Q:
A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she
1.renounces Indian citizenship
2.voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country
3.marries a citizen of another country
4.criticizes the Government
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer & Explanation
Answer: C) 1 and 2 only
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
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