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National Population Register (NPR)

In order to lay the foundation for rolling out a citizens’ register across the country, the government has decided to prepare a National Population Register(NPR).Consider the following statements regarding the NPR:

  1. For the purpose of NPR, a usual resident is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for past six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more.
  2. The NPR is being prepared under provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.Consider the following statements about the International Astronomical Union:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

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