Multiple choice

India has been described under Article 1 of the Constitution as a

  1. Federation

  2. Federation, with a strong unitary bias

  3. Confederation

  4. Union of States

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Article 1 of the Indian Constitution explicitly states that India shall be a Union of States. This terminology was chosen to emphasize that the Indian federation is not the result of an agreement between states.