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Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Citizenship?

A.
Article 5
B.
Article 15
C.
Article 25
D.
Article 35

Solution:

The correct answer is Article 5.Article 5:It deals with Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.At the commencement of this Constitution every person who has his domicile in the territory of India and(a) who was born in the territory of India; or(b) either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or(c) who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years preceding such commencement, shall be a citizen of India.Part II of the Constitution of India which includes Articles 5-11 deals with the Citizenship of India.The articles mentioned in Part II are listed belowArticle 5- Citizenship at the commencement of the ConstitutionArticle 6 -Rights of citizenship of the persons who have migrated from Pakistan to India.Article 7- Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Pakistan.Article 8 - Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian origin resident outside IndiaArticle 9 - Persons acquiring citizenship of a foreign State voluntarily Article 10 - Continuance of the rights of citizenshipArticle 11- Regulation of citizenship by the Parliament through lawAdditional InformationArticles and their features: Article 15The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them.Article 25 Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religionArticle 35Article 35 gives Parliament the exclusive power to make laws relating to Articles 16 (3), 32 (3), 33 and 34. Further, this Article enables the Parliament to prescribe punishment to offences under the part of the fundamental rights.

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