Citizenship — GK Questions with Answers

1. Which are conditions for citizenship by naturalisation? 1. Not a citizen of a country that bars Indians from naturalising. 2. Gives up the other citizenship. 3. Knows a language of the Eighth Schedule.
   1. 1 and 2
   2. 2 only
   3. 1 and 3
   4. 1, 2 and 3
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   Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3

   All three are in the Third Schedule of the Citizenship Act.

2. Consider: 1. India and the USA both have a federal set-up with single citizenship. 2. A naturalised citizen can never be deprived of citizenship. Which is/are correct? (IAS 2005)
   1. 1 only
   2. 2 only
   3. Both
   4. Neither
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   Answer: (D) Neither

   The USA has dual citizenship; naturalised citizens can be deprived under Section 10.

3. Which rights are denied to non-citizens? 1. Art 16 2. Art 15 3. Art 19 4. Vote 5. Public office 6. Arts 29–30
   1. 1, 2 and 3
   2. 4 and 5
   3. 1, 2, 4 and 5
   4. All six
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   Answer: (D) All six

   Every one of them is reserved for citizens.

4. A person born in Kerala in 1960 is a citizen of —
   1. India and then Kerala
   2. Kerala and then India
   3. India only
   4. India, after turning 18
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   Answer: (C) India only

   India has single citizenship.

5. About Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 1. Held on 9 January. 2. Marks Gandhi’s return from South Africa. 3. Began on the L.M. Singhvi committee’s advice. 4. A platform for the diaspora to engage with the Government.
   1. 1 and 2
   2. 1, 2 and 4
   3. 2, 3 and 4
   4. All four
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   Answer: (D) All four

   All four statements are true.

6. Which are benefits of an OCI card? 1. Lifelong multiple-entry visa 2. No police registration for any length of stay 3. Can buy plantation property
   1. 1 and 2
   2. 2 and 3
   3. All three
   4. None
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   Answer: (A) 1 and 2

   OCI holders cannot buy agricultural or plantation land.

7. For naturalisation, the applicant must have lived in India or served its government —
   1. for any 1 year
   2. for 12 months immediately before applying
   3. for 5 years in all
   4. for 7 years in all
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   Answer: (B) for 12 months immediately before applying

   Plus a total of 11 years in the 14 years before that.

8. The Citizenship Act was passed by —
   1. Indian Parliament, 1955
   2. Indian Parliament, 1950
   3. British Parliament, 1948
   4. Constituent Assembly, 1949
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   Answer: (A) Indian Parliament, 1955

   Under the power given by Article 11.

9. Which is NOT a way of acquiring Indian citizenship under today’s law?
   1. Being born in India to Indian parents
   2. Registration by a person of Indian origin resident here 7 years
   3. Naturalisation by a foreigner after 10 years of residence in all
   4. Descent, for a child of an Indian parent born abroad
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   Answer: (C) Naturalisation by a foreigner after 10 years of residence in all

   Naturalisation needs 12 years in all (11 + the last 12 months).

10. The CAA 2019 does NOT apply to —
    1. Delhi
    2. Areas under the Inner Line Permit
    3. West Bengal
    4. Rajasthan
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    Answer: (B) Areas under the Inner Line Permit

    Sixth Schedule tribal areas and ILP areas are kept out.

11. Which of these loses citizenship automatically, without any order?
    1. Renunciation
    2. Termination
    3. Deprivation
    4. None
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    Answer: (B) Termination

    Termination follows from voluntarily taking foreign citizenship (Art 9, Sec 9).

12. The final NRC of Assam (31 Aug 2019) left out about —
    1. 4 lakh
    2. 19 lakh
    3. 40 lakh
    4. 1 crore
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    Answer: (B) 19 lakh

    19,06,657 persons; about 40 lakh were outside the 2018 complete draft.

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