Recognition of a person as a citizen of India is subject to which provisions of the Constitution of India?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Articles 5 to 11
Explanation:
· Part II of the Constitution of India, covering Articles 5 to 11, deals with Citizenship.
· These articles describe who became a citizen of India at the commencement of the Constitution on January 26, 1950.
· It covers categories such as persons domiciled in India, persons who migrated from Pakistan, and persons of Indian origin residing outside India.
· Article 11 specifically empowers the Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law, which led to the enactment of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
Information Booster:
· Article 5: Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.
· Article 6: Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan.
· Article 9: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens.
· Citizenship in India is single citizenship, meaning there is no separate state citizenship, unlike in the USA.
Additional Knowledge:
(a) Articles 2 to 4: (Option a) These deal with the admission or establishment of new States and the alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing States.
(b) Articles 12 to 14: (Option b) These are part of Fundamental Rights (Part III); Article 12 defines "The State" and Article 14 deals with Equality before Law.
(d) Article 1: (Option d) This defines India, that is Bharat, as a Union of States.