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50 questions covering every section of the note.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Constitution of Nepal · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Easy). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
Citizenship provisions are in which part of the Constitution?
- A) Part 1
- B) Part 2 ✔
- C) Part 3
- D) Part 4
Why: Part 2 of the Constitution of Nepal (Articles 10–15) deals with citizenship.
Citizenship provisions cover which articles?
- A) Articles 10 to 15 ✔
- B) Articles 16 to 46
- C) Articles 50 to 55
- D) Articles 1 to 9
Why: Articles 10 to 15 cover citizenship: no deprivation (10), how citizenship is acquired (11), gender identity (12), certificates (13), non-resident citizenship (14) and federal law (15).
Which article says no citizen shall be deprived of citizenship?
- A) Article 10 ✔
- B) Article 11
- C) Article 14
- D) Article 16
Why: Article 10(1) says no Nepali citizen shall be deprived of citizenship. Article 10(2) provides single federal citizenship with provincial identity.
Non-resident citizenship is provided in:
- A) Article 12
- B) Article 13
- C) Article 14 ✔
- D) Article 15
Why: Article 14 provides for non-resident citizenship of Nepal for people of Nepali origin living abroad.
A person whose father or mother was a Nepali citizen at birth gets citizenship by:
- A) Descent ✔
- B) Birth
- C) Naturalisation
- D) Honour
Why: Under Article 11(2)(b), a person whose father or mother was a Nepali citizen at the time of their birth is a citizen by descent (वंशज).
A child found in Nepal whose parents are unknown is treated as a citizen by:
- A) Descent ✔
- B) Naturalisation
- C) Honour
- D) Non-residence
Why: Under Article 11(4), a child found in Nepal whose parents are not known is treated as a citizen by descent until a parent is traced.
A foreign woman married to a Nepali man can get:
- A) Naturalised citizenship ✔
- B) Honorary citizenship only
- C) Non-resident citizenship
- D) No citizenship
Why: Under Article 11(6), a foreign woman married to a Nepali man can get naturalised citizenship (अंगीकृत नागरिकता), as provided by federal law.
Non-resident citizenship is given to people of Nepali origin living in:
- A) SAARC countries
- B) Non-SAARC countries ✔
- C) India only
- D) China only
Why: Non-resident citizenship is for people of Nepali origin who have taken citizenship of a country outside SAARC.
Non-resident citizens do NOT get:
- A) Economic rights
- B) Social rights
- C) Cultural rights
- D) Political rights ✔
Why: Non-resident citizens get economic, social and cultural rights, but not political rights such as voting or holding office.
Which law gives detailed rules on citizenship?
- A) Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 ✔
- B) Civil Code 2074
- C) Immigration Act 2049
- D) Local Government Act 2074
Why: The Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 (amended in 2079) gives the detailed rules for acquiring and losing citizenship.
Does Nepal allow dual citizenship?
- A) Yes
- B) No ✔
- C) Only for NRNs
- D) Only for children
Why: No. A Nepali who voluntarily takes another country's citizenship loses Nepali citizenship. Non-resident citizenship is the closest option.
Who issues citizenship certificates?
- A) District Administration Office ✔
- B) Ward office
- C) Election Commission
- D) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Why: The District Administration Office issues citizenship certificates after checking documents and recommendations, such as from the ward office.
Citizenship certificates are signed by the:
- A) Chief District Officer or authorised officer ✔
- B) Mayor
- C) Ward chair
- D) President
Why: The Chief District Officer (CDO) or an officer authorised by them signs the citizenship certificate.
At what age can a person apply for a citizenship certificate?
- A) 14
- B) 16 ✔
- C) 18
- D) 21
Why: A Nepali can apply for a citizenship certificate at 16 years of age.
Citizenship with identity of gender is provided in:
- A) Article 12 ✔
- B) Article 10
- C) Article 14
- D) Article 18
Why: Article 12 allows a person to get a citizenship certificate showing their sex or gender identity, including 'other'.
A Nepali who voluntarily takes another country's citizenship:
- A) Keeps Nepali citizenship
- B) Loses Nepali citizenship ✔
- C) Gets dual citizenship
- D) Becomes a non-resident citizen automatically
Why: Because Nepal does not allow dual citizenship, voluntarily taking foreign citizenship ends Nepali citizenship.
