Acquiring citizenship based on the nationality of one's parents is called citizenship by _______.

birth

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inheritance

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registration

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incorporation

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Solution

The correct option is B inheritance
Acquiring citizenship based on the nationality of one's parents is called citizenship by inheritance. Citizenship by inheritance is applicable only for people born after the 26th of January 1950, to Indian families living outside India.

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Method	Description
1. Renunciation	Giving up Indian citizenship by a declaration
2. Termination	Government compulsorily terminates citizenship of a person.
3. Deprivation	Automatic loss of citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another country

Q. Which of the following pairs of methods of loss of Indian citizenship and its description is/are correctly matched?

	Method	Description
1	Renunciation:	Giving up Indian citizenship by a declaration.
2	Termination:	The government compulsorily terminates citizenship of a person.
3	Deprivation:	Automatic loss of citizenship on acquiring citizenship of another country.

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