531. Which of the following enjoys Constitutional authority to decide the share of the states in the taxes?
1. the Union Finance Minister
2. the Finance Commission
3. the Planning Commission
4. the Union Cabinet in consultation with the President
Option “B” is correct Article 280 provides for a Finance Commission as a quasi-judicial body. It is constituted by the President every fifth year or even earlier.The distribution of the net proceeds of taxes to be shared between the Centre and the states and the allocation between the states, the respective shares of such proceeds.
532. Which one of the following taxes is not shared by the Central Government with the state governments?
1. customs duty
2. excise duties
3. income tax
4. all the above
Option “A” is correct Custom duty in India is defined under the Customs Act, 1962 and enables the government to levy duty on exports and imports, prohibit export and import of goods. All matters related to custom duty fall under the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC).
533. Which of the following subjects was transferred by the 42nd amendment of 1976 from the state list to the concurrent list?
1. Health
2. Education
3. Irrigation
4. all the above
Option “B” is correct The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Centre and the states, viz., List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List) in the Seventh Schedule.The union list has 100 subjects ,state list has 61 subjects and concurrent list has 52 subjects.
534. Which of the following has been wrongly listed as recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission ?
1. It favoured formation of inter-governmental council consisting of the Prime Minister and chief ministers of states.
2. It favoured liberal use of Article 356 of the Constitution in the interest of unity and integrity of the country.
3. It turned down the demand for the abolition of the office of the governor.
4. It favoured implementation of the three-language formula in the interest of unityand integrity of the country.
Option “B” is correct Recommendations are mentioned below: 1. A permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council should be set up underArticle 263. 2. Article 356 should be used very sparingly, in extreme cases as a last resort when all the available alternatives fail. 3. The institution of All-India Services should be further strengthened and some more such services should be created. 4. The residuary powers of taxation should continue to remain with the Parliament, while the other residuary powers should be placed in the Concurrent List.
535. Which of the following is a leading recommendation of the Sarkaria Commission?
1. abolition of All India Services
2. activation of Zonal Councils
3. drastic changes in the present division of functions between the finance commission and the Planning Commission
4. abolition of Zonal Councils
Option “B” is correct Recommendations are mentioned below: 1. A permanent Inter-State Council called the Inter-Governmental Council should be set up under Article 263. 2. Article 356 should be used very sparingly, in extreme cases as a last resort when all the available alternatives fail. 3. The institution of All-India Services should be further strengthened and some more such services should be created. 4. The residuary powers of taxation should continue to remain with the Parliament, while the other residuary powers should be placed in the Concurrent List.
536. The Central Government derives maximum revenue from
1. Income tax
2. Excise duties
3. Customs
4. None of these
Option “A” is correct Income tax is about 16% revenue of the central government in 2017-18.
537. Which of the following is the largest contributor to the total tax revenue of the government (Central state and union territory administrations)?
Option “B” is correct corporation tax is about 26% revenue of the central government in 2017-18.
538. Which of the following is in the concurrent list?
1. population control and family planning
2. public health and sanitation
3. capitation taxes
4. treasure trove
Option “A” is correct The Concurrent List or List-III (Seventh Schedule) is a list of 52 items given in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. On these item both state and centre can make laws.
539. Who enacts the laws for the those Union Territories which do not have Legislative Assembly?
1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the territory
2. The Parliament
3. The President
4. Union Home Minister
Option “B” is correct The Union Territories are administered by the President through an administrator, who is appointed by him with a suitable designation. Power to decide the structure of administration in the UT is vested in Parliament. Parliament was empowered to create a legislature or council of ministers or both for a Union Territory via Constitution.
540. Zonal Councils were provided under
1. the original Constitution
2. the State Reorganisation Act, 1956
3. the 42nd Amendment
4. 44th Amendment
Option “B” is correct The idea of creation of Zonal Councils was first of all mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956. The zonal councils have been established by the state reorganization act 1956 to advise on matters of common interest to each of the five zones, into which the territory of India has been divided.
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