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Question
Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct alternative:
Assertion (A): Income tax is a direct tax.
Reason (R): GST is an indirect tax.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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Solution
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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