Prelims Test Morning Batch 04 Aug 2026

Q1. With reference to citizenship under the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

1. The Constitution originally contained detailed provisions for acquisition and termination of citizenship.

2.Parliament has the exclusive power to regulate citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution.

3.The Constitution provides for dual citizenship.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q2. Which one of the following is NOT a mode of acquiring Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Act, 1955?

Q3. With reference to the provisions relating to registration as a citizen of India under the Citizenship Act, 1955, consider the following statements:

1. A person of Indian origin who has been ordinarily resident in India for seven years before making an application may be registered as a citizen of India.

2.A person who is married to an Indian citizen is automatically entitled to Indian citizenship.

3. Minor children of Indian citizens may be registered as citizens of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q4. Under the Citizenship Act, 1955, Indian citizenship may be terminated by:

1.Renunciation

2.Termination

3.Deprivation

Select the correct answer using the code below.

Q5. With reference to citizenship by birth in India, consider the following statements:

1. Every person born in India before 1 July 1987 is an Indian citizen by birth irrespective of the nationality of parents.

2.A person born in India on or after 3 December 2004 is a citizen only if both parents are Indian citizens.

3. A person born after 3 December 2004 is not eligible for citizenship if one parent is an illegal migrant.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q6. Consider the following rights:

1.. Right to vote in elections to the Lok Sabha

2.Eligibility to become a Judge of the Supreme Court

3. Right to contest election to the Lok Sabha

4. Appointment as the Attorney General of India

Which of the above are available only to Indian citizens?

Q7. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution deal specifically with citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution?

Q8. With reference to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, consider the following statements: 

1.It amends the Citizenship Act, 1955.

2.It provides a pathway to Indian citizenship for specified religious communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

3. It applies uniformly to all areas covered under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q9. Which one of the following constitutional functionaries is empowered to decide questions relating to acquisition and termination of citizenship?

Q10. Consider the following statements regarding Single Citizenship in India:

1. It promotes national integration. Citizens are citizens only of India and not of individual States.

2. It has been borrowed from the Constitution of the United States.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?