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Punjab was divided into Punjab and Haryana in:

A1956
B1971
C1966
D1960
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 1966
1. Punjabi speakers were mostly Sikhs. 2. The division came in 1966. 3. Haryana went to Hindi and Haryanvi speakers. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 10, India After Independence._
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