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Q89·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2021

Constitutional Provisions on Indian Citizenship and Domicile

PolityFundamental Rights, DPSP & DutiesStatement-basedEasyStatic

Question

With reference to India, consider the following statements:

  1. 1.

    There is only one citizenship and one domicile.

  2. 2.

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

  3. 3.

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

Options

a

1 only

Answer
b

2 only

c

1 and 3

d

2 and 3

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because India features a unified system of single national citizenship and a single national domicile, unlike federations like the USA. Statement 2 is incorrect because both citizens by birth and naturalized citizens are eligible to hold the office of the President (Head of State) in India. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Citizenship Act, 1955 explicitly includes provisions for depriving a naturalized citizen of their status if it was obtained through fraud, misrepresentation, or disloyalty to the Constitution. > India features single national citizenship and domicile, allowing both native-born and naturalized citizens to hold the presidency. Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2021

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q89

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Duties

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Static

Source hint

M. Laxmikanth Indian Polity / Citizenship Act, 1955

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