75. With reference to Citizenship Amendment Bill,2016 which of the following statements is/are true?

1. With regard to citizenship qualification it creates an exception to Hindus and Sikhs of Pakistan only

2. The registration for citizenship will be cancelled if an OCI(overseas Citizen of India) has violated any law that is in force in the country.

Options:

a . 1 only

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b . 1 and 2 only

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c . 2 only

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d . None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C
c . 2 only

Answer-c

The Citizenship Amendment. Bill, 2016 was introduced in LokSabha by Ministry of Home Affairs. The Bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.

• The Bill amends the Act to provide that that the following groups of persons will not be treated as illegal migrants: Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

• The Bill creates an exception for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, with regard to citizenship qualification. The 11 years’ requirement will be reduced to six years.

• The Bill adds one more ground for cancelling registration, that is, if the OCI has violated any law that is in force in the country

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