In Income Tax, Assessee is :

• a person who pays income tax
• a person who deducts income tax from its employees
• a person who prepares income tax Return of tax payers
• None of these
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ a person who pays income tax ]

Explanation:

The growth of per capita income of current prices is higher than that of per capita income at constant prices because the later takes into account the rate of

• growth of population
• increase in price level
• growth of money supply
• increase in the wage rate
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ increase in price level ]

Explanation:

Which among the following in India has the function of recommending Minimum Support Prices for various commodities to the Government ?

• National Farmers Commission
• Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
• Central Statistical organization
• Department of Agriculture
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices ]

Explanation:

Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include one of the following:

• Reduction of Poverty
• Extension of employment opportunities
• Strengthening of capital market
• Reduction in gender inequality
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ Strengthening of capital market ]

Explanation:

Which is the following is direct tax ?

• Income tax
• Excise duty
• Sales tax
• None of these
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ Income tax ]

Explanation:

In India the Repo rate is announced by:

• the Ministry of Finance, Government of India
• the Prime Minister of India
• the Reserve Bank of India
• the President of India
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ the Reserve Bank of India ]

Explanation:

In India, which sector generally suffers from the problem of surplus labour ?

• Agriculture
• Industry
• Service
• All of these
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ Agriculture ]

Explanation:

Fiscal Deficit is:

• Government expenditure minus borrowings
• Government expenditure minus revenue receipts
• Same as budget deficit
• Budget deficit minus borrowings and other liabilities
Solution
Correct Option: B  [ Government expenditure minus revenue receipts ]

Explanation:

Scheme run under MGNREGA are sponsored :

• by the Central Government alone
• by the State Government alone
• partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government
• by Centre, State and Panchayat bodies together
Solution
Correct Option: C  [ partly by the Central Government and partly by the State Government ]

Explanation:

The equilibrium condition for money market is:

• demand for money should be equal to supply of money
• cash in hand should be equal to deposits in bank
• saving is equal to investment
• bank rate is equal to repo rate
Solution
Correct Option: A  [ demand for money should be equal to supply of money ]

Explanation: