Consider the following statements :
- 1. Conferment of Padma Awards does not amount to conferring title under Article 18 of the Constitution of India.
- 2. No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State.
- 3. A person not being a citizen of India can be appointed by the Government of India to any office of profit and he/she can accept any title from any foreign State.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
1 only
2 only
3 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC Combined Section Officer – 2019-20
– Statement 2: No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State. This statement is correct. Article 18(2) explicitly prohibits a citizen of India from accepting any title from any foreign state.
– Statement 3: A person not being a citizen of India can be appointed by the Government of India to any office of profit and he/she can accept any title from any foreign State. This statement is incorrect. Article 18(3) states that no person who is not a citizen of India and while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any title from any foreign State. Thus, a non-citizen holding an office of profit under the government cannot accept a foreign title without the President’s consent; they cannot accept it freely.