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Q.4
CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Medium Knowledge-Based
Bare Act Income Tax History · Historical

For the first time in India Income Tax was introduced by Sir James Wilson in the year:

A 1886
B 1868
✓ 1860 Answer
D None of the above
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Income tax in India was first introduced by Sir James Wilson in 1860 to meet the financial crisis caused by the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. The first Income Tax Act was enacted in 1860, making India one of the early adopters of direct taxation in Asia.

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Subject CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
Difficulty Medium
Act Income Tax History
Section Historical
Answer (C) Knowledge-Based
Paper AIBE XIV — September 2019
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