Political Science · Political Processes in India
UGC NET Jun 2025 Political Science
According to the Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of the State (1933), the state has four features:
- 1. A defined territory
- 2. A permanent population
- 3. An effective government
- 4. The capacity to enter into relations with other states
- 5. Freedom to form the Union
A1, 2, 3 & 4 only ✓ Correct
B2, 3, 4 & 5 only
C1, 3, 4 & 5 only
D1, 2, 4 & 5 only
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2, 3 & 4 only — The four features of statehood are a defined territory, a permanent population, an effective government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states, that is statements 1, 2,…
Explanation
★The four features of statehood are a defined territory, a permanent population, an effective government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states, that is statements 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★These criteria come from Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, signed in 1933.
★The Convention is the standard legal statement of the declaratory theory of statehood in international law.
★A permanent population and a defined territory give the state its human and physical base, while an effective government exercises control over them.
★The capacity to enter into relations with other states reflects sovereignty and independence in external affairs.
★"Freedom to form the Union" is not a Montevideo criterion, so statement 5 is excluded.
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