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, 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.
Explanation
A ‘State’ can be defined as a society of people politically organized within a definite territory, having its own government with the power to enforce obedience and which is free from external control.
Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.