Consider the following statements about Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016
I. This bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955.
II. Through the Bill, illegal migrants from certain minority communities who entered India before December 31, 2014 would become eligible for Indian citizenship.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Options

A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

C

Explanation

Once the Bill is passed in Parliament, illegal migrants from certain minority communities such as Hindu, sikh, buddhist, jain , parsi or chistian from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who entered india before december 31, 2014 would become eligible for indian citizenship.