Question

The Mandal Commission was appointed by which Government at the Centre?

• A. Indian National Congress Party
• B. Bharatiya Janata Party
• C. Janata Party
• D. Samajwadi Party

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

• The Second Backward Classes Commission, widely known as the Mandal Commission, was instituted in 1979.
• The Janata Party government, under Prime Minister Morarji Desai, constituted this commission.
• Its objective was to identify socially and educationally disadvantaged classes in India and propose measures for their upliftment.
• Chaired by Bindeshwar Mandal, the commission derived its popular moniker from him.
• The commission's 1980 report proposed a 27% reservation quota in public sector employment and educational institutions for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
• These recommendations were enacted in 1990 by Prime Minister V.P. Singh, sparking nationwide demonstrations and discussions.

Therefore, the accurate choice is (C): Janata Party.