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1. Taxes are levied to:
Penalise people
Provide direct benefits to tax payers
Provide general benefits for the people
To accumulate funds
2. Whom of the following propounded principles of taxation:
Keynes
Marshall
Adam Smith
Al Ghazali
3. Taxes on commodities are:
Direct taxes
Indirect taxes
Progressive taxes
Proportional taxes
4. Govt. prepares its budget:
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Annually
5. One of the following is NOT a feature of private finance:
Balancing of income and expenditure
Secrecy
Saving some part of income
Publicity
6. One of the following is NOT a feature of private finance:
Publicity
Secrecy
Efforts to balance income and expenditure
Taking steps to increase income
7. It is direct tax:
Excise tax
Sales tax
Income tax
Custom duty
8. These are heads of expenditure of the government EXCEPT?
Provide social services
Defence
Improve transport and communication
Provide cosmetics
9. The most important source of income of a government is:
Foreign loans
Taxes
Printing of new money
Sale of government property
10. Progressive taxes:
Increase government revenue
Bring equality in distribution of incomes
Act as penalty for rich people
Both (a) & (b)
11. These are principles of taxation:
Principle of equality
Principle of certainty
Principle of secrecy
Both (a) & (b)
12. In Pakistan taxes are levied by:
Prime minister of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
Federal cabinet of ministers
National assembly
13. Which of the following tax is best example of ability to pay principle of taxes:
Excise tax on cigarettes
Highway toll tax
Proportional sales tax
Personal income tax
14. Govt. taxing and spending policies are called:
Monetary policy
Fiscal policy
Commercial policy
Finance policy
15. Govt. budget is balanced when:
Govt. expenditure outstrips tax receipts
Govt. tax receipts outstrips expenditure
Government expenditure equals tax revenue
None of the above
16. Government finance is called:
National finance
Public finance
Private finance
(a) and (b) of above
17. How the government can meet its expenditure:
By taxing people
By borrowing from banks and other governments
By printing new money
By all the three methods
18. The government can collect funds from:
Taxes
Fees
Prices of public goods
All the three
19. A direct tax is that which:
Is heavy burden on the tax payers
Can be directly deposited in the banks
Can not be evaded
Is paid by the person on whom it is levied
20. In Pakistan government budget is prepared by:
National Assembly
President of Pakistan
Ministry of Finance
State Bank of Pakistan
21. In Pakistan Income tax is:
Progressive tax
Proportional
Direct
(a) and (b) of above
22. Which tax better conforms to the principle of equality in taxation
Progressive tax
Regressive tax
Proportional tax
Fixed tax
23. Which one is not a principle of taxation:
Principle of equality
Principle of certainty
Principle of morality
Principle of diversity
24. A country has proportional system of taxation. A person pays Rs 500 tax when his income is 5000 how much tax he will pay if his earning rises to 8000:
200
400
600
800
25. Which source a private company cannot use?
A bank loan
A bank overdraft
Selling new shares in stock exchange
Deficit finance (new money)
26. Net taxes are:
Domestic taxes minus foreign taxes
Business taxes minus personal taxes
Total taxes minus govt. transfer payments
Total taxes minus govt. purchases
27. Which is not counted as public expenditure?
Subsidy given to local city bus service
Defence expenditure
Investment spending by public companies
Interest payment on national debt.
28. If Income tax is assessed as Rs. 100 on an income of Rs. 1000. Compared to this which one of the following indictes that the income tax rate is progressive?
Rs. 150 tax on Rs. 2000 income
Rs. 350 tax on Rs. 3000 income
Rs. 400 tax on Rs. 4000 income
Rs. 450 tax on Rs. 5000 income
29. The most important source of income of a government is:
Foreign loans
Sprinting of new money
Sale of government property
Taxes
30. Progressive taxes:
Increase government revenue
Bring equality in distribution of incomes
Compel rich people to be honest
(a) & (b) of above
31. This is NOT a principle of taxation:
Principle of equality
Principle of certainty
Principle of secrecy
Principle of economy
32. This is principle of taxation
Principle of honesty
Principle of morality
Principle of secrecy
Principle of economy
33. In Pakistan the authority to levy taxes lies with:
Prime minister of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
Federal cabinet of ministers
National assembly
34. This tax is a good example of ability to pay principle of taxes:
Excise tax on cigarettes
Highway toll tax
Proportional sales tax
Personal income tax
35. Govt. taxing and spending policies are called:
Monetary policy
Fiscal policy
Commercial policy
Finance policy
36. Govt. budget is balanced when:
Govt. expenditure is kept to the minimum
Govt. income consists of both tax and non-tax income
Government expenditure equals tax revenue
None of the above
37. Government finance is called:
National finance
Public finance
Official finance
(a) & (b) of above
38. The government can meet its expenditure:
By taxing people
By printing new money
By borrowing from banks and foreign countries
By all the three methods
39. It is direct tax:
Property tax
Income tax
Import tax
All are indirect taxes
40. Mansoor Software Co imported computers and paid import tax. Burden of tax will be on:
Importer
Wholesaler
Last buyer
Retailer
41. If a person who is tax-payer can shift the burden of tax to someone else the tax is called:
Movable tax
Indirect tax
Transfer tax
Undesirable tax
42. The federal budget of Pakistan includes:
Direct taxes and indirect taxes
Proportional and progressive taxes
Simple and difficult taxes
(a) & (b) of above
43. To bring equitable distribution of income in the country taxes should be
Direct
Indirect
Proportional
Progressive
44. These are principles of taxation:
Equality and certainty
Certainty and morality
Flexibility and durability
Durability and rigidity
45. It is better way to finance the govt. budget:
By taxing people
By printing new money
By borrowing from banks
By fining people doing illegal activities
46. Income tax in Pakistan is:
Direct and progressive
Direct and proportional
Indirect and progressive
Indirect and proportional
47. In Pakistan income tax is collected by:
Local govt
Provincial govt
Federal govt.
