The features of a sovereign state include all these EXCEPT

Step 1: Analyze the question We are asked which option is NOT a feature of a sovereign state. This is an "EXCEPT" question, so four options are true features and one is false.

Step 2: Concept: Sovereignty Sovereignty is the supreme and ultimate power of a state to make and enforce laws within its territory, free from outside control. The main characteristics are:

• Supreme/absolute: no higher authority exists within the state (E is true).
• Permanent: it lasts as long as the state exists (C is true).
• Inalienable (cannot be transferred): a state cannot give away its sovereignty without ceasing to exist as that state (A is true).
• Comprehensive/binding on all: it applies to all persons and groups within the territory (D is true).
• Independent of external control: a sovereign state is free from the control or interference of other states.

Step 3: Test each option

• A. It cannot be transferred: true feature.
• B. Has external control: false. A sovereign state has no external control. If another state or body controlled it, it would be a colony or protectorate, not sovereign.
• C. Permanent as long as the state exists: true feature.
• D. Binding on all persons: true feature.
• E. Supreme: true feature.

Step 4: Answer The only option that contradicts the meaning of sovereignty is B.

Tip: Remember the key words of sovereignty: Supreme, Permanent, Unalienable, Absolute, Independent (no external control). Any option that suggests outside control or limitation on a sovereign state is usually the "EXCEPT" answer.