Consider the following statements : 1. Articles 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. 2. Constitutions of India and the U

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Q: 149 (IAS/2005)
Consider the following statements :
1. Articles 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.
2. Constitutions of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.
3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,262,85,25,39,21,262

keywords: 

{'single citizenship': [3, 0, 1, 0], 'citizenship': [2, 0, 2, 2], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'constitutions': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'citizen': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'dual policy': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'states': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Explanation: This question presents three statements, asking the examinee to determine which of these are correct.

Statement 1 is correct. Articles 371 A to 371 I were indeed inserted into the Indian Constitution to meet the regional demands of several states including Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa.

Statement 2 is incorrect. While both constitutions do indeed envisage a dual system of governance with both Union and States, the citizenship system differs. The United States allows dual citizenship, whereas India follows a policy of single citizenship.

Statement 3 is also incorrect. Under the Indian Constitution, a naturalised citizen can be deprived of his/her citizenship under certain circumstances, for example, if it was acquired through fraud or disloyalty to the constitution.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option 4: Statement 1 is the only correct statement among the three.