{"id":2163,"date":"2024-04-25T03:08:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2024-04-25T03:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T21:38:06","slug":"q-which-one-of-the-following-best-defines-the-term-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-one-of-the-following-best-defines-the-term-state","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Which one of the following best defines the term \u201cState\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A number of persons who have been living in a definite territory for a very long time with their own culture, tradition and government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A society permanently living in a definite with a central authority, an executive responsible to the central authority and an independent judiciary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-662953451b28b\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The modern term\u00a0<strong>\u201cstate\u201d is derived from the word \u201cstatus\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>state is the most universal and most powerful of all social institutions<\/strong>. The\u00a0<strong>state is a natural institution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/max-weber-social-action-theory-upsc\/\">Max Weber<\/a>, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/state-and-its-elements-in-political-science\/\">State<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a0<strong>human community<\/strong>\u00a0that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. It alone has the prerogative of making laws. The\u00a0<strong>lawmaking power derives from sovereignty<\/strong>, which is the most distinctive characteristic of the State. The\u00a0<strong>state possesses a government\u00a0<\/strong>that has the authority to enforce a system of rules over the people living inside it. That system of rules is commonly composed of a constitution, statutes, regulations, and common law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The State may be said to consist of four elements namely;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Population,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Territory,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Government,<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sovereignty<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/state-and-its-elements-in-political-science\/\">State and its Elements<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (a) A community of persons permanently occupying a definite territory independent of external control and possessing an organized government. 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