Who was the Chairman of the Second Backward Classes Commission?
1. B.P. Mandal
2. Kanshi Ram
3. H.D. Deve Gowda
4. V.P Singh

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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, after the name of its Chairperson, Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal (B.P. Mandal).