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Which of the following statements regarding the acquisition of Indian Citizenship is correct?

A) If citizenship is to be acquired by registration, six months residence in India is essential
B) If citizenship is to be acquired by naturalization the person concerned must have resided in India for 5 years.
C) If born in India, only that person can acquire citizenship at lease one of whose parents is an Indian
D) Rules regarding the citizenship of India shall not be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer:



C) If born in India, only that person can acquire citizenship at lease one of whose parents is an Indian

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1). According to the Citizenship Act, 1955, Indian citizenship cannot be acquired
by :

A). Children of the diplomatic personnel or alien enemies born in India on or
after 26th January, 1950

B). children born of Indian citizens abroad

C). incorporation of territory not forming part of India at the commencement of the
Constitution

D). naturalisation

2). Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in :

A). Part II

B). Part II, Articles 5-11

C). Part II, Articles 5-6

D). Part I, Articles 5-11

3). Which of the following Articles describes about the person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens?

A). Article 5

B). Article 7

C). Article 8

D). Article 9

4). Article 6 enshrines the provision conferring Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan. Which one of the following provision is incorrect :

A). He or either of his parents or any of his grand-parents was born in India as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935

B). Such person has so migrated before 19th July, 1948

C). Such person has so migrated on or after the 19 July, 1948, he has been
registered as a citizen

D). Such person has got married in India

5). Details on how citizenship may be acquired and terminated are enumerated in:

A). Part II of the Constitution

B). the Citizenship Act, 1955

C). Schedule I of the Constitution

D). various enactments by Parliament

6). Indian citizenship of a person can be terminated if :
I. a person voluntarily acquires the citizenship of some other country
II. A person who has become a citizen through registration is sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 10 years within five years of his registration
III. the Government of India is satisfied that citizenship was obtained by fraud
IV.a person who is a citizen by birth indulges in trade with an enemy country during war

A). I and III

B). I, II and III

C). I, III and IV

D). I, II, III and IV

7). A person can become a citizen of India even if born outside India if his/her :

A). father is a citizen of India

B). mother is a citizen of India

C). father is a citizen of India at the time of the person's birth

D). father or mother is a citizen of India at the time of the person's birth

8). To acquire citizenship by registration a person must have been resident in India for .. Immediately before making an application :

A). six months

B). one year

C). three years

D). seven years

9). Which of the following rights was described by Dr.B.R. Ambedkar as 'the Heart and soul of the Constitution' ?

A). Right of Freedom of Religion

B). Right to Property

C). Right to Equality

D). Right to Constitutional Remedies

10). Which of the following fundamental Rights is also available to a foreigner on the soil of India ?

A). Equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment

B). Freedoms of movement, residence and profession

C). Protection from discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or sex

D). Protection of life and personal liberty against action without authority of law