Indian Polity Quiz: Citizenship

1. What does the Citizenship Act of December 1955 confer?
(a) Citizenship by Birth 

(b) Citizenship by Descent
(c) Citizenship by Registration 

(d) All of the above


2. Who is a citizen of India?

(a) Those who are born in India
(b) Those who have a permanent home in India
(c) Those who have a migrated to India from Pakistan
(d) All of the above

3. On what basis, Election to Lok Sabha and State Legislature shall be conducted—
(A) Adult Suffrage

 (B) Indirect Election
 (C) Direct Election
 (D) None of the above

4. Under which Constitutional Amendment, provision for minimum age as 18 years for the Indian citizen was made to become eligible to vote-

(A) 60th Amendment Act 1988
(B) 61st Amendment Act 1989
(C) 62nd Amendment Act 1989
(D) None of the above

5. Before 61st Amendment Act 1989, what was the age of Indian citizen eligible to vote in the Election-
(A) 23
(B) 24
(C) 21
(D) 22

6. Under Article 326, what was the Constitutional requirment for the Indian citizen not to become eligible as a voter-
(A) Non Resident
(B) Unsoundness of Mind
(C) Crime or Corrupt or Illegal practice
(D) All the above

7. Which Constitutional Article lays down qualification for becoming a voter-
(A) Article 328
(B) Article 339
(C) Article 326
(D) Article 295

8. Which Constitutional Article lays down qualifications for the Indian citizens for election to Parliament-
(A) Article 81
(B) Article 80
(C) Article 83
(D) Article 84

9. Which Constitutional Article defines qualifications for the Indian citizen for election to a State Legislature-
(A) Article 173
(B) Article 175
(C) Article 177
(D) Article 178

10. Under the Indian Constitution, what does `Adult Suffrage' signify-
(A) Children
(B) Persons
(C) Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
(D) None of the above

11. Who makes law with respect to Elections for State Legislature-

(A) Parliament
(B) Judiciary
(C) Government
(D) Election Commission

Answers Key:

1.(D)

2.(D)

3.(A) 

4.(B) 

5.(C)

6.(D) 

7.(C) 

8.(D) 

9.(A) 

10.(C) 

11.(A)