citizenship mcq for upsc/ssc/railway/psc

 

Citizenship- Questions

 

 

1. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Indian

Constitution ?

(a) Federal Government

(b) Independence of Judiciary

(c) Parliamentary Government

(d) Dual Citizenship

 

 

2. Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, by which of the following ways

can a person become a citizen of India?

1. By birth

2. By descent

3. By registration

4. By nationalisation

5. By incorporation

of territory

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5

(d) 3, 4 and 5

 

 

3. In which of the following years, the Citizenship Act, 1955 has

been amended?

1. 1986

2. 1992

3. 2003

3. 2005

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

 

 

4. According to the Citizenship Act, 1955, by which of the following

ways can a person lose citizenship of India?

1. By Renunciation

2. By Termination

3. By Deprivation

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 3

 

 

5. 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.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

 

6. In which part of the Constitution, details of citizenship are

mentioned?

(a) I

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV

 

 

7. 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 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?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

 

8. 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.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(c) 2 and 3

(d) None of these

 

 

9. 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

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) All of these

 

10. Which one of the following features of citizenship in India is

correct?

(a) Dual citizenship of the State and Nation

(b) Single citizenship of a State

(c) Single citizenship of whole of India

(d) Dual citizenship of India and another Country