Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India deal with:
ACitizenship — at commencement, of migrants, and Parliament's power to regulate it
BElection of the President and Vice-President of India
CFundamental Rights and the protection conferred by Article 13
DDirective Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the Constitution
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Citizenship — at commencement, of migrants, and Parliament's power to regulate it
1. Part II of the Constitution (Articles 5-11) deals with Citizenship.
2. Article 5 covers citizenship at commencement; 6 and 7 cover migrants; 8 covers persons of Indian origin abroad; 9 disqualifies voluntary foreign-citizenship acquirers.
3. Article 11 empowers Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law — leading to the Citizenship Act, 1955.
4. Fundamental Rights are in Part III (12-35), DPSP in Part IV (36-51).
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Part II, Articles 5-11_
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