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Constitution · Part II

Citizenship — MCQs with answers

35 exam-style questions on this part, written from the actual legal text and tagged for UPSC, Judiciary and CLAT. Five are shown below with answers and explanations — the rest are in the free interactive drill.

Q1 · easy · Article 10

What is the primary effect of Article 10 of the Constitution of India (Continuance of the rights of citizenship)?

  1. A.It grants Parliament exclusive power to create new citizens.
  2. B.It provides that every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen under the foregoing provisions shall continue to be such citizen, subject to any law made by Parliament.✓ correct
  3. C.It authorises the President to confer citizenship by order.
  4. D.It abolishes citizenship for persons covered by the foregoing provisions.

Why: Article 10 states that every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen under the foregoing provisions shall continue to be such citizen, and this continuance is subject to any law that Parliament may make. Thus the Article preserves continuation of citizenship rather than creating presidential orders or abolishing citizenship.

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Q2 · easy · Article 10

According to Article 10, the continuation of citizenship is expressly made subject to which authority?

  1. A.Law that may be made by Parliament✓ correct
  2. B.Law that may be made by State Legislatures
  3. C.Orders of the President
  4. D.Decisions of international treaties

Why: The text of Article 10 expressly says continuation is 'subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament.' It does not refer to state legislatures, presidential orders, or international treaties.

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Q3 · medium · Article 10

If a person is 'deemed to be a citizen' under the foregoing provisions of Part II, what does Article 10 imply about their citizenship status?

  1. A.They automatically lose citizenship on enactment of any new law.
  2. B.They shall continue to be citizens, but their continuance is subject to any law Parliament may make.✓ correct
  3. C.Only the Supreme Court may change their citizenship status.
  4. D.Their citizenship is determined by state governments.

Why: Article 10 provides that such a person 'shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen.' This means they continue as citizens unless altered by a law made by Parliament; it does not reserve exclusivity to courts or states.

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Q4 · medium · Article 10

Which of the following correctly states the limitation placed by Article 10 on the continuance of citizenship?

  1. A.Persons covered are permanently immune from any law altering citizenship.
  2. B.Persons must be re-naturalised by Parliament to continue as citizens.
  3. C.Persons continue as citizens and only the President can alter that status.
  4. D.Persons who are or are deemed to be citizens shall continue to be such citizens, but this continuance is subject to any law that Parliament may make.✓ correct

Why: Article 10 clearly says such persons 'shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen.' Therefore continuance is not absolute immunity and is specifically made subject to Parliamentary legislation.

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Q5 · hard · Article 10

Which statement best captures the legal character of Article 10 (a tricky distinction)?

  1. A.Article 10 itself creates citizenship for persons not otherwise citizens under the Constitution.
  2. B.Article 10 forbids Parliament from ever making laws that affect citizenship continuance.
  3. C.Article 10 vests exclusive power in state legislatures to determine continuance of citizenship.
  4. D.Article 10 preserves that persons who are or are deemed to be citizens under the foregoing provisions shall continue to be such citizens, but this continuance is subject to laws Parliament may make (it is a preservative provision, not the source of citizenship).✓ correct

Why: The provision states continuity: 'Every person who is or is deemed to be a citizen ... shall, subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by Parliament, continue to be such citizen.' Thus Article 10 preserves continuity but does not itself operate as the source creating citizenship, and it expressly makes continuance subject to Parliamentary law.

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