In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Mandal Commission is also known as Second Backward Classes Commission.
Reason: This was the second time since Independence that the government had appointed such a commission.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The central government appointed a Commission in 1978 to look into and recommend ways to improve the conditions of the backward classes. This was the second time since Independence that the government had appointed such a commission. Therefore, this commission was officially known as the Second Backward Classes Commission. Popularly, the commission is known as the Mandal Commission.