Sovereignty is known for the following apparent characteristics EXCEPT

Analyze the question: We are asked which option is NOT a characteristic of sovereignty.

Concept: Sovereignty is the supreme legal authority of a state to make and enforce laws within its territory, free from external control. Its classic characteristics are:

• Absoluteness: it is supreme, with no higher legal power within the state.
• Permanence: it continues as long as the state exists, even when governments change.
• Inalienability: it cannot be given away or transferred without the state ceasing to exist.
• Universality (comprehensiveness): it applies to all persons, groups and things within the state's territory, with no exemptions except as the state itself allows (for example, diplomatic immunity).
• Indivisibility: it cannot be shared or split among several bodies. If it were divided, the state itself would be destroyed.
• Exclusiveness: there can be only one sovereign in a state.

Step by step:

1. A: Absoluteness is a characteristic of sovereignty.
2. B: Divisibility is the opposite of the characteristic "indivisibility", so it is not a characteristic.
3. C: Inalienability is a characteristic.
4. D: Permanence is a characteristic.
5. E: Universality is a characteristic.

The odd one out is Divisibility.

Answer: B. Divisibility

Exam tip: In "EXCEPT" questions, look for the option that contradicts the standard list. Sovereignty is indivisible, so any option claiming it is divisible is almost always the wrong one. Remember the key words: A-P-I-U-I-E (Absolute, Permanent, Inalienable, Universal, Indivisible, Exclusive).