Consider following statements and state which of them is/are correct with the help of given codes:

1. The term "Union of States" has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.
2. The S.K. Dhar Commission preferred reorganisation of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.
3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya did not favour linguistic basis for reorganisation of States.

Codes:

A) Only 1

B) Only 1 and 2

C) Only 1 and 3

D) All the three

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2009 (GS Paper I)