The Mandal Commission recommendations were related to what type of policy decision?

Correct answer: सामाजिक और शैक्षिक रूप से पिछड़े वर्गों के लिए आरक्षण

Correct answer: A — reservation for socially and educationally backward classes. A policy decision is a planned course of government action intended to address a public issue. The Mandal Commission examined the position of socially and educationally backward classes and recommended reservation in government employment for Other Backward Classes. Its recommendations became an important example of a major policy decision because they affected opportunities, social justice and public debate. Option A is correct because it states the subject of the recommendation. Option B is wrong because the commission was not about foreign trade. Option C is wrong because it had nothing to do with postponing elections. Option D is wrong because changing a building is an administrative or physical matter, not the commission’s policy issue. Memory cue: Mandal means social justice and reservation; do not confuse it with election or trade policy.