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Consider the following statements:
1. A person who was born on 26th January, 1951 in Rangoon, whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent.
2. A person who was born on 1stJuly, 1988 in Itanagar, whose mother is a citizen of India at the time of his birth but the father was not, is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Indian Citizenship law provides for citizenship on the basis of Birth, descent, registration, and naturalization. The above-given statement if read in the light of following rules is correct:
Persons born outside India on or after 26 January 1950 but before 10 December 1992 are citizens of India if their father was a citizen of India at the time of their birth. (By Descent).
A person born in India on or after 1 July 1987 is a citizen of India if either parent was a citizen of India at the time of the birth. (By Birth).

Which is the competent body to prescribe conditions for acquisition of citizenship?

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  1. Election Commission

  2. President

  3. Parliament

  4. Parliament and Assemblies

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option C is the correct answer. The Parliament is the competent body to prescribe conditions for acquisition of citizenship. The Parliament of India can prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian citizenship. Article 11 of the Constitution shall derogate from the power of Parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.

The children of foreign diplomats posted in India and enemy aliens can acquire Indian citizenship by birth.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Indian Citizenship Act was enacted by the Parliament in 1955 to deal with extended provisions with regard to the requirement of Citizenship. It provides that a person will not be a citizen of India if at the time of his birth either of his father or mother is a diplomat who is not a citizen of India or his father or mother is an alien enemy and birth of the child occurs in any place not being occupied by the enemy .

With what subject do the Articles 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India deal?

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  1. Details of Indian Union and its territory

  2. Citizenship

  3. Fundamental Duties

  4. Union Executive

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Citizenship is a status of being a citizen of a particular country. In India, one condition of citizenship is that citizens should owe their allegiance towards the nation and respect the Constitution of India. They are given civil rights as the right to equality, life, freedom, education etc and Political Rights such as the right to vote etc. Article 5 to 8 deal with the Citizenship and right to citizenship of certain persons on certain conditions.

Citizenship of a nation is lost by __________.

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  1. Renunciation

  2. Termination

  3. Deprivation

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Loss of citizenship can be defined as an event when a person ceases to be a citizen under nationality of a country. The Citizenship Act of 1955 lays down three modes by which an Indian citizen may lose his/her citizenship. They are renunciation, deprivation and termination.

Which article of Indian Constitution deals with persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens?

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  1. Article 5

  2. Article 6

  3. Article 7

  4. Article 9

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Article 5-11 deals with the procedure of citizenship in India

Article 5 - Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution.
Article 6 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan
Article 7 - Right of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.
Article 9 - Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens.

The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes ______ ways of acquiring citizenship. 

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  1. Two

  2. Three

  3. Four

  4. Five

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The citizenship act 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship of India. These are

(1) By birth
(2) By descent/ Hereditary
(3) By registration
(4) By Naturalisation
(5) By Incorporation of territory.

If any foreign territory becomes a part of India, the __________ specifies the persons who among the people of the territory shall be the citizens of India.

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  1. Government of India

  2. Foreign government

  3. Government of the concerned foreign territory

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If any foreign territory becomes a part of India, the government of India specifies the persons who among the people of the territory shall be the citizen of India. Such persons become the citizen of India from the notified date.
Example

Pondicherry was handed over to India by the French. When it became the part of India, the Government of India issued the citizenship order 1962, under citizenship act 1955.

Examine the following statements and decide which is not true in case of a person voluntarily acquires the citizenship _______________.

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  1. The Central Government is vested with exclusive jurisdiction to determine question of citizenship

  2. The State Government has no jurisdiction to determine question of citizenship

  3. The Court has jurisdiction to determine question of citizenship

  4. The State can determine the question when this function is delegated to it by the Central Government

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The authority to determine the question related to the acquisition and termination of the citizenship vests with the Parliament. The courts cannot determine the question of citizenship.

Which of the following rights is/are being conferred on the citizens of India?

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  1. Right against discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article15)

  2. Right to equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment (Article 16)

  3. Right to freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association, movement, residence and profession (Article 19)

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Constitution of India explicitly confers some fundamental rights to the citizens of India exclusively. The right under article 15 i.e. Right against discrimination, article 16 - the right to equality of opportunity in matters of employment and six freedoms under article 19 are guaranteed only to citizens of India.