πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. It is difficult to evade:
  • (A) direct tax
  • (B) indirect
  • (C) proportional
  • (D) progressive tax
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) direct tax
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. A public good is
  • (A) a good that the public must pay for
  • (B) non-rival in consumption.
  • (C) more costly than a private good.
  • (D) paid for by the government.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) non-rival in consumption.
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. The economic incidence of a unit tax is
  • (A) generally borne by the buyers.
  • (B) generally borne by sellers.
  • (C) generally borne by the government.
  • (D) independent of the statutory incidence for the tax.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) independent of the statutory incidence for the tax.
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. Externalities can be positive because
  • (A) marginal damages do not last over time.
  • (B) utility can be impacted positively as well as negatively.
  • (C) there is no concept for marginal benefit.
  • (D) positive externalities are subsidies.
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) utility can be impacted positively as well as negatively.
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. Lump sum taxes
  • (A) create no excess burden.
  • (B) are not as widely used as other forms of taxation.
  • (C) generally lack a sense of equity.
  • (D) all of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all of the above
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. All type of income received to government is called .............. income.
  • (A) private
  • (B) public
  • (C) company
  • (D) partnership
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) public
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. The tax on net income of companies is
  • (A) personal income tax
  • (B) interest tax
  • (C) wealth tax
  • (D) corporation tax
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) corporation tax
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. Shifting of tax depends on ..............of goods.
  • (A) elasticity
  • (B) quality
  • (C) quantity
  • (D) durability
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) elasticity
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. ………………...is that process in which taxpayer tries to shift burden of tax on others.
  • (A) impact of tax
  • (B) shifting of tax
  • (C) incidence of tax
  • (D) elasticity of tax
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) shifting of tax
πŸ“Š Public Finance
Q. Which of the following taxes is/are withdrawn or abolished?
  • (A) interest tax
  • (B) estate duty
  • (C) gift tax
  • (D) all the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) all the above