INDIAN POLITY (Part-2)

Total Questions: 29

21. Which type of Citizenship is provided by the Constitution of India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 14.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

(a) Temporary Citizenship
(b) Single Citizenship
(c) Regional Citizenship
(d) Dual Citizenship

Correct Answer: (b) Single Citizenship

Solution:The Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship. The concept of single citizenship has been adopted on the basis of the Constitution of the United Kingdom. Unlike the USA, dual citizenship of the union and the states is not applicable in India. Citizenship is mentioned in Part II of Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India. Under Article 11, Parliament has been given the power to make laws on citizenship.

22. The concept of 'single citizenship' in India was adopted on the basis of the constitution of which of the following nations? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) United Kingdom
(b) United States of America
(c) Russia
(d) Ireland

Correct Answer: (a) United Kingdom

Solution:The Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship. The concept of single citizenship has been adopted on the basis of the Constitution of the United Kingdom. Unlike the USA, dual citizenship of the union and the states is not applicable in India. Citizenship is mentioned in Part II of Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India. Under Article 11, Parliament has been given the power to make laws on citizenship.

23. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with 'Citizenship'? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 5.10.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Part I
(b) Part II
(c) Part III
(d) Part IV

Correct Answer: (b) Part II

Solution:The Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship. The concept of single citizenship has been adopted on the basis of the Constitution of the United Kingdom. Unlike the USA, dual citizenship of the union and the states is not applicable in India.

Part II of the Constitution of India contains provisions for demarcating the status of citizens in India during commencement of Constitution. Article 5-11 covers the concept of Citizenship in the Constitution of India. Part II was enforced from the signing date of the Constitution, that is 26th of November 1949. The Parliament of India holds the control over the matter of Citizenship as it is a subject of the Union List enshrined in the 7th schedule.

24. The Article on Citizenship of the Indian Constitution is inspired by the Constitution of which country? [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) France
(b) UK
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Australia

Correct Answer: (b) UK

Solution:The Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship. The concept of single citizenship has been adopted on the basis of the Constitution of the United Kingdom. Unlike the USA, dual citizenship of the union and the states is not applicable in India. Citizenship is mentioned in Part II of Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India. Under Article 11, Parliament has been given the power to make laws on citizenship.

25. Match the following [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 7.07.2017 (Shift-I)]

Column - I	Column - II
1. Method of acquiring Indian citizenship	A. On deprivation
2. Method of ending Indian citizenship	B. Equality under the law and equal protection of the laws
3. Fundamental rights	C. Registration

	A	B	C
(a)	C	A	B
(b)	B	A	C
(c)	C	B	A
(d)	B	C	A

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:

Column - I	Column - II
How to acquire Indian citizenship	By registration
Way to end Indian citizenship	On the deprivation
Fundamental rights	Equality under the law and equal protection of the laws

26. The Indian Parliament passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the year_____. [S.S.C. Online M.T.S. (T-I) 11.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) 2017
(b) 2019
(c) 2016
(d) 2015

Correct Answer: (b) 2019

Solution:The Indian Parliament passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the year 2019.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), passed in 2019, amends the 1955 Citizenship Act, providing a fast-track pathway to Indian citizenship for religious minorities (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians) from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India before December 31, 2014

27. In which of the following countries the constitutional powers are distributed between both the Center and the State? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 15.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

(a) New Zealand
(b) United States of America
(c) Australia
(d) India

Correct Answer: (d) India

Solution:Constitutional powers in India are distributed between the Union and the States in order to establish better relations between the Union and the states, and legislative, administrative, and financial relations between them. The relationship is mentioned in Parts 11 and 12 of the Constitution.

28. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India mentions 'Continuance of the rights of citizenship'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 10.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

(a) Article 10
(b) Article 12
(c) Article 9
(d) Article

Correct Answer: (a) Article 10

Solution:Article 10 of the Indian Constitution mentions the' continuity of rights of citizenship.

Article 10 of the Indian Constitution

ensures that every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under the provisions of Part II (Citizenship) shall continue to be such citizen.

Under Article 11, Parliament has been given the power to make laws regarding citizenship. According to Article 9, when a person voluntarily becomes a citizen of a foreign state, his Indian citizenship automatically ceases.

29. Who among the following described the Indian Constitution as 'quasi federal'? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 03.06.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) AV Dicey
(b) MV Pylee
(c) KC Wheare
(d) Gunnar Myrdal

Correct Answer: (c) KC Wheare

Solution:K. C. Wheare described the Indian Constitution as quasi-federal. Quasi Federal means a federal form of government where more power is given to the central government than the state government.

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