Question

According to the Indian Constitution, India is...............

• A. Union of States
• B. Federation of States
• C. Quasi Federal System
• D. Association of states

Hint:

For questions asking "According to the Constitution...", the answer is often the exact wording used in the constitutional text. While India is functionally a federal (or quasi-federal) system, Article 1 officially calls it a "Union of States".

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Question
The question asks how the Indian Constitution officially describes India's political structure.

Step 2: Constitutional Provision
Article 1(1) of the Constitution of India starts with the declaration:
"India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States."
The drafting committee, led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, deliberately chose the phrase "Union of States" rather than "Federation of States". This was done to emphasize two things:
\begin{enumerate}
The Indian federation is not the result of an agreement among the states (unlike the USA).
The states have no right to secede from the union. The union is indestructible. \end{enumerate}
Step 3: Evaluating the Options


(A) Union of States: This is the exact phrase used in Article 1 of the Constitution.
(B) Federation of States: This phrase is not used in the Constitution to describe India, although in practice India has a federal structure.
(C) Quasi Federal System: This is a term used by constitutional experts (like K.C. Wheare) to \textit{describe} India's system (federal in structure but with a strong unitary bias), but it is not the term used \textit{in} the Constitution itself.
(D) Association of states: This is a general term and not the constitutional description.

Step 4: Final Answer
According to the Constitution, India is a "Union of States". Therefore, option (A) is the correct answer.