The Citizenship

Total Questions: 17

1. In Which Part of the Constitution of the India we find the provision relating to citizenship? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

(a) PART I
(b) PART II
(c) PART VII
(d) PART IX

Correct Answer: (b) PART II

Solution:Provisions relating to Citizenship are contained in Part II of the Indian Constitution (under Articles 5 to 11).

2. Which part of Constitution contains provisions relating to citizenship? [U.P.U.D.A.\L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]

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

Correct Answer: (c) Part II

Solution:Provisions relating to Citizenship are contained in Part II of the Indian Constitution (under Articles 5 to 11).

3. Which Articles of Indian Constitution are related to citizenship? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Article 3 to 10
(b) Article 4 to 11
(c) Article 5 to 11
(d) Article 6 to 11

Correct Answer: (c) Article 5 to 11

Solution:Provisions relating to Citizenship are contained in Part II of the Indian Constitution (under Articles 5 to 11).

4. The citizenship provided by the Constitution of India is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

(a) Dual citizenship
(b) Single citizenship
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) Single citizenship

Solution:The Constitution of India has established a single Citizenship for the whole country. Every citizen has citizenship of India, unlike the U.S.A. where dual citizenship, one of the federation and the other of a particular state, is prevalent.

5. Which one of the following features of citizenship in India is correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Dual Citizenship of the State and Nation
(b) Single Citizenship of a State
(c) Single Citizenship of whole of India
(d) Dual Citizenship of India and another Country

Correct Answer: (c) Single Citizenship of whole of India

6. Indian citizenship cannot be obtained by - [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

(a) Birth
(b) Naturalization
(c) Absorbing any part of land
(d) Depositing money in Indian Banks

Correct Answer: (d) Depositing money in Indian Banks

Solution:According to the Indian Citizenship Act 1955 (as amended), the citizenship may be acquired on the basis of (1) By Birth, (2) Descent, (3) Registration, (4) Naturalization, (5) Incorporation of Territory. Depositing Money in Indian banks is a commercial action, not a basis to acquire citizenship as per the Constitution.

7. A citizen of India will loose his or her citizenship if he or she [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

1. renounces Indian citizenship.

2. Voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country.

3. marries a citizen of another country.

4. criticizes the government.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2.3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 and 4 only

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 2 only

Solution:The Citizenship Act (1955) prescribes three ways of losing the citizenship, whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the constitution, viz, renunciation, termination and deprivation Hence option 3 & option 4 are incorrect in this regard.

8. With reference to India, consider the following statements: [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2021]

1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile.

2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.

3. A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:In India, we have single citizenship, Le., a person can have only one citizenship. Also, at a particular time, a person can have only one domicile. The concept of single citizenship has been adopted in India from the British Constitution of the United Kingdom. Thus, statement 1 is correct. Any citizen (Citizen by birth or Naturalized Citizen) can become the Head of State, i.e., the President, in India. The Citizenship Act offers other categories of citizenship like Citizenship by Registration (Section 5) and Citizenship by Naturalization (Section 6).

If the registration or certificate of naturalization was obtained by "means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of a material fact, or that citizen has shown himself by act or speech to be disloyal or disaffected towards the Constitution of India as by law established; or that citizen has, during any war in which India may be engaged, unlawfully traded or communicated with an enemy; or that citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for a continuous period of seven years", that person's citizenship can be cancelled. Hence, statements 2 and 3 are incorrect.

9. Who among the following is not eligible for registering as overseas citizen of India cardholder under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2015? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

(a) A minor child whose parents are an Indian citizen.
(b) Spouse of foreign origin of an Indian citizen.
(c) Indian who migrated to Pakistan after partition
(d) A great grandchild of a person who is a citizen of another country but whose grandparents were citizen of India at the time of commencement of the Constitution.

Correct Answer: (c) Indian who migrated to Pakistan after partition

Solution:The Central Government made a provision for registering as an overseas citizen of India card holder under Section 7(A) of the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act, 2015. Eligibility to register as an overseas citizen of India card holder is-

(a) Any person of full age and capacity,

(i) Who is a citizen of another country, but was a citizen of India at the time of, or at any time after the commencement of the Constitution, or

(ii) Who is a citizen of another country, but was eligible to become a citizen of India at the time of the commencement of the Constitution; or

(iii) Who is a citizen of another country, but belonged to a territory that became part of India after the 15th day of August, 1947; or

(iv) Who is a child or a grandchild or a great-grandchild of such a citizen; or

(b) A person, who is a minor child of a person mentioned in clause (a); or.

(d) Spouse of foreign origin of a citizen of India or spouse of foreign origin of an overseas citizen of India cardholder registered under Section 7-A and whose marriage has been registered and subsisted for a continuous period of not less than two years immediately preceding the presentation of the application under this section: Provided that for the eligibility for registration as an overseas citizen of India card holder, such spouse shall be subjected to prior security clearance by a competent authority in India:

Provided further that no person, who or either of whose parents or grandparents or great-grandparents is or had been a citizen of Pakistan, Bangladesh or such other country as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify, shall be eligible for registration as an overseas citizen of India card holder under this sub-section. Thus Indian, who migrated to Pakistan after the partition, is not eligible to register as an overseas citizen.

10. Consider the following statements: [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.

2. Constitution of India and the United States of America envisage a dual polity (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.

3. A Naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 only

Correct Answer: (d) 1 only

Solution:Articles 371-A to 371-1 were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet the regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. There is a provision for dual citizenship in the United States of America, but the Indian Constitution provides single citizenship. Also, a naturalized citizen may be deprived of his citizenship subject to the provisions of section 10 of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Thus, only statement 1 is correct.

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The Citizenship

1. In Which Part of the Constitution of the India we find the provision relating to citizenship? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

2. Which part of Constitution contains provisions relating to citizenship? [U.P.U.D.A.\L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]

3. Which Articles of Indian Constitution are related to citizenship? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

4. The citizenship provided by the Constitution of India is: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

5. Which one of the following features of citizenship in India is correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

6. Indian citizenship cannot be obtained by - [41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]

7. A citizen of India will loose his or her citizenship if he or she [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

8. With reference to India, consider the following statements: [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2021]

9. Who among the following is not eligible for registering as overseas citizen of India cardholder under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2015? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

10. Consider the following statements: [U.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

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