According to the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, individuals who entered India on or before _______ and belong to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh are eligible for citizenship.

Correct option is A

 Correct option: (a), 31 December 2014

According to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019, individuals who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, and belong to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian community from Pakistan, Afghanistan, or Bangladesh are eligible for Indian citizenship under the provisions of this law.

Information Booster: 

• ​The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019 is an important piece of legislation in India that was passed by the Indian Parliament.
• The act applies to refugees from the three mentioned countries but excludes Muslims from its provisions. This has been a point of significant controversy and debate, with critics arguing that the law violates the principle of secularism enshrined in the Indian Constitution.
• The primary goal of the CAA is to offer protection to religious minorities who have faced persecution in these three countries due to their religion. It provides them with the opportunity to gain Indian citizenship more quickly than other refugees.
• he law amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 and allows for the fast-tracking of citizenship for eligible religious minorities from the three neighboring countries.
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