Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. Central government does not have exclusive power to impose tax which is not mentioned in state or concurrent list.
ii. The constitution also provides for transferring certain tax revenues from union list to states.

i only

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ii only

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both

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Solution

The correct option is B ii only
Among the two options, only second one is true because first one says that only central government has exclusive powers to levy taxes which is not true. Taxes in India are levied by the Central Government and the state governments. The constitution also provides for transferring certain tax revenues from union list to states list.

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Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.i. Central government does not have exclusive power to impose tax which is not mentioned in state or concurrent list.ii. The constitution also provides for transferring certain tax revenues from union list to states.

Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. Central government does not have exclusive power to impose tax which is not mentioned in state or concurrent list.
ii. The constitution also provides for transferring certain tax revenues from union list to states.