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SSC CGL Polity – The Union & Its Territory, Citizenship – Tier II Level · Marathon – 10 questions, subject: Indian Polity & Governance. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which community is NOT listed in the proviso?

Correct Answer: C [Muslim]

Explanation:

Listed: Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian.

2.  
For the communities covered by the 2019 amendment, the aggregate residence period for naturalisation was reduced from 11 years to:

Correct Answer: B [5 years]

Explanation:

Third Schedule proviso: not less than five years.

3.  
The countries named in the 2019 amendment are:

Correct Answer: A [Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan]

Explanation:

Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan.

4.  
For naturalisation (general rule), the applicant must have resided in India for 12 months before applying, plus an aggregate of ___ years in the 14 years before that.

Correct Answer: B [11]

Explanation:

Answer: 11. Third Schedule, clause (d).

5.  
Assertion–ReasonAssertion (A): Under Art 7, a person who migrated from India to Pakistan after 1 March 1947 is generally not deemed a citizen of India.
Reason (R): Art 7 makes an exception for those who returned to India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return.

Correct Answer: B [Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both true; R gives an exception, it does not explain why A is the rule.

6.  
Under Art 6, a person who migrated from Pakistan BEFORE which date needed only ordinary residence in India since migration?

Correct Answer: D [19 July 1948]

Explanation:

Art 6: migration before 19 July 1948.

7.  
Match the followingMatch the renamed State/UT with the year:
P. Tamil Nadu Q. Karnataka R. Puducherry S. Odisha
1. 2006 2. 2011 3. 1973 4. 1969

Correct Answer: C [P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2]

Explanation:

Madras → TN 1969; Mysore → Karnataka 1973; Pondicherry → Puducherry 2006; Orissa → Odisha 2011.

8.  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into one Union Territory with effect from:

Correct Answer: B [26 January 2020]

Explanation:

Merged UT from 26 January 2020.

9.  
Citizenship by birth for a person born on or after 3 December 2004 requires:

Correct Answer: A [Both parents citizens, or one citizen and the other not an illegal migrant]

Explanation:

Answer: Both parents citizens, or one citizen and the other not an illegal migrant. Section 3(1)(c).

10.  
Statement-basedWhich of the following statements is/are correct?
I. In Art 3, 'State' includes a Union Territory for clauses (a) to (e).
II. Parliament can form a new UT by uniting a part of a State to another UT.

Correct Answer: C [Both I and II]

Explanation:

Explanations I and II to Art 3.

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