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The correct answer is: Article-1
Article 1 of the Constitution of India states that India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states. It also states that the territory of India shall comprise the territories of the states and the territories specified in the First Schedule.
The First Schedule of the Constitution lists the states and union territories of India. The states are: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Puducherry. The union territories are: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, and Ladakh.
The article also states that the name of the country shall be India. However, it also states that the name of the country in Hindi shall be Bharat. This means that India and Bharat are two names for the same country.