Backward Classes Commissions

Q. It was under the chairmanship of that the Backward Class Commission was appointed in 1918.

1. D. Devaraj Urs
2. Lesley C. Miller
3. Krishnaraja Wodeyar
4. M. Basavaiah

Q. Who was the Chairman of the first Backward class commission formed during the period of rule of Chief minister D. Devaraj Urs ?

1. Justice Miller
2. L.G. Havanur
3. T. Venkataswami
4. R.K. Hedge

Q. Who was the Chairman of the Backward class commission formed during the period of Chief minister Ramakrishna Hegde?

1. D. Devaraj Urs
2. L.G havanur
3. T. Venkataswami
4. Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy

Q.

Explain how the activities of pressure groups are useful in the functioning of a democratic government.

Q.

Scheduled Caste is an official term used for?

1. Adivasi

2. Dalit

3. Poor people

4. All of the above

Q. Which was the main cause of the non-Brahmin movement in Karnataka during the British era?

1. Non-Brahmins wanted equal representation in government jobs
2. Non-Brahmins wanted equal representation in private jobs
3. Non-Brahmins wanted land redistribution
4. Non-Brahmins wanted prevention of economic wealth accumulation around the world

Q. When was T. Venkataswami Commission appointed?

1. 1977
2. 1983
3. 1975
4. 1985

Q. Who all were the pioneers of the Non Brahmin movement in Mysore?

1. Sahukar Chennaiah
2. M. Basavaiah
3. L.G. Havanur
4. T. Venkateswami

Q. Which of the following was the root cause of unequal distribution of wealth?

1. Unequal land distribution
2. Accumulation of capital
3. Exploitation of labour
4. Debt

Q.

How many Nayanars belonged to different caste backgrounds?

1. 58

2. 75

3. 25

4. 63

Q.

What is the role of education in human capital formation?

Q. Under whose chairmanship was the Backward class Commission appointed in 1918?

1. D.Devaraj Urs
2. Justice Lesley C. Miller
3. Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
4. M. Basavaiah

Q. Write a short note on the first Backward Classes Commission chaired by L. G. Havanur in 1975.

Q. Which of the following empowered the non-Brahmins significantly?

1. Education
2. Political power
3. Economic wealth
4. Cultural aspect

Q.

From where did the Lingayat movement originate?

1. Karnataka

2. Bengal

3. Kashmir

4. Kerala

Q. The Venkataswamy Report was not accepted by the government because of ____.

1. protest by the people
2. political pressure
3. unconstitutional provisions
4. impracticality

Q. Government-appointed committees for certain causes are ____ in nature.

1. recommendatory
2. mandatory
3. justiciable
4. enforceable

Q. What was the criterion for determining the backward of the castes as per the Backward Classes Commission in 1975 ?

1. Housing and landholding status of the caste
2. Percentage of students from each caste who have passed S.S.L.C. examination in 1975
3. Income status of the caste.
4. Health status of the caste

Q. Which of the following does the 'Backward Classes Commission' consolidate?

1. Castes
2. Religions
3. Gender
4. Region

Q. Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The "pragmatic approach" mentioned in the line "This pragmatic approach is buttressed by Arizona vs. California" is best defined as one that ________________.

1. Grants recognition to reservations that were never formally established but that have traditionally been treated as such
2. Determines the water rights of all citizens in a particular region by examining the actual history of water usage in that region
3. Gives federal courts the right to reserve water along with land even when it is clear that the government originally intended to reserve only the land
4. Bases the decision to recognize the legal rights of a group on the practical effect such a recognition is likely to have on other citizens
5. Dictates that courts ignore precedents set by such cases as Winters v. United States in deciding what water rights belong to reserved land

Q. Answer the following with reference to the story.
“ Sure, they had a teacher, but it wasn’t a regular teacher. It was a man.”

1. Who does ‘they’ refer to?
2. What does ‘regular’ mean here?
3. What is it contrasted with?

Q. Select the option that is most closest to the opposite in meaning to the underlined word:
I was prepared to show my hand provided he agreed to do the same.

1. To yield
2. To shake hands
3. To conceal my plan
4. To lose my ground