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.
- A.1, 2 and 3
- B.2, 3 and 4
- C.1 and 2 only
- D.1 and 4
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 1 and 2 only. Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, an Indian loses citizenship by renouncing it or by voluntarily taking the citizenship of another country; marriage and criticism of the government have no such effect.
The Act lays down three ways of losing citizenship. Renunciation: an adult citizen makes a declaration giving up Indian citizenship. Termination: when a citizen voluntarily acquires another country's citizenship, Indian citizenship ends automatically, because India does not allow dual citizenship. Deprivation: the Central Government can take away citizenship obtained by fraud, or from a naturalised or registered citizen who shows disloyalty to the Constitution, among other grounds. Marrying a foreigner is a private choice, and criticising the government is protected by the freedom of speech in Article 19(1)(a).
Option A is wrong because marriage to a foreign citizen does not end citizenship. Option B is wrong because it leaves out renunciation and wrongly includes marriage and criticism. Option D is wrong because criticising the government is not a ground for loss of citizenship.
Exam tip: loss of citizenship = Renunciation, Termination, Deprivation (Section 8, 9 and 10 of the Citizenship Act, 1955).
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- A.1, 2 and 3
- B.2 and 4
- C.3 only
- D.1 only
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