Assertion (A): Article 1 of the Constitution of India describes India as a Union of States rather than a federal state. Reason (R): Indian federation is not the result of an agreement by the units; and the component units have no freedom to secede from it. Codes:

• A.  Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B.  Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
• C.  A is true but R is false
• D.  A is false but R is true