[Solved] Which one of the following best defines the term ‘State’? a) A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government. b) A politically organized people of a definite territory and possessing an authority to govern them, maintain law and order, protect their natural rights a n d s a f e g u a rd t h e i r m e a n s o f sustenance. c) A number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition and government. d) A society permanently living in a definite territory with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority and an independent judiciary.

Q 87. Which one of the following best defines the term ‘State’?

a) A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government.

b) A politically organized people of a definite territory and possessing an authority to govern them, maintain law and order, protect their natural rights a n d s a f e g u a rd t h e i r m e a n s o f sustenance.

c) A number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition and government.

d) A society permanently living in a definite territory with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority and an independent judiciary.

Answer: a

• State is a political organization of society. The state is a form of human association distinguished from other social groups based on its purpose of formation. Following are the elements of a state:

• People, i.e. the community of persons permanently living there.

• Government

• Territory: Demarcated boundary that separates one state from the other.

• Sovereignty: It has independent say in all domestic and external decision making.

• Thus, the 1st option is the correct answer. Nation ?

• The term nationality is derived from the Latin word natus, which means ‘to be born’.

• According to Ramsay Muir, a nation may be defined as a body of people who feel themselves to be naturally linked together by certain affinities, which are so strong for them to live together, they are dissatisfied when disunited and cannot tolerate subjection to people who do not share the same ties.

• Thus nation is a psycho-cultural phenomena. Elements of Nationality :

• Common Geography

• Common Race

• Common Language

• Common Religion

• Common Political Framework

• Economic Factor

• Common Subjugation

• Common Political Aspirations