Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET November 2021 Political Science
Which among the following statements regarding citizenship in India is not correct?
AA citizen of India can simultaneously be the citizen of another country ✓ Correct
BA person who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign country ceases to be an Indian citizen
CCitizenship provisions came into force on November 1949
DThe Parliament has the power to make provisions pertaining to acquisition and termination of citizenship
Correct answer: (A) A citizen of India can simultaneously be the citizen of another country — India does not permit a citizen to hold the citizenship of another country at the same time, so that statement is not correct and is the answer.
Explanation
★India does not permit a citizen to hold the citizenship of another country at the same time, so that statement is not correct and is the answer.
★The Constitution provides a single citizenship for the whole of India, with no separate State citizenship.
★Articles 5 to 11 in Part II deal with citizenship, and they came into force on 26 November 1949, ahead of the rest of the Constitution.
★Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, a person who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign country ceases to be an Indian citizen.
★Article 11 gives Parliament the power to regulate the right of citizenship by law, including its acquisition and termination.
★The Overseas Citizenship of India scheme is not dual citizenship, as OCI cardholders get no voting rights or political office.
★Citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration, naturalisation or incorporation of territory under the 1955 Act.
★For NET, remember single citizenship is borrowed from Britain, and contrast it with the dual citizenship of the United States.
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