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#1. Consider the following statements
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 hisbirth but the father was not, is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
#2. Under which of the following conditions can citizenship be provided in India?
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.
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#3. 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.
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#4. What is/are the major difference/differences between a written and an unwritten Constitution?
1. A written Constitution is the formal source of all Constitutional Laws in the country and the unwritten Constitution is not the formal source.
2.A written Constitution is entirely codified whereas an unwritten Constitution is not.
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#5. Consider the following statements
1. In India, only two Union Territories have Legislative Assemblies.
2. Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the three North-Eastern States of India, have only one seat each in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
#6. The Government of India Act, 1919
1. Established a bicameral legislature at the centre.
2. Introduced dyarchy in the provincial executive.
3. Introduced a Federal System of Government in India.
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#7. Among the following ideals and philosophy, identify those enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India.
1. Sovereign democratic republic.
2. Socialism and secularism.
3. Capitalism and free trade.
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#8. 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.
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#9. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct for the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India ?
1.It was inserted by the first amendment in 1951.
2. It includes those laws which are beyond the purview of judicial review.
3. It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment.
4. The laws in the Ninth Schedule are primarily those which pertain to the matters of national security.
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#10. 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. It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa.
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#11. Consider the following statements:
1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunchal Pradesh and Goa.
2. The Constitution of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalised citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
#12. Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India has 40 parts.
2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all.
3. Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules were added to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Amendment) Acts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
#13. Match the following
List-I (Schedule in the Constitution of India) — List-II (Subject)
A. Tenth Schedule — 1. Languages
B. Eighth Schedule — 2. Provisions as to disqualification on the grounds of defection
C.First Schedule — 3. Validation of certain Acts and Regulations
D. Ninth Schedule — 4. The States
Codes: A B C D
#14. Match the following
List-I (Provision of the Constitution of India) — List II (Source)
A. Amendment of the Constitution — Constitution of Germany
B. Directive Principles — Constitution of Canada
C. Emergency Power of the President — Constitution of South Africa
D. The Union-State Relations — Irish Constitution
Codes : A B C D
#15. Match the following:
List-I (Act) — List-II (Feature)
A. The Indian Councils Act, 1892 — Introduction of provincial autonomy
B. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 Indian — Introduction of the principle of election
C. The Government of India -Act, 1919 — Introduction of diarchy in provinces
D. The Government of India Act, 1935 — Introduction of separate electorate for the Muslims
Codes: A B C D
#16. Match the following:
List-I (Person) — List-II (Role in making of the Constitution of India)”
A. Rajendra Prasad — 1. Member. Drafting Committee
B. T T Krishanamachari — 2. Chairman Constituent Assembly
C. H C Mukherjee — 3. Chairman. Drafting Committee
D. B R Ambedkar — 4. Vice Chairman. Constituent Assembly
Codes: A B C D
#17. Match List I (Acts of colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions)
List I (Acts of colonial Government of India) — List II (Provisions)
(A) Charter Act, 1813 — (1) Set up a board of Britain to fully East con regulate the India company
(B) Regulating Act — (2) Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended
(C) Act of 1858 — (3) The power to govern was transferred from East Indian the Company the to British Crown
(D) Pitt’s India Act — (4) The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company
#18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
List-I (Item in the Indian Constitution) — List-II (Country from which it was derived)
A. Directive Principles — 1. Australia of State Policy
B. Fundamental Rights — 2. Canada
C. Concurrent List in — 3. Ireland Union-State Relations
D. India as a Union of — 4. United Kingdom States with greater powers to the Union
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#19. Among the following candidates, who will acquire Indian Citizenship?
Statement a is incorrect. A person born in India on orafter January 26, 1950 but before July 1, 1987 will be acitizen of India by birth irrespective of the nationality ofhis parents.
Statement b is incorrect. A person can acquire the citizenship of India by registration if that person is a
person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for registration.
Statement c is incorrect. A person can acquire a citizenship of India by registration if that person is
married to a citizen of India and is ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for registration.
Statement d is correct. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985, added the special provision that- all persons of Indian origin who came to Assam before the January 1, 1966 from Bangladesh and who have been ordinarily residents in Assam since the date of their entry into Assam shall be deemed to be citizens of India as from the January 1, 1966.
#20. With reference to the National Population Register (NPR) and Census, consider the following statements:
1. The Census is conducted under the Census Act 1948 whereas NPR is created under the provisions of the Citizenship Act.
2. The NPR will have only demographic information and no biometric data of individuals will be collected.
3. NPR database is used for better targeting of the benefits and services under the government schemes.
4. All information collected under the Census is confidential and will not be shared with any Government or private agency.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. The Census is a statutory exercise conducted under the provisions of the Census Act 1948 and Rules made there under. On the other hand, the NPR is being created under the provisions of the Citizenship Act and Rules.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The NPR database would contain demographic as well as biometric particulars.
