As per the Constitution, people migrating from Pakistan were granted Indian citizenship if they arrived before which date?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) 19 July 1948

Explanation:
• Article 6 of the Indian Constitution deals with the citizenship of persons who migrated to India from Pakistan.
• The cutoff date mentioned is July 19, 1948, which was the date when the permit system for migration was introduced.
• Persons who migrated before this date and were ordinarily resident in India became citizens automatically.
• Those who migrated on or after this date had to be registered as a citizen after residing in India for at least six months.
• The person or their parents/grandparents must have been born in un-divided India (as defined in the Government of India Act, 1935).

Information Booster:
• Articles 5 to 11 of the Indian Constitution (Part II) deal with Citizenship at the time of commencement of the Constitution.
• The Citizenship Act, 1955, was later enacted by Parliament to provide for the acquisition and termination of citizenship after 1950.

Additional Knowledge:
26 January 1950 (Option a)
• This is the date the Constitution of India came into force, but it is not the cutoff date for the migration permit system.
15 August 1949 (Option b)
• This date marks two years of independence but holds no specific constitutional significance for the migration permit cutoff.
1 January 1951 (Option c)
• This date is often related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam but is not the constitutional cutoff for Pakistan migrants.

So the correct answer is (d)