Question

Select the correct option based on the following statements.

Statement 1: Citizenship is a formal relationship between the people and the State.
Statement 2: Political rights give the citizens power to participate directly or indirectly in the administration.

• A. Both statements are true and Statement 1 leads to Statement 2.
• B. Both statements are true and Statement 2 leads to Statement 1.
• C. Both statements are true and independent of each other.
• D. Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statements are true and Statement 1 leads to Statement 2.

Both statements are true and statement 1 leads to statement 2. This is because citizenship is a formal relationship between the people and the state. It is the full and equal membership of a nation. It is this citizenship, be it natural or acquired, that confers political rights to the people of a State. These rights then give the citizens power to participate directly or indirectly in the administration.