Q 35. Income Tax on Agricultural Activities

Q35. Consider the following statements:

Statement I: In India, income from allied agricultural activities like poultry farming and wool rearing in rural areas is exempted from any tax.

Statement II: In India, rural agricultural land is not considered a capital asset under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

a) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
b) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I
c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is not correct
d) Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
Answer: d
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Statement I is incorrect: Under Section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, agricultural income is exempt from tax. This includes income from cultivating and selling agricultural produce, sale of agricultural land, and compensation received from the government for acquisition of agricultural land. However, income from allied agricultural activities—such as dairy farming, poultry, or fisheries—is not treated as agricultural income under the Act and is subject to tax by the central government.

Statement II is correct: According to Section 2(1A) of the Income Tax Act, rural agricultural land is not classified as a capital asset. As a result, any rental income from such land or income earned from growing and selling produce on it is not taxable.

Hence option d is the correct answer: Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

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Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?

a) Brazil
b) China
c) India
d) USA
Answer: c
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The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added a new chapter to the history of Indian Sericulture. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Oak tasar silk?

a) Assam
b) Bihar
c) Manipur
d) Orissa
Answer: a
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India possesses more than half the total number of the world’s

a) Cattle
b) Buffaloes
c) Goats
d) Sheep
Answer: a
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The highest fat content is found in the milk of

a) Buffalo
b) Cow
c) Camel
d) Reindeer
Answer: a
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Who is the pioneer of ‘White revolution’ in India?

a) Dhiru Bhai Ambani
b) Verghese Kurien
c) Swaminathan
d) S.K. Birla
Answer: b
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For developing inbred lines in farm animals, following factors are taken into consideration: 1. The crossbreds should be of outstanding type. 2. They should not carry any detrimental genes. 3. Progeny tested animals. 4. Herd size should be large. Of the statements given above, which one of the following combinations of factors is most essential?

a) 1 and 4
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 2 and 4
Answer: d
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Assertion (A): India is one of the leading fishing countries in the world. Reason (R): India has a long coastline and a large fish-eating population.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: d
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Operation Flood II refers to

a) Krishna-Cauvery link
b) Cleaning of Ganga water
c) Decreasing floods in the country
d) None of the above
Answer: d
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Gestation period of a goat is about.

a) 150 days
b) 200 days
c) 250 days
d) 365 days
Answer: a
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Operation Flood refers to.

a) Use of preventive measures for flood devastation
b) A study about floods
c) Dairy development for increased milk production
d) None of these
Answer: c
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The best conceiving season for cows and buffaloes is

a) Summer
b) Winter
c) Spring
d) There is no definite relationship between conceiving and season
Answer: d
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The most preferential poultry feed is.

a) Maize
b) Barley
c) Wheat
d) Rice husk
Answer: d
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Which of the following cows gives maximum milk yield?

a) Jersey
b) Holstein
c) Red Sindhi
d) Sahiwal
Answer: b
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Feeding of milk cattle with cotton seeds

a) Increases fat content temporarily
b) Decreases fat content temporarily
c) May decrease or increase fat content
d) Causes no change in fat content
Answer: a
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