41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996

The biggest source of income of the Government of India is- Join @Apnapdfs

aRailway
bExcise duty
cSales tax
dDirect tax✓ Correct

Explanation

## Page 3 At the time of the question as well as at present, option (d) is correct. As per the Budget Estimates 2025-26, the share of direct taxes in gross tax revenue is estimated at 59.01%, and the share of indirect taxes at 40.99%; while in terms of the GDP ratio, these are estimated at 7.1% and 4.9% respectively.

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