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SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 31

SSC MTS Previous Year - 02 August 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q31

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Which political party's government declared the establishment of a second commission for backward classes in 1978?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Janata Party. 

Second backward classes commission:    

  • In 1979, the Indian government established the Second Backward Classes Commission, chaired by B.P. Mandal, leading to its popular identification as the Mandal Commission.

  • Its mandate was to establish the parameters for identifying socially and educationally backward classes in India and propose measures for their progress.

  • One of its key recommendations was to reserve 27 percent of government employment opportunities for these groups.