Which post requires citizenship by descent?
- A) President ✔
- B) Teacher
- C) Ward member
- D) Clerk
Why: Article 289 says top posts such as President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, National Assembly Chair and Chief Minister need citizenship by descent.
Which document is needed to get a passport in Nepal?
- A) Citizenship certificate ✔
- B) Birth certificate only
- C) Driving licence
- D) Bank statement
Why: A citizenship certificate is the main proof of Nepali citizenship needed to get a passport.
Acquisition and termination of citizenship are governed by:
- A) Federal law (Article 15) ✔
- B) Provincial law
- C) Local law
- D) Court order only
Why: The Constitution leaves the details of acquiring, re-acquiring and ending citizenship to federal law (stated in Article 15), i.e. the Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063.
Non-resident citizenship gives the right to:
- A) Own property and do business ✔
- B) Vote in elections
- C) Become a minister
- D) Join the Nepal Army
Why: Non-resident citizens can own property, invest and do business in Nepal: economic, social and cultural rights.
Article 11 of the constitution deals with:
- A) Citizenship by descent, birth and naturalisation ✔
- B) Non-resident citizenship
- C) Gender identity
- D) Certificates
Why: Article 11 sets who is a citizen and how citizenship is acquired: by descent, by birth and by naturalisation.
Article 12 deals with citizenship with:
- A) Identity of gender ✔
- B) Non-residence
- C) Naturalisation
- D) Descent
Why: Article 12 provides citizenship certificates with identity of gender, based on the mother's or father's name.
Article 13 deals with:
- A) Obtaining a citizenship certificate ✔
- B) Dual citizenship
- C) Non-resident citizenship
- D) Passport
Why: Article 13 deals with obtaining a citizenship certificate, for example by descent, under federal law.
Article 15 says other matters of citizenship will be decided by:
- A) Federal law ✔
- B) Province law
- C) Local law
- D) Supreme Court
Why: Article 15 leaves other matters, such as acquisition, re-acquisition and termination, to federal law.
Article 10 states that no Nepali citizen shall be:
- A) Deprived of citizenship ✔
- B) Taxed
- C) Arrested
- D) Transferred
Why: Article 10(1) guarantees that no Nepali citizen shall be deprived of citizenship.
A person born to a Nepali citizen mother and an unidentified father, living in Nepal, gets citizenship:
- A) By descent ✔
- B) By naturalisation
- C) Honorary
- D) Non-resident
Why: Under Article 11(5), a person born in Nepal to a Nepali mother, who lives in Nepal and whose father is not identified, gets citizenship by descent.
A child found in Nepal whose parents are unknown gets citizenship by descent:
- A) Until the parents are found ✔
- B) Never
- C) After 18 years
- D) Only on request of embassy
Why: Under Article 11(4), the found child is a citizen by descent until either parent is found, after which their status follows the parent.
A foreign woman married to a Nepali man can apply for:
- A) Naturalised citizenship ✔
- B) Citizenship by descent
- C) Non-resident citizenship
- D) Honorary citizenship
Why: Article 11(6) lets a foreign woman married to a Nepali man apply for naturalised citizenship, as provided by federal law.
Non-resident citizenship is given to people of Nepali origin living in:
- A) Countries other than SAARC members ✔
- B) SAARC countries only
- C) India only
- D) Nepal
Why: It is given to people of Nepali origin who are citizens of countries other than SAARC members, such as the USA, UK or Australia.
Non-resident citizens enjoy:
- A) Economic, social and cultural rights ✔
- B) Political rights
- C) Voting rights
- D) Right to hold public office
Why: Non-resident citizens enjoy economic, social and cultural rights, but not political rights.
The detailed law on citizenship is the:
- A) Nepal Citizenship Act 2063 ✔
- B) Citizenship Act 2072
- C) Immigration Act 2049
- D) Passport Act 2076
Why: The Nepal Citizenship Act, 2063 is the detailed law. It was amended in 2079 BS to bring it in line with the 2072 Constitution.
Nepal allows dual citizenship:
- A) No ✔
- B) Yes for all
- C) Yes for Indians
- D) Yes for children
Why: Nepal does not allow dual citizenship: one person cannot be a full citizen of Nepal and another country at the same time.
