Article 9: Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign State not to be citizens

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1. 1. Under Article 394, which of the following Articles came into force at once, before 26 January 1950? 1. Article 5 2. Article 324 3. Article 32 4. Article 60 Select the correct answer:

   A.1 and 2 onlyB.2, 3 and 4 onlyC.1, 2, 3 and 4D.1, 2 and 4 only
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2. 2. In R (Miller) v. The Prime Minister; Cherry v. Advocate General for Scotland [2019] UKSC 41, concerning the prorogation of Parliament in September 2019, the Supreme Court held that:

   A.the prorogation was valid, since Article 9 of the Bill of Rights barred any inquiryB.the advice to prorogue was unlawful, so the prorogation was null and of no effectC.the advice to prorogue was not justiciable, being a matter of high policy aloneD.the prorogation was lawful but Parliament could be recalled under the 1797 Act
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3. 3. Consider the following statements: 1. Every person who became a citizen at the commencement of the Constitution under Article 5 had his domicile in the territory of India. 2. Article 9, which denies citizenship to a person who has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, applies only to claims under Article 5 and not to claims under Articles 6 and 8. 3. Article 7 does not apply to a person who, after migrating to the territory now included in Pakistan, returned to India under a permit for resettlement or permanent return issued under the authority of law. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   A.3 onlyB.1 and 3 onlyC.1 and 2 onlyD.2 and 3 only
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