2025 · Q90
Consider the following statements with regard to the setting up of the Backward Class Commission in India:
- 1The First Backward Class Commission, set up by the Government of India, is popularly known as Kaka Kalelkar Commission.
- 2The Second Backward Class Commission, set up by the Government of India, is popularly known as Mandal Commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Both statements are correct. The First Backward Classes Commission (1953) was chaired by Kaka Kalelkar, and the Second Backward Classes Commission (1978) by B.P. Mandal — hence the popular names Kalelkar Commission and Mandal Commission.