Q. The first Backward Class commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :   

Explanation:

Kaka Kalelkar Commission:
The Backward Class Commission was appointed in 1953 with Kaka Kalelkar as the Chairman. The Commission was asked to determine the criteria to be adopted to provide concessions to “socially and educationally backward classes” besides the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; the Commission was also asked to prepare a list of such classes.