The NPR would have the data of every person enumerated during the Census operations irrespective of age. It would also have the biometric data and UID Number of every person of age 15 years and above. National Identity Cards will be given in a phased manner to all usual residents by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
Statement 3 is correct. The NPR is a comprehensive identity database that helps in better targeting of the benefits and services under the Government schemes/ programmes, improve planning and help strengthen security of the country
Statement 4 is correct. All information collected under the Census is confidential and will not be shared
with any agency – Government or private. Certain information collected under the NPR will be published in the local areas for public scrutiny and invitation of objections. After the NPR has been finalized, the database will be used only within the Government.
#21. The Indian Citizenship of an individual will be compulsorily terminated by the Central government if:
1. A citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud.
2. A citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India.
3. A citizen has been found guilty of instigating communal violence.
4. Within five years after registration, a citizen has been imprisoned in any country for two years.
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The Citizenship Act (1955) prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz, renunciation, termination and deprivation. Deprivation is a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if –
(a) the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud;
(b) the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India;
(c) the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
(d) the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
(e) the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously
#22. With reference to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, consider the following statements:
1. Under the Act, migrants from all neighbouring countries are eligible for citizenship of India.
2. It decreases the requirement of citizenship by naturalization to 5 years of residence for the eligible migrants.
3. The Act does not apply to areas included in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA), amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian illegal migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan only, eligible for citizenship of India. Thus, the Act intends to make it easier for persecuted people from India’s neighbouring countries to become citizens of India.
Statement 2 is correct. The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 relaxes the requirement of naturalization from 11 years to 5 years as a specific condition for applicants belonging to these six religions.
Statement 3 is incorrect. The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 adds that the provisions on citizenship for illegal migrants will not apply to the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura, as included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. These tribal areas include Karbi Anglong (in Assam), Garo Hills (in Meghalaya), Chakma District (in Mizoram), and Tripura Tribal Areas District. It will also not apply to the areas under the Inner Line Permit under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.
#23. Consider the following statement with regard to Indian citizenship?
1. The Constitution of India provides detailed criteria for acquisition and loss of citizenship.
2. A person loses Indian citizenship if the person voluntarily acquires the citizenship of the enemy country during war.
3. Only the parliament has the power to make any provision related to citizenship.
Which offthe above statements is/are incorrect?
Statement 1 is incorrect: The constitution of India only identifies people who became citizens at the commencement of the constitution (26th January, 1950). It empowered the Parliament to enact a law for the purpose. Accordingly, the citizenship act, 1955 was passed which provided for the acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the constitution.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The citizenship act, 1955 provides that when an Indian citizen voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country, his Indian citizenship will terminate automatically. However, this provision does not apply during a war in which India is engaged.
Statement 3 is correct. Article 11 of the constitution of India gives the power to the parliament to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
#24. A person is born outside India, has either of his parents a citizen of India at the time of his birth, and his birth is registered at an Indian consulate within one year of the date of birth. Such a person is entitled to citizenship of India by way of:
As per the Citizenship of India Act of 1955, a person born outside India, having either of his parents a citizen of India at the time of his birth, shall not be a citizen of India by descent, unless his birth is registered at an Indian consulate within one year of the date of birth or with the permission of the Central Government, after the expiry of the said period.
#25. With reference to the difference between NonResident Indian (NRI) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder, consider the following statements:
1. A OCI Cardholder is a person having an Indian Passport but ordinarily residing outside India.
2. A OCI cardholder person is not entitled for registration as a voter.
3. An NRI is entitled to all benefits as available to Indian citizens.
4. An NRI needs special permission for research activities in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect. An Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder is a person registered as Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder under the Citizenship Act, 1955. OCI does not have Indian Passport. A NonResident Indian (NRI) is a person having an Indian Passport but ordinarily residing outside India.
Statement 2 is correct. An OCI Cardholder is not entitled for registration as a voter. An OCI Cardholder shall be entitled to such rights, as the Central Government may specify in this behalf.
Statement 3 is correct. An NRI is entitled to all benefi ts as available to Indian citizens subject to notifications issued by the Government from time to time.
Statement 4 is incorrect. Unlike an OCI holder, an NRI is an Indian citizen, he/she does not require special permission for research activities in India.
