What is the objective of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019?
- ATo remove Bangladeshi illegal immigrants
- BTo identify genuine Indian citizens
- CTo check border infiltration by foreigners
- DGranting citizenship to oppressed minority groups in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
- ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (d) Granting citizenship to oppressed minority groups in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
Explanation
The objective of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is to grant Indian citizenship to minority groups (Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians) from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who came to India as illegal migrants due to persecution.