[Solved] The Mandal Commission Report refers to –

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Q.	The Mandal Commission Report refers to –
A.	the Other Backward Classes
B.	the Scheduled Tribes
C.	the Minorities
D.	the Scheduled Castes
Answer» A. the Other Backward Classes
Explanation: The Mandal Commission was established in India in 1979 to identify who qualified as an "other backward class." In itsreport in 1980, it affirmed the affirmative action practice under Indian law whereby members of lower castes (Other Backward Classes), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (51)) were given exclusive access to a certain portion of government jobs and slots in public' universities, and recommended changes to these quotas, increasing them by 27% to 49.5%.

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