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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2019

 Article 2 empowers the Parliament.
 The Union of India establishes new States.
 Article 3 authorises the Parliament too

 (a) It forms new State separation.
 It unites two or more States in part of any state.
 (b) Increase the area of any state.
 (c) Diminish the area of any state.
 (d) Alter the area of any state.
 (e) Alter the name of any state.
 A Bill seeking to create new state or alter boundaries.
 The existing states can introduce House of the Parliamentary.
 The president refers the state Reorganization Bill.
 The state Reorganization Bill requires both Houses of Parliament.
 Article 4 provides the Bills under Article 2 and 3.

CITIZENSHIP
 The Indian Constitution deals with citizenship.
 Acquisition of Citizenship
 A citizen is a person who enjoys full membership of the Country in which he lives.
 In 1955 provides 5 ways of acquiring citizenship.

By Birth
 Every person born in India on or after 26th Jan, 1950 shall be a citizen of India by birth.
 And not the children of foreign diplomats posted in India and enemy aliens.
 Persons born outside India on or after 26th Jan, 1950, but before 10th Dec, 1992 are
citizens of India if their father was an Indian citizen.

By Registration
 Following categories of people are eligible for registering as Indian Citizen.
 A person of Indian origin, residing in India for 7 years.
 An ordinary resident of Indian origin in Undivided India.
 A person who is married to citizens of India and resident of India for 7 years.

 Minor children of persons, who are a citizen of India.
 A person of full age and capacity, whose parents register as a citizen of India by
naturalisation.
 A foreign national residing in India for 12 years can acquire citizenship.
 By Incorporation Of Territory (Foreign Territory)
 If any new territory becomes part of India then its people are citizens of India.
 Loss of Citizenship.
 The citizenship Act, 1955 also provides modes of losing citizenship.

By Renunciation
 If a person gives up Indian citizenship and acquires citizenship of another country.

By Termination
 If an Indian citizen voluntarily acquires another country‘s citizenship, the Indian
citizenship automatically terminates.

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