The Citizenship Act, 1955 deals with the determination of citizenship on or after
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Citizenship Act, 1955 → determines citizenship on/after 26 Jan 1950
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Citizenship: 15 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 15 questions on Citizenship between 2009 and 2023: CDS 12 · CSE 1 · EPFO (AO/EO) 1 · CAPF 1. 10 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 1 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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With reference to India, consider the following statements: 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 citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)India → one citizenship and one domicile | NOT: only a citizen by birth can become Head of State | NOT: a naturalised citizen can never be deprived of citizenship
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act falls under which one of the following Parts of the Constitution of India?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Citizenship (Amendment) Act → falls under Part II of the Constitution
Which one of the following statements regarding an Overseas Citizen of India (OC1) is not correct?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)OCI is NOT at par with NRIs in all matters
The category of Overseas citizens of India was entered in the citizenship Act of India through an amendment in the year:
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Answer D (official UPSC key)OCI category added to the Citizenship Act → 2003 amendment
On 26th November, 1949, which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India came into effect? 1. Citizenship 2. Elections 3. Provisional Parliament 4. Fundamental Rights Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer B (official UPSC key)In force from 26 Nov 1949 → citizenship, elections & provisional Parliament provisions | NOT: Fundamental Rights
A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she 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 code given below.
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Citizenship lost by → renunciation + voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship | NOT: marrying a foreign citizen | NOT: criticising the Government
Which of the following statements is/are not true for the category of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) inserted by the amendment to the Citizenship Act of India in 2003? 1. It gives dual citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country. 2. It gives Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship. 3. It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in India. 4. It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer B (official UPSC key)OCI (2003 amendment) → gives foreign-citizen PIOs an OCI card without citizenship + visa-free travel to India | NOT: dual citizenship | NOT: voting in general elections
Which of the following statements with regard to citizenship provisions of the Constitution of India is/ are correct? 1. No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of Article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of Article 6 or Article 8, if he /she has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State. 2. The Parliament has power to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer C (official UPSC key)No citizen under Art 5 / deemed citizen under Art 6 or 8 if foreign citizenship voluntarily acquired | Parliament can legislate on acquisition, termination & all other citizenship matters
Which one of the following changes has not been made to the Citizenship Act of India by the Amendment in 2015 ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)NOT a change made by the 2015 Citizenship amendment → NRIs' entitlement to vote
The citizenship means 1. full civil and political rights of the citizens. 2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People (of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every state. 3. the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Citizenship means → full civil & political rights + right to vote for Lok Sabha & State Assembly elections + right to become MP/MLA
Overseas citizens of India (as per Overseas Citizenship of India Scheme as operational from December 2005) shall not be entitled to
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Answer D (official UPSC key)OCI (scheme from Dec 2005) → NOT entitled to voting rights in India
Which of the following condition/ conditions must be fulfilled by the NRIs to be eligible to vote in elections in India ? 1. They must be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise. 2. NRIs whether they have acquired citizenship of other countries or not are eligible to vote. 3. Eligible NRIs have to register by filling up form 6-A with electoral registration office. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Eligible NRIs register via Form 6-A with the electoral registration officer | NOT: NRIs must be physically present in place of origin to vote | NOT: NRIs who acquired foreign citizenship are eligible to vote
Under which of the following conditions can citizenship be provided in India? [2010-I] 1. One should be born in India. 2. Either of whose parents was born in India 3. Who has been a resident of India for not less than five years. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Verified fact to follow.
Consider the following statements [2009-II] 1. A person who was born on January, 26th, 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 July, 1st 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 corrcet?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Born 26 Jan 1951 in Rangoon to a father who was an Indian citizen by birth → citizen by descent | Born 1 Jul 1988 in Itanagar to an Indian-citizen mother (father not) → citizen by birth
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