MPSC Rajyaseva 2014 GS Paper 1 — Question 82

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Citizenship Act 1955

नागरिकत्व कायदा 1955 अंतर्गत, खालीलपैकी कोणत्या पर्यायाद्वारे एखादी व्यक्ती भारताचा नागरिक बनू शकते? खालीलपैकी योग्य पर्याय निवडा : Under the Citizenship Act 1955, by which of the following ways can a person become a citizen of India ? Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a)भूमी अधिग्रहीत झाल्यामुळे / By incorporation of territory

(b)वारसा हक्काने / By descent

(c)जन्म भारतात झाल्याने / By birth

(d)राष्ट्रीयीकरणाद्वारे / By nationalisation

(e)नोंदणी द्वारे / By registration

1)(b), (c), (d) आणि (e) / (b), (c), (d) and (e)

2)(a), (b), (c) आणि (d) / (a), (b), (c) and (d)

3)(a), (c), (d) आणि (e) / (a), (c), (d) and (e)

4)(a), (b), (c) आणि (e) / (a), (b), (c) and (e)✓ Correct

The Citizenship Act 1955 provides five ways to acquire citizenship: by birth (c), by descent (b), by registration (e), by naturalisation, and by incorporation of territory (a). Option (d) here says 'nationalisation' (राष्ट्रीयीकरण) — the state taking over private assets — not 'naturalisation', so it is a distractor. The correct set is therefore (a), (b), (c) and (e) — option 4.

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