Question

Who was the Chairman of the first commission for other backward classes?

• A. Karpoori Thakur
• B. B. P. Mandal
• C. Kaka Kalelkar
• D. V. P. Singh

Hint:

First OBC Commission → Kaka Kalelkar (1953); Second → B. P. Mandal (1979).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Recall Article 340 commissions. The First Backward Classes Commission was set up in 1953 under Article 340 to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes.
Step 2: Name the chair. It was chaired by Kaka Kalelkar (1953–55). The Commission submitted its report in 1955.
Step 3: Distinguish from later figures. B. P. Mandal headed the Second Backward Classes Commission (1979); V. P. Singh implemented Mandal recommendations in 1990 as PM; Karpoori Thakur was a prominent OBC leader/CM but not chair of the first commission.
Step 4: Conclude. \[ \boxed{\text{Kaka Kalelkar (Option C).}} \]