In the GST Council, the weight of the Central Government's vote is
- A.one half of the total votes cast
- B.one third of the total votes cast
- C.two thirds of the total votes cast
- D.one fourth of the total votes cast
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, one third. Article 279A provides that a decision of the Council needs a majority of not less than three fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting, with the vote of the Centre carrying one third of the total votes cast and the votes of all the state governments together carrying two thirds. The quorum for a meeting is one half of the total number of members.
Option A is wrong because no single member holds half the weight; the design deliberately requires the Centre and a large group of states to agree. Option C states the combined share of all the states, not of the Centre, and is the commonest wrong choice. Option D does not appear anywhere in the provision. The practical effect of the formula is that neither the Centre alone nor the states alone can carry a proposal, and that is the point the question tests.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following is an Indirect Tax in India?
- A.Goods and Services Tax
- B.Corporation Tax
- C.Income Tax
- D.Capital Gains Tax
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GST is charged on the supply of goods and services, and although the registered supplier deposits it with the government, the amount is recovered from the buyer in the price.
Read the full explanation →Which among the following taxes is NOT imposed on goods and services?
- A.Sales tax
- B.Gift tax
- C.Luxury tax
- D.Sin tax
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A gift tax is charged on the transfer of money or property from one person to another without consideration; it is a tax on a transfer between persons, not on any sale of goods or supply of services.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution provides that no tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law?
- A.Article 246A
- B.Article 265
- C.Article 279A
- D.Article 280
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It is the foundation of the whole tax system, because it means the executive cannot demand money from a citizen without a law passed by the competent legislature.
Read the full explanation →The Goods and Services Tax came into force in India on
- A.1 April 2016
- B.1 July 2017
- C.1 April 2017
- D.1 January 2018
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GST was rolled out at a midnight session of Parliament and the date is now observed every year as GST Day.
Read the full explanation →GST was introduced in India through which Constitutional Amendment Act?
- A.One Hundred and First Amendment Act, 2016
- B.One Hundred and Second Amendment Act, 2018
- C.Hundred and Twenty-second Amendment Act, 2016
- D.Ninety-seventh Amendment Act, 2011
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It inserted Article 246A, Article 269A and Article 279A and made the sharing of taxing power between the Union and the states possible, so that both could tax the same supply.
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