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Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer: A
Method / Topic: Economy
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Method / Topic: Economy
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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; white-space:normal; width:85px">A direct tax is paid directly by the person on whom it is imposed. Income Tax is paid directly by the income earner to the government. GST, custom duty and excise duty are indirect taxes because their burden can be passed on through prices.</td>
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- Decide whether the question is static GK, current affairs, polity, history, geography, or science.
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- Eliminate options that conflict with that fact.
Which of the following is a direct tax?
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Correct Answer: A
Method / Topic: Economy
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Correct Answer: A
Method / Topic: Economy
<table cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; width:85px">
<tbody>
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<td style="border-bottom:none; border-left:none; border-right:none; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; white-space:normal; width:85px">A direct tax is paid directly by the person on whom it is imposed. Income Tax is paid directly by the income earner to the government. GST, custom duty and excise duty are indirect taxes because their burden can be passed on through prices.</td>
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