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Which Bihar Chief Minister pioneered OBC reservations in north India during 1977-79?

AJagannath Mishra
BKarpoori Thakur
CLalu Prasad
DNitish Kumar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Karpoori Thakur
1. Southern states had OBC quotas since the 1960s. 2. Karpoori Thakur introduced them in Bihar. 3. The Mandal Commission was appointed in 1978. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._
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