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The provision of 'Single citizenship' for all in the Indian Constitution is adopted from the constitution of which of the following countries?
US Constitution
British Constitution
Australian Constitution
Canadian Constitution
British Constitution
The Indian Constitution adopts the principle of 'Single Citizenship' from the British Constitution (UK model). Unlike the United States, where individuals hold both national and state-level citizenship, India provides a unified citizenship for the entire country to promote national integrity and unity.
The Indian Constitution adopts the principle of 'Single Citizenship' from the British Constitution (UK model). Unlike the United States, where individuals hold both national and state-level citizenship, India provides a unified citizenship for the entire country to promote national integrity and unity.
Articles 5 to 11 under Part II of the Indian Constitution deal with Citizenship.
The Indian system rejects the concept of 'dual citizenship' prevalent in federal systems like the USA.
Single citizenship implies that all citizens, irrespective of the state they reside in, enjoy the same rights and privileges throughout India.
Parliament is empowered under Article 11 to regulate the right of citizenship by law.
The US Constitution (Option A) provides for dual citizenship, where a person is a citizen of the USA and also of the specific state they reside in.
The concept of the 'Rule of Law', 'Parliamentary Government', and 'Legislative Procedure' are also borrowed from the British Constitution.
While the Indian Constitution is federal in structure, it incorporates unitary features like single citizenship to maintain the spirit of 'One India'.
B is correct тАФ The provision of Single citizenship in India is inspired by the British Parliamentary system.
While single citizenship is British-inspired, remember that the federal structure itself (with a strong centre) is influenced by the Canadian Constitution.