The correct answer is Option 3. Explanation & Key Takeaways: • The boundary dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka • Belgaum is currently part of Karnataka but is claimed by Maharashtra. • Belgaum was originally part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency which was a multi-lingual province. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect. • Karnataka districts such as Vijayapura, Belagavi, Dharwad, and Uttara-Kannada used to be part of the Bombay Presidency. • After India's independence in 1947, Belgaum came under the Bombay Presidency. • As per the 1881 census, 64.39 percent of people in Belgaum were Kannada-speakers while 26.04 percent spoke Marathi. • In the 1940s Marathi-speaking politicians dominated Belgaum and requested to include the district in the proposed Samyukta Maharashtra state. • The States Reorganisation Act of 1956, made Belgaum and 10 talukas of Bombay State a part of the then Mysore State, which was renamed Karnataka in 1973. • The Act divided states along linguistic and administrative lines. • Hence, statement 1 is correct. • The Mahajan Commission in its report, released in 1967, granted 264 villages in the disputed region to Maharashtra and 247 villages to Karnataka. • However, the commission ruled that the Belgaum should continue in Karnataka. • While Maharashtra rejected the report, Karnataka demanded the status quo. • The case related to the dispute between Maharastra and Karnataka is ongoing in Supreme Court. Hence, statement 4 is incorrect. • Currently, Belgaum district along with Belgaum city continues to be a part of Karnataka. • Hence, statement 3 is correct.