Question

6. Consider the following statements,

1] Under the Citizenship Act of 1955, an applicant for citizenship requires to have resided in India for the last 12 months and for 11 years.

2] The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016relaxes this 11-year requirement to six years for persons who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A. a) 1 Only
• B. b) 2 Only
  
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
  
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C c) Both 1 and 2

Ans c)