Union, Territory & Citizenship Questions with Solutions
This topic covers Part I and Part II of the Constitution: the Union and its territory (Articles 1-4), the formation and reorganisation of states, and the provisions on citizenship (Articles 5-11), including how citizenship is acquired and lost under the Citizenship Act, 1955. Questions commonly ask which article describes India as a 'Union of States' (Article 1), how Parliament can create new states (Article 3), and the five ways of acquiring citizenship (birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and incorporation of territory). Remember that India provides for single citizenship. Practise the union, territory and citizenship questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Provisions regarding citizenship in the Constitution of India are given in:
A. Part II (Articles 5 to 11)B. Part I (Articles 1 to 4)C. Part III (Articles 12 to 35)D. Part IV (Articles 36 to 51)easyAsked in Railway +1View solution › - Q2.
Parliament can form new states and alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing states under:
A. Article 4B. Article 3C. Article 2D. Article 1easyAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q3.
The concept of single citizenship in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of:
A. United States of AmericaB. AustraliaC. United KingdomD. CanadaeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
Birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and incorporation of territory are the five ways of acquiring:
A. Voting rightsB. Overseas Citizenship of IndiaC. Domicile in a stateD. Indian citizenshipeasyAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed by Parliament in:
A. 2014B. 2015C. 2019D. 2020easyAsked in SSCView solution ›