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Who is entitled to the freedoms guaranteed by Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India?

Article 19(1) gives the listed freedoms to Indian citizens. Residence in India alone does not satisfy the citizenship requirement.

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Who is entitled to the freedoms guaranteed by Article 19(1) of the Constitution of India?

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Article 19(1) gives the listed freedoms to Indian citizens.

Residence in India alone does not satisfy the citizenship requirement.

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Option A

Article 19(1) expressly confers the listed freedoms on citizens.

Option B

Residence alone does not establish citizenship.

Option C

Permanent residence does not make a foreign national an Indian citizen.

Option D

Article 19(1) does not add a residence requirement to its citizenship criterion.

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