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(1) The period of 12 months commencing on the rt day of April every year is known as ____________ _
[A] Financial Year
[B] Assessment Year
[C] Previous Year
[D] Accounting Year
Answer: Assessment Year
(2) The charging section of the Income-tax Act, 1961, states that the income earned in a year is taxable in the next year. This is known as ______
[A] Principle of mutuality
[B] Previous year rule
[C] Financial year rule
[D] None of these.
Answer: Previous year rule

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(3) Income-tax in India is charged at the rates prescribed by -
[A] The Finance Act of the assessment year
[B] The Income-tax Act, 1961
[C] The Central Board of Direct Taxes
[D] The Finance Act of the previous year.
Answer: The Finance Act of the assessment year
(4) A new business was set-up on 1st July, 2018 and trading activity was commenced from 1st September, 2018, the previous year would be the period commencing from
[A] 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2019
[B] 1st July, 2018 to 31st March, 2019
[C] 1st September, 2018 to 31st March, 2019
[D] 1st October, 2018 to 31st March, 2019.
Answer: 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2019
(5) According to section 2(24) definition of 'income' is -------
[A] Inclusive
[B] Exhaustive
[C] Exclusive
[D] Descriptive.
Answer: Inclusive
(6) 'Income' under section 2(24) includes -

(i) The profits and gains of a banking business carried on by a co-operative society with its members.

(ii) Any advance money forfeited in the course of negotiations for transfer of capital asset.

Choose the correct option with reference to the above statements _

[A] Both (i) and (ii)
[B] Only (i)
[C] Only (ii)
[D] Neither (i) nor (ii).
Answer: Both (i) and (ii)
(7) Income includes -
[A] Profits and gains
[B] Profit in lieu of Salary
[C] Income from other sources
[D] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
(8) Income is divided in ___________ heads of Income.
[A] 4
[B] 5
[C] 6
[D] 3
Answer: 5
(9) Income includes -
[A] Profits or Gains
[B] Capital gains
[C] Lottery winnings
[D] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
(10) The term' income' includes the following types of incomes -
[A] Legal
[B] Illegal
[C] Legal and illegal both
[D] None of the above
Answer: Legal and illegal both

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