2015 · Q102
Which one of the following changes has not been made to the Citizenship Act of India by the Amendment in 2015?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AThe Overseas Citizens of India will now be called the Overseas Citizens of India Cardholders
- BThe Non-Resident Indians are entitled to vote in elections in India
- CThe Persons of Indian Origin have been placed at par with the Overseas Citizens of India
- DThe Persons of Indian Origin are now entitled to lifelong visa to visit India
Explanation
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 merged the PIO card scheme into the OCI scheme: OCIs were renamed Overseas Citizens of India Cardholders, PIOs were placed at par with OCIs, and former PIOs became entitled to lifelong visas — so A, C, and D were changes made by this amendment. NRI voting rights, however, came through the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2010, not the 2015 citizenship amendment. Hence B.