Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below : List-1 (Commission) A. Dar Commission B. Kalelkar Commission C. Thakkar Commission List-11 (Issue) 1. Assassination of Indira Gandhi 2. Ragging in educational institutions 3. Demand for Linguistic States 4. Backward Classes Code : ABC

The Dar Commission (also known as the Linguistic Provinces Commission) was appointed in June 1948 under S.K. Dhar to examine the feasibility of reorganizing states on a linguistic basis [1][t1]. It recommended reorganization based on administrative convenience instead. The Kalelkar Commission, headed by Kaka Kalelkar in 1953, was the first Backward Classes Commission appointed under Article 340 of the Constitution to identify socially and educationally backward classes [t2][t3][t4]. The Thakkar Commission, headed by Justice M.P. Thakkar, was appointed by the Government of India to investigate the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. While the Raghavan Committee is typically associated with ragging, the Thakkar Commission's primary historical mandate was the assassination probe. Therefore, the correct matching is A-3 (Dar-Linguistic), B-4 (Kalelkar-Backward Classes), and C-1 (Thakkar-Assassination), corresponding to option 1.

Sources

1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 6: Union and Its Territory > Table 6 .1 Territory of India In 1950 > p. 53