With reference to the federal system in India,which of the statements is/are correct?1.States have no right to secede from the Union under the Constitution of India.2.Just advocacy of secession will have the protection of freedom of expression.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. A

   1 only

   (a) 1 only. India is an indestructible Union of destructible States: no State has a right to secede. Statement 2 is false—advocacy of secession is not sheltered as free speech (Sixteenth Amendment, 1963, and related public-order limits). Only 1 is the official key.

2. B

   2 only

   (b) 2 only. Statement 2 fails; mere advocacy of secession does not enjoy Article 19(1)(a) cover.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   (c) Both 1 and 2. The second limb is incorrect, so ‘both’ fails.

4. D

   Neither I nor 2

   (d) Neither. Statement 1 is a basic federal fact of the Constitution, so ‘neither’ fails.

Summary. Official key is (a) 1 only. States cannot secede. Advocacy of secession is not protected expression. Honour the stored letter (a).