The main characteristics of the party implied in Lenin's conceptualization are:<br>1. The party is in possession of a unique type of knowledge as well as a distinctive method. Its knowledge base is Marxism and its method is dialectic.<br>2. The party is in principle a rigidly disciplined and carefully selected small group. It claims intellectual superiority because of the possession of unique knowledge.<br>3. The party has to be territorialy all pervasive in the sense that its branches should spread in all the parts and regions of the country.<br>4. The party is, by design, a highly centralised organization. Autonomy of local units is thus ruled out. The rank and file would be subject to strict discipline and rules of obedience.<br>Select the correct answer from the following:

Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 4