Here is Question No. 27 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.
Q27. 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 possessing the authority to govern them, maintain law and order, protect their natural rights, and safeguard their means of 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)
- According to Max Weber, a State is a human community that claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory. It alone has the prerogative of making laws. The lawmaking power derives from sovereignty, which is the most distinctive characteristic of the State. The state possesses a government 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.
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