Answer: A, B, C
The step is strongly endothermic, so the transition state is late and cation-like (statement 1). Because of this, factors that stabilise the cation (more alkyl groups, resonance) stabilise it partly (statement 2), which is why the tertiary halide ionises faster than the secondary one (statement 3). Statement 4 is the opposite of the postulate. Answer: 1, 2 and 3.