Question

The full form of OBC is ___________________
(A) Outer backward class
(B) Other Backward class
(C) Outdated Balanced Clear
(D) Optimum Backward Community

Answer 1

Hint: The backward classes comprise a huge and varied category of people. They include about one-third of the total population of India. They are made up of the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and the other backward classes. The scheduled tribes and The scheduled castes are well-defined groups in the Indian Constitution. The issues of this class of people are diverse and complex.

Complete answer:
OBC stands for Other Backward class. OBC is described as a socially and educationally backward class.
So the government has given reservation in public sector employment and in higher education for their upliftment.National Commission for backward class was established in 1993.

Other Backward Class is a name used by the Indian government to categorize castes which are socially and educationally lacking. It is one of the many official categorizations of the population of India, along with Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. The Other Backward class consisted of 52% of India's population based on the Mandal Commission report of 1980. The figure was declined to 41% by 2006 according to the National Sample Survey Organisation.To ensure that Government profit reaches to the deserving class, there are plans for having sub-categories within Other Backward Class. Currently, 97% of government reservations are availed by few of them namely, Kurmi, Yadav, Saini, Jats, Thevar, Ezhava and Vokkaliga castes.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: The system of Reservation in India was implemented to strengthen the disadvantaged group of Indian society. Scheduled Tribes Scheduled Castes, economically Backwards Classes, Other Backward Classes, are given opportunity by reservations system in Government Jobs, Promotions, legislatures, and educational scholarships. The reservation of these groups in higher education institutions stands at 49.5%. Same ratio is followed even in Parliament. The percentage of reservation differs in every state. Maharashtra is known to have the uppermost percentage of reservation.