10 MCQs with answers on the Kaka Kalelkar Commission:
10 MCQs with answers on the Kaka Kalelkar Commission:
- When was the Kaka Kalelkar Commission set up?
- (a) January 1953
- (b) January 1955
- (c) February 1978
- (d) March 1980
- The answer is (a).
- Who was the chairman of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission?
- (a) Shri Kaka Kalelkar
- (b) Shri B.R. Ambedkar
- (c) Shri J.P. Narayan
- (d) Shri M.K. Gandhi
- The answer is (a).
- What was the main objective of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission?
- (a) To identify and list the backward classes in India
- (b) To recommend measures to improve the conditions of backward classes
- (c) To study the social and economic conditions of backward classes
- (d) All of the above
- The answer is (d).
- How many backward classes did the Kaka Kalelkar Commission identify?
- (a) 2,399
- (b) 837
- (c) 1,500
- (d) 500
- The answer is (a).
- What is the most backward category of backward classes identified by the Kaka Kalelkar Commission?
- (a) Starred communities
- (b) Unstarred communities
- (c) Most backward classes
- (d) Scheduled castes
- The answer is (a).
- What were the recommendations of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission for improving the conditions of backward classes?
- (a) Undertaking caste-wise enumeration of the population in the census of 1961
- (b) Relating social backwardness of a class to its low position in the traditional caste hierarchy of Hindu society
- (c) Treating all women as a class as 'backward'
- (d) All of the above
- The answer is (d).
- Were the recommendations of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission implemented by the Government?
- (a) Yes
- (b) No
- (c) Partially
- (d) Not yet
- The answer is (c).
- What is the current status of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission?
- (a) It is still active and working on its recommendations.
- (b) It was disbanded in 1955.
- (c) It was replaced by the Mandal Commission in 1978.
- (d) It was revived in 2018.
- The answer is (b).
- What is the significance of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission?
- (a) It was the first comprehensive study of backward classes in India.
- (b) It helped to raise awareness of the issue of social and educational backwardness.
- (c) It helped to pave the way for the implementation of reservation policies for backward classes in India.
- (d) All of the above
- The answer is (d).
- What is the relevance of the Kaka Kalelkar Commission today?
- (a) It is still relevant today, as India grapples with the challenge of ensuring social justice for all its citizens.
- (b) It is no longer relevant, as the Mandal Commission has taken over its work.
- (c) It is only relevant for historical purposes.
- (d) None of the above
- The answer is (a).
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