According to Montevideo Convention on Rights and Duties of the State (1933), the state has four features:

A. A defined territory.

B. A permanent population.

C. An effective government.

D. The capacity to enter into relations with other states.

E. Freedom to form the Union.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct option is A

The Montevideo Convention is a treaty signed at Montevideo, Uruguay, on December 26, 1933, during the Seventh International Conference of American States. It codified the declarative theory of statehood as accepted under international law. This theory states that an entity's statehood is independent of its recognition by other states, as long as it meets certain criteria.

Article 1 of the Convention is the most crucial part for defining what constitutes a state. It explicitly lists four features that a political entity must possess to be considered a state in the eyes of international law. These are often referred to as the "Montevideo criteria."

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The Four Features of a State (Montevideo Criteria):

(a) A Defined Territory:
Meaning: A state must have a clearly demarcated geographical area over which it exercises sovereignty. This territory includes land, internal waters, territorial sea (if coastal), and the airspace above.

(b) A Permanent Population:
Meaning: There must be a stable group of people living on the defined territory.

(c) An Effective Government:
Meaning: There must be a political authority that is capable of exercising effective control over the defined territory and its population.

(d) The Capacity to Enter into Relations with Other States:
Meaning: The entity must have the legal competence and independence to conduct foreign policy and interact with other states in the international arena.

E. Freedom to form the Union is not one of the features listed in the Montevideo Convention.

Therefore, the correct answer, which includes only the four features defined by the Convention, is: A, B, C, D Only