted from income tax
  • all of the above
Q8 | The capital gain is chargeable under of Income Tax Act.
  • section 45
  • section 55
  • section 56
  • section 40
Q9 | The definition of the person includes .
  • an individual
  • a company
  • a hindu undivided family
  • all of the above
Q10 | Any rent or revenue derived from land which is situated in India and is usedfor agricultural purpose is .
  • partially taxable
  • fully taxable
  • exempted from tax
  • none of the above
Q11 | Residential Status of an assesses can be .
  • different for different previous year in the same assessment year
  • different for different assessment year
  • none of the above
  • all of the above
Q12 | The income of previous year is chargeable to tax in the .
  • immediately succeeding assessment year
  • same previous year
  • immediately preceding academic year
  • none of the above
Q13 | The interest on loan paid by the Government of India to a non-residentoutside India is………..in India.
  • not taxable
  • partially taxable
  • taxable
  • can’t say
Q14 | Basic condition will be for a person who leaves India for employment .
  • at least 182 days in india
  • at least 60 days in previous year and 365 days in preceding 4 years
  • at least 730 days in preceding 7 years
  • all of the above
Q15 | The term income includes the following types of incomes.
  • illegal
  • legal income from india only
  • legal
  • legal and illegal both
Q16 | ……………is the casual income.
  • interest received
  • dividend income
  • pension received
  • winning from lotteries
Q17 | The way of tax liability by taking full advantage provided by the Act is .
  • tax management
  • tax avoidance
  • tax planning
  • tax evasion
Q18 | Mr. A, partner of M/s ABC, is assessable as .
  • firm
  • an individual
  • body of individual
  • huf
Q19 | The income is chargeable under the head of salary under ……………of IncomeTax Act, 1961.
  • section 15
  • section 20
  • section 14
  • section 16
Q20 | Pension is ……………under the salary head.
  • fully taxable
  • partially taxable
  • not taxable
  • none of the above
Q21 | The salary of Member of Parliament is taxable under the head .
  • salary
  • income from other sources
  • income from business
  • all of the above
Q22 | The death-cum-retirement gratuity received by the Government Employeeor employee of local authority is .
  • partially exempted
  • fully exempted
  • half taxable
  • none of the above
Q23 | Under Section 15 of Income Tax Act, the salary due in previous years andeven if it is not received is .
  • taxable
  • not taxable
  • partially taxable
  • none of the above
Q24 | The assesses can claim relief under…………….for arrears or advance salary.
  • section 89(1)
  • section 89(2)
  • section 89(3)
  • section 89(4)
Q25 | The Payment of Gratuity Act came into force in…………...
  • 1973
  • 1980
  • 1991
  • 1972