UPSC Prelims Indian Polity
Subjects Of State List
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2021 Questions 1 MCQs
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PYQ 2021
prelims
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indian-polity ID: upsc-202
Which one of the following best defines the term βStateβ?
1
A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government.
2
A 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.
3
A number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition, and government.
4
A society permanently living in a definite territory with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority, and an independent judiciary.