Which of the following statements regarding Indian federal system is/are correct? 1. All States have equal representation in the Rajya Sabha. 2. Consent of a State is not required for altering its boundaries. 3. There is no dual citizenship in India. Sele

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Q: 67 (CDS-I/2017)

Which of the following statements regarding Indian federal system is/are correct?
1. All States have equal represen¬tation in the Rajya Sabha.
2. Consent of a State is not required for altering its boundaries.
3. There is no dual citizenship in India.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,53,66,11,87,15,6

keywords: 

{'indian federal system': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'dual citizenship': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'states': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Option 1 states that all states have equal representation in the Rajya Sabha. This statement is incorrect as the Rajya Sabha follows a system of unequal representation, where states have representation based on their population.

Option 2 states that the consent of a state is not required for altering its boundaries. This statement is correct. According to Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, the Parliament has the power to alter the boundaries of states without the consent of the affected states.

Option 3 states that there is no dual citizenship in India. This statement is correct. The Indian Constitution does not recognize dual citizenship. A person can be a citizen of India only and not simultaneously hold citizenship of any other country.

So, the correct answer is option 2, which states that statements 2 and 3 only are correct.