Dependency

In your project if you are unable to work before you obtain a government permit.

Is it consider a Mandatory or External Dependency ?

 

I would say both, but, let's say we have to choose?

It should be external since government agency is external to the project.

It will be external since the question specifically says 'government'

Mandatory is something speciafically called in Contract & External is not in your control.. those are key words i used to choose answer..

A goverment perment is a Mandatory-External dependancy.  They wont make you choose.
 
A depenacy can be classified
 
Mandatory-External
Discretionary-External
Mandatory-Internal
Discretionary-Internal

thanks guys