Which one of the following best defines the term 'State'?

Asked in UPSC IAS 2021 · Topic: The Governance System (Meaning, Scope, and Dimensions of Governance)

1. A community of persons permanently occupy‐ ing 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.

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