Indian Polity MCQs – 1 ( Historical Background of Constitution)
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Indian Polity MCQs – 7 (Citizenship)
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1. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution ?
(a) Federal Government
(b) Independence of Judiciary
(c) Parliamentary Government
(d) Dual Citizenship
Correct Answer: (d) Dual Citizenship
- Though the Indian Constitution is federal and envisages a dual polity (Centre and states), it provides for only a single citizenship.
- There is no separate state citizenship.
- In the USA, each person is not only a citizen of the USA but also of the particular state to which he belongs.
- In India, all citizens irrespective of the state in which they are born or reside enjoy the same political and civil rights of citizenship
2. In which part of the Constitution, details related to citizenship are mentioned?
(a) Part I
(b) Part II
(c) Part III
(d) Part IV
Correct Answer: (b) Part II
- Details of Citizenship are mentioned in part ll(Article 5-11) of the constitution.
3. Which of the following statements are true regarding the citizenship of India?
- A citizen of India is anyone born on or after 26th January 1950
- Anyone born before July 1, 1987 is Indian citizen by birth irrespective of his parents nationality
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
- The Constitution deals with citizenship from Articles 5 to 11 under Part 2 .
- However, it neither contains any detailed provisions in this regard.
- It only identifies the persons who became citizens of India at its commencement (i.e., on January 26, 1950).
- A person born in India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 1st July, 1987 is a citizen of India by birth irrespective of the nationality of his parents.
4. Indian constitution took the concept of single citizenship from?
(a) USA
(b) UK
(c) Australia
(d) Japan
Correct Answer: (b) UK
- Though the Indian Constitution is federal in nature and envisages a dual polity (Centre and states), it provides for only a single citizenship.
- The concept of single citizenship in India has been inspired from the United Kingdom’s constitution.
- The other federal states like the USA and Switzerland, on the other hand, have adopted the system of dual citizenship.
5. In which list of the Indian Constitution is the Citizenship included?
(a) State List
(b) Union List
(c) Concurrent List
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: (b) Union List
- Citizenship is listed in the Union List under the Constitution of India.
- Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to enact a law on the matters relating to citizenship.
- Accordingly, the Parliament has enacted the Citizenship Act (1955), which has been amended from time to time.
6. The Constitution defines citizens as ?
(a) Any person born in India
(b) Any person who spends more than 5 years in India
(c) Any person who is born in India or his/her parents are born in India
(d) Constitution does not define citizen
Correct Answer: (d) Constitution does not define citizen
- The Constitution does not define the term ‘Citizen’.
- It only identifies the persons who became citizens of India at its commencement (i.e., on January 26, 1950) in part 2, however, It does not deal with the issue of acquisition or loss of citizenship after its commencement.
- It empowers the Parliament to enact a law on the matters relating to citizenship.
- Accordingly, the Parliament has enacted the Citizenship Act (1955), which has been amended from time to time as per the needs of time.
7. Which article of the Constitution contains the provisions of citizenship to persons migrated to India from Pakistan?
(a) Article 5
(b) Article 6
(c) Article 7
(d) Article 8
Correct Answer: (b) Article 6
- Article 6 provides for the rights of citizenship of certain people who have migrated to India from Pakistan.
8. Indian citizenship can be acquired through which of the following?
- By descent
- By naturalization
- By registration
- All of the above
Correct Answer: (d) All of the above
- The Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution.
- It prescribes five ways of acquiring the Indian citizenship:
- Birth
- Descent
- Registration
- Naturalization
- Incorporation of territory
9. Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, In which of the following ways can a person become a citizen of India?
- By Birth
- By Descent
- By Registration
- By Nationalization
- By Incorporation of territory
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(d) 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: (c) 1, 2, 3 and 5
- The Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution.
- It prescribes five ways of acquiring the Indian citizenship:
- Birth
- Descent
- Registration
- Naturalization
- Incorporation of territory
- Naturalization, Not Nationalization, is a way of acquiring Indian citizenship.
10. Which of the following statements is true regarding Citizenship Amendment Act 2019?
- It makes amendments in the Citizenship Act 1955.
- It provides for Indian Citizenship to persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who are mainly Muslim
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Correct Answer: (a) Only 1
- Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 amends the Citizenship Act of 1955.
- It provides for Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis or Christians but not Muslims.
- They must have entered India before December 2014.
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