SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CHSL - 19th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q40

GST was introduced by which amendment act of the Constitution?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 101.

1. The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, this amendment introduced a national Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India on 1 July 2017.

2. It was introduced as the One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment Bill of the Constitution of India.

3. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a Value-added Tax (VAT) proposed to be a comprehensive indirect tax levy on the manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level.