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UPSC 2005: Consider the following statements: 1. Articles 371A to 371I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa. 2. Constitution of India and the United States of America can 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 statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)1 and 3
(c)3 only
(d)1 only
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) 1 only
Articles 371A-I were indeed added to meet special regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa, so statement 1 is correct. The U.S. Constitution recognises both national and separate state citizenship (14th Amendment), whereas India has only single citizenship; therefore statement 2 is wrong. Under section 10 of the Citizenship Act 1955, a naturalised Indian citizen can be deprived of citizenship on grounds such as fraud or disloyalty, so statement 3 is also wrong. Hence only statement 1 is correct → option (d). ([constitutionofindia.net](https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-371a-special-provision-with-respect-to-the-state-of-nagaland/?utm_source=openai))
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