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

Options

A

Indian National Congress Party

B

Bharatiya Janata Party

C

Janata Party

D

Samajwadi Party

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Correct Answer :

Option C

Janata Party

Solution :

The correct option is Janata Party.

The Mandal Commission, formally known as the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission (SEBC), was established in India in 1979.
It was appointed by the Janata Party government under the Prime Ministership of Morarji Desai.
The commission was chaired by B.P. Mandal with a mandate to identify the socially or educationally backward classes of India and to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination.

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