SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 40

SSC CGL - 13 April 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q40

The 60th Amendment to the Constitution of India increased the ceiling of profession tax from ₹ 250 p.a. to ______ p.a.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. ₹2,500.

 

  • The Act may be called the Constitution (Sixtieth Amendment) Act, 1988.
  • Clause (2) of article 276 of the Constitution specifies that the total
    amount payable in respect of any one person to the State or to any one
    municipality, district board, local board or other local authority in
    a State by way of taxes on professions, trades, callings and
    employments leviable by a State Legislature under clause (1) of that
    article shall not exceed two hundred and fifty rupees per annum