In the Constitution of India, the category of 'OBCs' has been described as:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Socially and Educationally backward classes
The Constitution of India recognises the possibility that there may be groups other than the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes who suffer from social disadvantages. These groups – which need not be based on caste alone, but generally are identified by caste – were described as the ‘socially and educationally backward classes’. This is the constitutional basis of the popular term ‘Other Backward Classes’ (OBCs), which is in common use today