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PART III FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS · Right to Equality

Article 18: Abolition of titles

The Constitution of India

(1) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State.

(2) No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State.

(3) No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State.

(4) No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under any foreign State.

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  1. 1. Article 18 of the Constitution deals with:

  2. 2. Consider the following statements regarding Article 18: 1. A citizen of India may accept a title from a foreign State with the consent of the President. 2. The State may confer a military or an academic distinction. 3. National awards such as the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards are not titles within Article 18(1), but they should not be used as a prefix or suffix to a name. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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