Consider the following statements. 1. Lord Mountbatten announced June Plan on 3rd June, 1947. 2. Punjab Boundary Commission was formed by the British Government on 20th June 1947. 3. The PEPSU was formally inaugurated by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel on 5th July 1948. 4. Punjab was trifurcated on 1st November, 1960 Which of the statement(s) is/are correct?

Answer: Option A

On the recommendation of Shah Commission, Punjab was divided on 1 November, 1966, leading to the formation of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Area in the South of Punjab that spoke Haryanvi dialect of Hindi formed as Haryana and the area that spoke Pahari dialects merged to Himachal Pradesh. Remaining area, except Chandigarh, formed the new Punjabi-majority state.