Manipur students demand NRC implementation precede census, stage two-day strike

‘NRC before Census’: Students protest, give call for two-day strike in Manipur. (See the linked source for details.)

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Indian Express — India →

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Prelims-testable facts

01The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register of all Indian citizens, as mandated by the Citizenship Act of 1955.
02The NRC is intended to be updated periodically, with the last update being in Assam in 2019.
03The Census of India is a constitutional requirement, as mandated by Article 42 of the Indian Constitution.
04The Census exercise is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
05The JFD Students' Wing has called for a two-day strike in Manipur, demanding implementation of the NRC before the Census.
06The protests in Manipur are centered around the Directorate of Census Operations in Imphal.
07The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, has sparked protests and demands for the implementation of the NRC across India.

Trap alerts

Most people think the NRC is a recent concept, but actually, it was first introduced in 1951, as per the Citizenship Act of 1955.
Most people think the Census is conducted after the NRC is updated, but actually, the Census is conducted first, and the NRC is updated afterwards.

Current-affairs link

The Supreme Court of India has ruled in the case of Assam Sanmilani vs. Union of India (2020) that the NRC must be updated periodically, with the last update being in Assam in 2019.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

What is the reason for the two-day strike called by students from Manipur University?

A.Protest against the implementation of NRC before the Census
B.Protest against the Census being conducted before the NRC
C.Protest against the Ministry of Home Affairs
D.Protest against the Ministry of Amit Shah

The two-day strike was called by students from Manipur University in protest against the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) before the Census.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Census: 1. The NRC is implemented before the Census in Manipur. 2. The Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for conducting the Census in Manipur. 3. The two-day strike is called by students from Manipur University in protest of the Census being implemented before the NRC. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

Statement 1 is false because the fact list does not specify the implementation order of NRC and Census in Manipur. Statement 2 is true because the fact list states that the Ministry of Home Affairs is responsible for conducting the Census. Statement 3 is false because the fact list states that the two-day strike is in protest of the NRC being implemented before the Census, not the Census before the NRC.

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