Sample questions
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CSE2021
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
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Political Theory & Jurisprudence
CSE2021
What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?
- A A Democratic Republic
- B A Sovereign Democratic Republic ✓
- C A Sovereign Secular Democratic Republic
- D A Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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