Question:

Who was known as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

Updated On: Mar 28, 2025
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Sardar Patel
  • Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Potti Sriramulu
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The Correct Option is C

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The leader known as 'Frontier Gandhi' was Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

Additional Context:

  • Born in 1890 in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
  • Founded the Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God") nonviolent resistance movement
  • Close associate of Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian independence movement
  • Strongly opposed Partition and advocated for a united India
  • Spent nearly 30 years in prison for his political activities
  • Also known as Bacha Khan ("King of Chiefs") among Pashtuns

Correct Answer: (3) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

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