Previous Year Question
Which Articles of Indian Constitution are related to citizenship?
Article 3 to 10
Article 4 to 11
Article 5 to 11
Article 6 to 11
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Part II — Citizenship of the Constitution deals with citizenship and contains Articles 5 to 11.
Article 5 deals with citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution. It determined citizenship at commencement on the basis of domicile together with conditions relating to birth, birth of parents or ordinary residence.
Articles 6 and 7 deal with circumstances arising from Partition. Article 6 concerns certain persons who migrated from Pakistan to India, whereas Article 7 concerns certain migrants from India to Pakistan. Article 8 deals with citizenship rights of certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India.
Under Article 9, a person who voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign State cannot remain a citizen by virtue of Articles 5, 6 or 8. Article 10 deals with the continuance of citizenship rights acquired under Part II.
Article 11 is particularly important. It preserves Parliament's power to legislate regarding the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship. Within this legislative framework, the Citizenship Act, 1955 contains detailed statutory provisions for acquisition and loss of citizenship.
Thus, the useful examination association is—Part II → Articles 5–11 → Citizenship; Article 11 → Parliament's law-making power.