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Q38 (CDS-I/2014) Polity & Governance › Preamble, Union & Territory, Citizenship › Citizenship provisions Answer Verified

The citizenship means 1. full civil and political rights of the citizens 2. the right of suffrage for election to the House of the People {of the Union) and the Legislative Assembly of every State 3. the right to become a Member of the Parliament and Member of Legislative Assemblies Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Citizenship is defined as full and equal membership of a political community, entailing a comprehensive set of civil and political rights [1]. In the Indian context, citizenship grants specific political privileges that are not available to non-citizens. These include the right of suffrage under Article 326, which guarantees every adult citizen the right to vote in elections for the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and the Legislative Assembly of every State [4]. Furthermore, citizenship is a prerequisite for the right to contest elections and hold high public offices, such as becoming a Member of Parliament or a Member of a State Legislative Assembly [4]. While the Indian Constitution provides for single citizenship, it ensures that all citizens, regardless of their state of residence, enjoy these uniform civil and political rights across the territory of India [4].

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  1. [1] Political Theory, Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Citizenship > p. 80
  2. [4] https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/hees105.pdf
  3. [2] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/16124/1/the_constitution_of_india.pdf
  4. [3] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 4: Salient Features of the Constitution > 111 1 Single Citizenship > p. 32
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