When was the second Backward Class Commission under the Chairmanship of B.P. Mandal appointed ?

A The year 1953
B The year 1967
C The year 1979
D The year 1990

Correct Answer: The year 1979

The second Backward Class Commission under the Chairmanship of B.P. Mandal was appointed in the year 1979. It was established in India on 1 January 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai with a mandate to "identify the socially or educationally backward classes" of India.

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