Consider the following statement I. A person who was born on 26th January, 1951 in Rangoon, whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent. II. A person who was born on 1st July, 1988 in

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Q: 78 (CDS-II/2009)
Consider the following statement
I. A person who was born on 26th January, 1951 in Rangoon, whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent.
II. A person who was born on 1st July, 1988 in Itanagar, whose mother is a citizen of India at the time of his birth but the father was not, is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,7,23,8,6,14,2

keywords: 

{'indian citizen': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'citizen': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'birth': [11, 1, 4, 9], 'following statement': [0, 0, 4, 2], 'father': [15, 3, 10, 14], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'mother': [4, 3, 4, 7]}

Both statements are correct.

Statement I: As per the Citizenship Act, 1955, a person born on or after 26th January, 1950 but before 1st July, 1987 outside India, shall be deemed to be a citizen of India by descent, if his/her father was a citizen of India at the time of his/her birth.

Statement II: As per the Citizenship Act, 1955, a person born on or after 1st July, 1987 but before the commencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003, shall be deemed to be a citizen of India by birth, if either of his/her parents is a citizen of India at the time of his/her birth.