INDIAN POLITY MCQS : IMPORTANT fOr competitive EXAMS like mpsc, upsc, ssc and many more exams.
Q. 51) Which of the following rights, constitution of India confers to it’s citizens and denies the same to aliens
1. Equality before law and equal protection of laws (Article 14).
2. Right against discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (Article 15).
3. Right to equality of opportunity in the matter of public employment (Article 16).
A. 1, 2
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 2, 3
D. 1, 3
Ans : C. 2, 3
Q. 52) Consider the following statements
1. In India both a citizen by birth as well as a naturalised citizen are eligible for the office of President
2. In USA, only a citizen by birth and
not a naturalised citizen is eligible for the office of President.
Which is/are the correct statement
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
Ans : C. Both 1 and 2
Q. 53) Which of the following statement is incorrect
A. The Constitution deals with the citizenship from Articles 5 to 11 under Part II
B. India, USA, Switzerland provides for only a single citizenship.
C. A person born in India on or after January 26, 1950 but before July 1, 1987 is a citizen of India by birth irrespective of the nationality of his parents.
D. The Citizenship Act (1955) provides for acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution.
Ans : B.
USA and Switzerland adopted the system of double citizenship. In USA, each person is not only a citizen of USA but also of the particular state to which he belongs.
Q. 54) Which of the following statement/s is correct
1. Government of India have the power to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
2. No person shall be a citizen of India or be deemed to be a citizen of India, if he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign state.
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
Ans : B. Only 2.
Parliament of India (not Government) have the power to make any provision with respect to the p acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
Q. 55) Consider the following statements:
1. Originally, the Citizenship Act (1955), also provided for Commonwealth Citizenship.
2. The provision for Commonwealth Citizenship was repealed by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 .
Which of the above statement is/are correct.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 2
D. None of the above
Ans : A. 1 only
Originally Citizenship Act, 1955 provided for the Commonwealth citizenship according to which every person who is a citizen of a Commonwealth country, shall by virtue of that citizenship, have the status of commonwealth citizenship in India.
This provision was repealed by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
Q. 56) Which of the following are the conditions for acquiring Indian Citizenship?
A. By Birth, Domicile and Descent, Hoding Property
B. By Birth, Registration, Descent
C. Domicile, Decent , Registration and Holding property
D. None of the above
Ans : B. B. By Birth, Registration, Descent
The Citizenship Act of 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship, viz, birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and incorporation of territory:
Q. 57) To acquire citizenship by registration a person of Indian origin must have been resident in India for how many years immediately before making an application?
A. One year
B. Five years
C. Four years
D. Seven years.
Ans : D. Seven years.
The Central Government may, on an application, register as a citizen of India any person (not being an illegal migrant) if a person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application for registration.
Q. 58) The Citizenship Act (1955) prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, Which one of the following is not the way of loosing citizenship?
A. Termination
B. Renunciation
C. Deprivation
D. Naturalisation
Ans : D. Naturalisation
Q. 59) Consider the following statements
1. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, made provision for acquisition of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) by the Person of Indian Origin (PIO)s of 16 specified countries
2. Overseas Citizenship of India is actually a dual citizenships deviating from constitutional position.
Which is/are the correct statement
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
Ans : A. Only 1. OCI is not actually a dual citizenships as the Indian Constitution forbids dual citizenship or dual nationality under Article 9.
Q. 60) Consider the following statements
1. Non-Resident Indian (NRI) is Indian citizen who is ordinarily residing outside India and holds an Indian Passport
2. Person of aindian origin is a person who or whose any of ancestorswas an Indian national and who is presently holding another country’s citizenship / nationality i.e. he/she is holding foreign passport.
Which is/are the correct statement
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
Ans : C. Both 1 and 2
