Question

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, seeks to grant citizenship on the basis of _______ to the people from  _____

Options

• Religion; Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan  

• Registration; Bangladesh, Pakistan  

• Birth; Bangladesh  

• Descent; Bangladesh, Afghanistan 

Answer 1

Religion; Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan  

Explanation:

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 provided for according Indian citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan after seven years of residence in India instead of 12 years, which is the current norm, even if they do not possess any document.