Which one of the following best defines the term 'State’?
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UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2021)
A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government
Correct AnswerA politically organized people of a definite territory and possessing an authority to govern them, maintain law and order, protect their natural rights and safeguard their means of sustenance
Incorrect AnswerA number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition and government
Incorrect AnswerA society permanently living in a definite territory with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority and an independent judiciary
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government
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By: Parvesh Mehta