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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Articles 371A to 371I were incorporated via constitutional amendments in Part XXI to grant special provisions addressing regional aspirations of Nagaland (371A), Assam (371B), Manipur (371C), Andhra Pradesh/Telangana (371D), Sikkim (371F), Mizoram (371G), Arunachal Pradesh (371H), and Goa (371I).
Statement 2 is incorrect: The US Constitution provides for dual citizenship (citizenship of the USA as well as of the State), whereas the Constitution of India provides for single citizenship.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Under Section 10 of the Citizenship Act, 1955, a naturalized citizen of India can be deprived of citizenship by the Central Government on grounds such as obtaining citizenship by fraud, disloyalty to the Constitution, or trade with enemy nations during war.
Eliminate extreme phrase 'can never be deprived' in Statement 3. Naturalization is always conditional and revocable by statutory authority.
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