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What was a central part of the mandate of the Mandal Commission appointed in 1979?

The Mandal Commission was appointed under Article 340 in 1979. Its terms included defining criteria for socially and educationally backward classes and examining…

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What was a central part of the mandate of the Mandal Commission appointed in 1979?

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The Mandal Commission was appointed under Article 340 in 1979. Its terms included defining criteria for socially and educationally backward classes and examining reservations in public employment for backward classes that were inadequately represented.

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Option A

Tax reform is outside the terms of reference of the Mandal Commission.

Option B

The mandate included setting criteria for identifying socially and educationally backward classes and examining reservations in public employment for inadequately represented classes.

Option C

Its mandate concerned the conditions and advancement of socially and educationally backward classes, rather than economy-wide income inequality.

Option D

The terms of reference did not ask it to recommend land consolidation.

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