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A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he or she 1.renounces Indian citizenship 2.voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country 3.marries a citizen of another country 4.criticizes the Government Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or prior to it under the Constitution, viz. renunciation, termination and deprivation:


1. By Renunciation: Any citizen of India of full age and capacity can make adeclaration renouncing his Indian citizenship.


2. By Termination: When an Indian citizen voluntarily (consciously, knowingly and without duress, undue influence or compulsion) acquires the citizenship of another country.


3. By Deprivation:It is a compulsory termination of Indian citizenship by the Central government, if:


●the citizen has obtained the citizenship by fraud:●the citizen has shown disloyalty to the Constitution of India:


●the citizen has unlawfully traded or communicated with the enemy during a war;


●the citizen has, within five years after registration or naturalisation, been imprisoned in any country for two years; and


●the citizen has been ordinarily resident out of India for seven years continuously


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