Meaning of state and its essential elements

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Q1. What is the meaning of the state?

Q2. "Political science is often defined as the science of state and government." Justify this statement
with reference to the importance of state in the scope of political science.
Q3. List the 4 essential elements of the state.
Q4. Discuss the importance of population as an element of the state.
Q5. Discuss the components of territory. Why do you think territory is an essential component of
state?
Q6. Name the element of the state through which the laws of the state are made and implemented.
• Name the organs of this element.
Q7. Justify the following statement- " sovereignty belongs to the state, the government uses it on
behalf of the state."
Q8. Briefly mention the process of evolution of the state power from a centralized government to a
decentralized representative system.
Q9. Explain the term Sovereignty.
Q10. Sovereignty has 2 dimensions. With reference to this write briefly about the 2 dimensions of
sovereignty.
Q11. Justify the following statements with one suitable reason :-
a. End of Sovereignty means end of the state.
b. The states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh are not really states.
c. The United Nations is not a state.
d. Palestine, despite having all 4 elements is still not a state.
Q12. Write the full forms of (find out) :-
• NPT
• CTBT
• MTCR
• NGO