Set off & Carry Forward of Losses -- doubt

Hello Everyone,

This is regarding upcoming IPCC May Exam - Taxation.

When a question is asked to compute Taxable Income or Tax Liability of an individual -- giving all the details of Income from Salary, HP, CG, Business, & IFOS -- do we need to adjust the incomes as per Set off & Carry forward rules and then take the final figures under each head to compute the Taxable Income..?  

Or should we do the Set off and Carry Forward only when the specific question is asked..?

Awaiting your thoughts on this... Thank you in advance for your help.

Best Regards,

-- Deepa.