Indian citizenship can be acquired through which of the following?
Question and options
Indian citizenship can be acquired through which of the following?
- By descent
- By naturalization
- By registration
- All of the given options are correct
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - All of the given options are correct
The Citizenship Act, 1955 provides for acquiring Indian citizenship by birth, descent, registration and naturalisation, and by incorporation of territory. Descent, naturalisation and registration are each a valid mode, so no single one of them is the full answer.
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