Consider the following statements:

1. A person born on the 26th of January, 1951 in Rangoon whose father was a citizen of India by birth at the time of his birth is deemed to be an Indian citizen by descent.
2. A person born on the 1st of July, 1988 in Itanagar whose mother is a citizen of India at the time of his birth but the father is not, is deemed to be a citizen of India by birth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans- [C] Citizenship act of 1955 prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship, Birth, descent, registration, naturalisation and incorporation of territory.
Statement 1 is correct. Citizenship by descent clause says a person born outside India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 10th December 1992 is a citizen of India by descent, if his father was a citizen of India at the time of his birth.
A person born outside India on or after 10th December 1992 is considered as a citizen of India if either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth.

Statement 2 is correct. Citizenship by birth clause says, a person born in India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 1st July 1987 is a citizen of India by birth irrespective of the nationality of his parents.

A person born in India on or after 1st July 1987 is considered as a citizen of India only if either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth.