UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

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

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

Answer

Correct Answer

1 only

Explanation

India follows single citizenship and a single domicile (statement 1 correct). The President need only be a citizen of India, not necessarily a citizen by birth (statement 2 wrong), and the Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for deprivation of citizenship in certain circumstances such as fraud (statement 3 wrong).

Topics: citizenship, constitutional provisions on citizenship, eligibility for head of state and deprivation of citizenship, polity & governance, single citizenship