Citizenship

Citizenship provisions are mentioned in which part of the Constitution?
a) Part I
b) Part II
c) Part III
d) Part IV
✅ b) Part II

Articles related to Citizenship in the Constitution are:
a) Articles 1 to 4
b) Articles 5 to 11
c) Articles 10 to 15
d) Articles 12 to 35
✅ b) Articles 5 to 11

Citizenship Act of India was enacted in the year:
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1955
d) 1961
✅ c) 1955

Which Article deals with citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution?
a) Article 5
b) Article 6
c) Article 8
d) Article 10
✅ a) Article 5

Who has the power to regulate citizenship in India?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Parliament
d) Supreme Court
✅ c) Parliament

Which method is NOT a mode of acquiring Indian citizenship?
a) Birth
b) Descent
c) Marriage
d) Registration
✅ c) Marriage

A person born in India after 26 Jan 1950 and before 1 July 1987 is:
a) Citizen by registration
b) Citizen by descent
c) Citizen by birth
d) Foreigner
✅ c) Citizen by birth

Who grants citizenship by naturalization in India?
a) President
b) Supreme Court
c) Parliament
d) Central Government
✅ d) Central Government

Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) was introduced by:
a) Citizenship Act, 1955
b) Amendment Act, 2003
c) Amendment Act, 2015
d) Passport Act
✅ b) Amendment Act, 2003

The authority to terminate citizenship lies with:
a) Parliament
b) State Government
c) President
d) Central Government
✅ d) Central Government

Which Article allows Parliament to make laws on citizenship?
a) Article 10
b) Article 11
c) Article 12
d) Article 14
✅ b) Article 11

Citizenship by registration is available to:
a) Pakistani residents
b) Foreigners who marry Indians
c) Stateless persons
d) Children born abroad
✅ b) Foreigners who marry Indians

Citizenship by descent is granted if the father was a citizen of India at the time of:
a) Registration
b) Birth
c) Naturalization
d) Passport application
✅ b) Birth

Citizenship by birth is not granted if:
a) One parent is a foreign diplomat
b) Born in India
c) Parents are Indian
d) Born before 1987
✅ a) One parent is a foreign diplomat

The latest amendment to the Citizenship Act was in:
a) 2003
b) 2010
c) 2015
d) 2019
✅ d) 2019

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 grants citizenship to:
a) All illegal immigrants
b) Muslims from Pakistan
c) Non-Muslim minorities from 3 countries
d) Refugees worldwide
✅ c) Non-Muslim minorities from 3 countries

Which of the following is NOT a provision under CAA 2019?
a) Fast-track naturalization
b) 6-year residence clause
c) Muslims from Bangladesh
d) Hindus from Afghanistan
✅ c) Muslims from Bangladesh

Can a person voluntarily renounce Indian citizenship?
a) No
b) Yes
c) Only with President's permission
d) Only by court order
✅ b) Yes

Termination of citizenship can happen if a person:
a) Votes in foreign election
b) Joins foreign military
c) Works for foreign government
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

Article 10 ensures:
a) Right to property
b) Continuance of citizenship
c) Citizenship by descent
d) Fundamental Rights
✅ b) Continuance of citizenship

NRI means:
a) Non-rising Indian
b) Non-resident Indian
c) National Rural Indian
d) Native Refugee Indian
✅ b) Non-resident Indian

Who can apply for OCI card?
a) Citizens of Pakistan
b) Citizens of Bangladesh
c) Former Indian citizens (except Pak & B’desh)
d) Illegal migrants
✅ c) Former Indian citizens (except Pak & B’desh)

OCI is not eligible for:
a) Visa-free entry
b) Employment in private sector
c) Voting rights
d) Owning property
✅ c) Voting rights

Dual citizenship is allowed in India?
a) Yes
b) No
c) For NRIs only
d) For military officers
✅ b) No

Which of the following is a reason for deprivation of citizenship?
a) Fraudulent means
b) Disloyalty
c) Unlawful trade
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

CAA 2019 grants citizenship to persons from:
a) Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh
b) Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka, Maldives, UAE
d) USA, UK, Canada
✅ a) Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Citizenship by incorporation of territory is:
a) Naturalization
b) Descent
c) Acquisition by law
d) Automatic grant
✅ c) Acquisition by law

Who decides if a person acquired citizenship by fraud?
a) Supreme Court
b) High Court
c) Central Government
d) President
✅ c) Central Government

Indian Constitution originally did not contain:
a) Citizenship provisions
b) Directive Principles
c) Fundamental Duties
d) Fundamental Rights
✅ c) Fundamental Duties

Can a person be a citizen of two countries in India?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Yes, under UN
d) Depends on PM’s approval
✅ b) No

Which country allows dual citizenship for Indians?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Australia
d) None
✅ d) None

A person loses Indian citizenship by:
a) Renunciation
b) Termination
c) Deprivation
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

Indian citizenship is NOT granted to illegal migrants. Who is an illegal migrant?
a) Entered legally but overstayed
b) Entered without valid documents
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None
✅ c) Both (a) and (b)

Which of these gets voting rights?
a) OCI
b) PIO
c) NRI (with valid passport and registration)
d) Foreign spouse
✅ c) NRI (with valid passport and registration)

Who maintains National Register of Citizens (NRC)?
a) PMO
b) Registrar General of India
c) Ministry of External Affairs
d) CBI
✅ b) Registrar General of India

NRC was first implemented in:
a) Gujarat
b) West Bengal
c) Assam
d) Bihar
✅ c) Assam

Citizenship Amendment Act 2003 introduced:
a) PIO Card
b) OCI Card
c) NRC
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

Who is considered a citizen under Article 5?
a) Born in India
b) Residing in India before Constitution
c) Both a & b
d) Refugees only
✅ c) Both a & b

Article 6 applies to:
a) People from Pakistan
b) Refugees from Sri Lanka
c) Immigrants from UK
d) Illegal migrants
✅ a) People from Pakistan

Article 7 excludes:
a) People who migrated to Pakistan
b) People who came from Pakistan
c) Indian Army officials
d) Foreign wives
✅ a) People who migrated to Pakistan

Citizenship by descent requires:
a) One Indian parent
b) Birth abroad
c) Application to govt
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

Which is not a method of acquiring citizenship?
a) Descent
b) Inheritance
c) Naturalization
d) Incorporation
✅ b) Inheritance

Under Citizenship Act, children of foreign diplomats are:
a) Indian citizens
b) Non-citizens
c) Stateless
d) Registered citizens
✅ b) Non-citizens

Citizenship through registration applies to:
a) Minor children
b) Spouse of Indian citizen
c) Person of Indian origin
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above

Which Article speaks of Parliament's power to make citizenship laws?
a) Article 5
b) Article 6
c) Article 10
d) Article 11
✅ d) Article 11

Who maintains the Citizenship Register?
a) Home Ministry
b) RGI (Registrar General of India)
c) CEC
d) Lok Sabha Secretariat
✅ b) RGI (Registrar General of India)

OCI holders are:
a) Indian citizens
b) Foreign nationals with lifelong visa
c) Legal refugees
d) Diplomats
✅ b) Foreign nationals with lifelong visa

What is the minimum residency for naturalization?
a) 5 years
b) 7 years
c) 10 years
d) 14 years
✅ c) 10 years (unless CAA applies)

The final decision on termination of citizenship lies with:
a) High Court
b) Home Ministry
c) President
d) Supreme Court
✅ b) Home Ministry

Citizenship under the Constitution was mainly transitional. Future provisions are governed by:
a) Article 11
b) Article 12
c) Citizenship Act
d) Both a and c
✅ d) Both a and c