Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2021 · Polity and Constitution · Question 89

With reference to India, consider the following statements:<br/>1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile.<br/>2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.<br/>3. A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 3

Answer

1 only

  1. Correct. India has single citizenship under the Constitution, and in the usual UPSC sense it is taken as one domicile for the whole country, unlike systems with separate State domicile/citizenship.

  2. Incorrect. The President of India need only be a citizen of India; the Constitution does not require that the person be a citizen by birth only.

  3. Incorrect. Citizenship acquired by registration/naturalisation can be deprived under the Citizenship Act on specified grounds such as fraud, disloyalty, or unlawful trade with the enemy.

Hence, only Statement 1 is correct.

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