A student lists these points on how the OBC issue reached national po…

A student lists these points on how the OBC issue reached national politics. Which are correct?

(A) The issue returned to the central level after the Emergency, under the Janata Party.
(B) The Mandal Commission was appointed in that period.
(C) The Mandal Commission report was implemented soon after submission.
(D) The issue became a major national one in 1990, when the Mandal report was to be implemented.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and D only

(A) The issue returned to the central level after the Emergency, under the Janata Party. — Correct. The OBC issue returned to the central level in the late 1970s after the Emergency, when the Janata Party came to power.

(B) The Mandal Commission was appointed in that period. — Correct. The Second Backward Classes Commission, headed by B.P. Mandal, was appointed in this same period.

(C) The Mandal Commission report was implemented soon after submission. — Incorrect. The report was not acted on soon. It was neglected for about ten years, until the central government decided in 1990 to implement it.

(D) The issue became a major national one in 1990, when the Mandal report was to be implemented. — Correct. The 1990 decision to implement the Mandal Commission report made the OBC issue a major one in national politics.

NCERT (2026-27): “The Other Backward Classes …
The southern states had a long history of backward caste political agitation that had started in the early twentieth century. Because of these powerful social movements, policies to address the problems of the OBCs were in place long before they were discussed in most northern states. The OBC issue returned to the central level in the late 1970s after the Emergency when the Janata Party came to power. The Second Backward Classes Commission headed by B.P. Mandal was appointed at this time. However, it was only in 1990, when the central government decided to implement the ten-year old Mandal Commission report, that the OBC issue became a major one in national politics.”