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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 48

SSC CGL - 13 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q48

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In which of the following years was the Citizenship Act passed for the first time in
India?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1955.

  • The Citizenship Act was passed on 30th December, 1955 for the first time in India.
  • The Bill amends the Citizenship Act, 1955, and seeks to make foreign illegal migrants of certain religious communities coming from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan eligible for Indian citizenship. 
  • The Act specifies that citizenship may be acquired in India through five methods – by birth in India, by descent, through registration, by naturalisation (extended residence in India), and by incorporation of territory into India.