Citizenship certificates are issued by the:
- A) District Administration Office (CDO) ✔
- B) Ward office
- C) Election Commission
- D) Home Minister
Why: The District Administration Office, headed by the Chief District Officer (CDO), issues citizenship certificates.
The minimum age to apply for a citizenship certificate is:
- A) 16 ✔
- B) 18
- C) 14
- D) 21
Why: The minimum age to apply is 16 years.
A Nepali who voluntarily takes foreign citizenship:
- A) Loses Nepali citizenship ✔
- B) Keeps both
- C) Gets non-resident citizenship automatically
- D) Becomes stateless
Why: Taking foreign citizenship voluntarily ends Nepali citizenship, since dual citizenship is not allowed.
Which post requires citizenship by descent?
- A) President ✔
- B) Ward member
- C) Teacher
- D) Clerk
Why: Under Article 289, the President must hold citizenship by descent, as must other top constitutional posts.
Which of these posts requires citizenship by descent?
- A) Chief Justice ✔
- B) District judge
- C) Section officer
- D) Kharidar
Why: Article 289 requires the Chief Justice to hold citizenship by descent.
Which of these posts requires citizenship by descent?
- A) Chief Minister ✔
- B) Municipal clerk
- C) Mayor
- D) Police constable
Why: Article 289 also applies to the Chief Minister of a province, who must hold citizenship by descent.
Which document is generally needed to get a Nepali passport?
- A) Citizenship certificate ✔
- B) Driving licence
- C) Voter card only
- D) Birth certificate only
Why: A Nepali citizenship certificate (or national ID linked to it) is the main document needed for a passport.
Citizenship provisions are found in Part:
- A) 2 ✔
- B) 1
- C) 3
- D) 4
Why: Citizenship is in Part 2, right after Part 1 (Preliminary).
Part 2 covers articles:
- A) 10 to 15 ✔
- B) 1 to 9
- C) 16 to 48
- D) 49 to 55
Why: Part 2 covers Articles 10 to 15, all on citizenship.
Under Article 11(2), a person is a citizen by descent if, at the time of birth:
- A) Father or mother was a citizen of Nepal ✔
- B) Both parents were foreigners
- C) Born in any SAARC country
- D) Grandparents lived abroad
Why: A person is a citizen by descent if, at the time of their birth, their father or mother was a citizen of Nepal.
Which article provides non-resident citizenship?
- A) Article 14 ✔
- B) Article 13
- C) Article 12
- D) Article 11
Why: Article 14 provides non-resident citizenship of Nepal.
Non-resident citizenship holders cannot:
- A) Vote or hold political office ✔
- B) Own property
- C) Invest
- D) Visit Nepal
Why: Non-resident citizens cannot vote or hold political office, because they do not get political rights.
The certificate stating gender identity (other) is provided under:
- A) Article 12 ✔
- B) Article 10
- C) Article 15
- D) Article 18
Why: Article 12 provides for a citizenship certificate with gender identity, including the 'other' category.
Citizenship can be terminated:
- A) As provided by federal law ✔
- B) By local level
- C) By ward chair
- D) Never
Why: Termination of citizenship happens only as provided by federal law (Article 15), for example on voluntarily taking foreign citizenship.
Single federal citizenship in Nepal means:
- A) One citizenship for the whole country, with provincial identity ✔
- B) Separate province citizenship
- C) Dual citizenship
- D) Local citizenship
Why: Article 10(2) gives single federal citizenship with provincial identity: one citizenship for all of Nepal, not separate provincial citizenships.
Who can naturalise a foreigner as a citizen of Nepal?
- A) Government of Nepal ✔
- B) Province government
- C) Local level
- D) CIAA
Why: Naturalised citizenship is granted by the Government of Nepal (through the Ministry of Home Affairs) under the Citizenship Act.
A person of Nepali origin who held Nepali citizenship and now lives in the USA can apply for:
- A) Non-resident citizenship ✔
- B) Citizenship by birth
- C) Honorary citizenship
- D) Province citizenship
Why: As the USA is outside SAARC, such a person can apply for non-resident citizenship of Nepal.
A citizen of Nepal may lose citizenship by:
- A) Voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship ✔
- B) Travelling abroad
- C) Studying abroad
- D) Marrying a Nepali
Why: Nepali citizenship ends if a person voluntarily acquires foreign citizenship, under the Citizenship Act.