All governments
48. Sales tax in Pakistan is:
Direct and progressive
Direct and proportional
Indirect and progressive
Indirect and proportional
49. It is easy and convenient to pay:
Direct tax
Indirect tax
Proportional tax
Progressive tax
50. It is difficult to evade:
Direct tax
Indirect
Proportional
Progressive tax
51. Zakat is not due on the gold owned by a person who has less than:
60 tolas
30 tolas
15 tolas
7.5 tolas
52. Zakat can be spent for this purpose:
Payment of fee of a poor child
Performing Hajj
Help poor parents
All of the above
53. It is a source of revenue for the Local overnment bodies:
Corporation tax
Value added tax
Excise tax
Property tax
54. Federal government transfers to provinces as their share in tax collection:
Less than 40%
More than 40% but less than 60%
More than 60%
More than 90%
55. Which tax is not shared between central and provincial governments?
Excise tax
Sales tax
Custom duty
Property tax
56. Which is provincial tax in Pakistan:
Excise tax
Sales tax
Import duty
Motors token tax
57. Tax is a payment:
Compulsory
Voluntary
Unnecessary
Temporary
58. The main source of revenue of federal government is:
Property taxes
Token tax
Custom duties
Sales tax
59. In Pakistan Income tax is:
Progressive tax
Proportional
Direct
(a) and (c) of above
60. The budget estimate prepared by ministry of finance is finally approved by:
State Bank
President
Senate
National Assembly
61. Federal govt. budget estimate for 2010-11 is:
2800 million
2800 billion
2800 trillion
Bigger than 2800 trillion
62. Government of Pakistan can increase its resources by:
Taxing people
Printing new notes
Borrowing
All the three
63. The non-Muslims pay Zakat:
At a higher rate than Muslims
At a lower rate than Muslims
At the same rate
Do not pay Zakat
64. To control inflation the government should increase:
Budget deficit
Consumer spending
Income tax
Pensions
65. In past decades Pakistan increased its GDP yet living standard of majority has not risen. The most important cause of this situation is:
Increased govt. expenditure
Increased imports
Increased education
Increased population
66. Which of the following should NOT be the aim of a government:
Economic growth
Full employment
Inequality of incomes
Price stability
67. Which of the following would cause incomes to become more unequal:
Increased employment
Increased unemployment allowance
More progressive taxes
More regressive taxes
68. What is the benefit of tariffs:
Increased choice
Increased government revenue
More competition
More trade
69. Pakistan s public debt is:
Larger than GNP
Approximately equal to GNP
Smaller than GNP
Smaller than our exports
70. Pakistan s fiscal year starts from:
1st September
1st January
1st April
1st July
71. The Federal budget is presented in the parliament by:
Prime minister
President
Finance minister
Commerce minister
72. Pakistan s Budget has parts:
Current and development
Revenue and expenditure
Development and non-development
Both (a) and (b)
73. Federal government tax revenue collection includes:
Divisible taxes with provinces
Divisible taxes with district govt.
Non-tax revenue
All of the above
74. Which is true:
Federal govt. collects taxes and shares with provinces
Provincial govt. collects taxes and shares with federal govt.
Federal govt. collects taxes and shares with local govts.
Local govts. Collects taxes and shares with federal govt.
75. Which is true?
Federal govt. has the right to collect taxes
Provincial govt. has the right to collect taxes
Local govt. has the right to collect taxes
All of the above is true
76. The most important body to collect taxes in Pakistan is:
District govts.
State Bank
Ministry of finance
FBR
77. According to total amount collected the taxes fall in this order:
Custom excise sales
Sales custom excise
Custom sales excise
Excise sales custom
78. According to total amount collected the taxes fall in this order:
Custom sales tax income tax
Custom income tax sales tax
Income tax custom sales tax
Sales tax custom excise
79. Which is true about amount of taxes collected in Pakistan:
Direct taxes are more than indirect taxes
Indirect taxes are more than direct taxes
Provincial taxes are more than federal
Provincial govts. Share taxes with federal govt.
80. Exemption limit for income tax in Pakistan is:
10 lakh
5 lakh
3 lakh
1 lakh
81. Rate of General Sales Tax (GST) is:
Less than 10%
More than 10% but less than 20%
More than 20% but less than 30%
More than 30% but less than 40%
82. 40% of income of federal government is obtained from:
Income tax
Excise tax
Import tax
Property tax
83. Pakistan s expenditure on defence is:
10% of federal budget
More than 10% but less than 25%
More than 25% but less than 35%
More than 35% but less than 45%
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