A) 1, 2 and 3 | B) 2, 3 and 4 |
C) 1 and 2 only | D) 1 and 4 |
Explanation:
The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz. renunciation, termination and deprivation:
1. By Renunciation: Any citizen of India of full age and capacity can make adeclaration renouncing his Indian citizenship.
2. By Termination: When an Indian citizen voluntarily (consciously, knowingly and without duress, undue influence or compulsion) acquires the citizenship of another country.
3. By Deprivation:It is a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if:
●the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud:●the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India:
●the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;
●the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and
●the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously