History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
Which one of the following was permanently imposed on the Indians in 1886?
ASalt tax
BIncome tax ✓ Correct
CEducation cess
DPilgrim tax
Correct answer: (B) Income tax — Income tax was permanently imposed in 1886, so the answer is income tax.
Explanation
★Income tax was permanently imposed in 1886, so the answer is income tax.
★Income tax was permanently imposed on the Indians in 1886.
★Income tax had first been introduced in 1860 by James Wilson after the revolt of 1857.
★It was then levied off and on as a temporary measure.
★In 1886 a new Income Tax Act placed it on a permanent footing.
★So the tax permanently imposed in 1886 was the income tax.
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