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If capitalism became the dominant economic system, nation states became the dominant political form. Societies however are not always organised along the lines of nation-states. Nation state pertains to a particular type of state, characteristic of the modern world. A government has sovereign power within a defined territorial area and the people are citizens of a single nation. Nation-state are closely associated with the rise of nationalism. The principle of nationalism assumes that any set of people have a right to be free and exercise sovereign power. It is an important part of the rise of democratic ideas. Nationalism implied that the people of India have an equal right to be sovereign. Indian nationalist during the colonial rule declared 'Swaraj' as their birth-right and fought for both political and economic freedom.

Nation state is the _____.

Political State

The correct answer is Option (2) → Political State

A nation-state is a political entity characterized by having a government with sovereign power within a defined territorial area and where the people are citizens of a single nation. Therefore, it is synonymous with the term "political state" in this context.