Multiple choice

Who was known as the frontier Gandhi?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

  3. Maulana Azad

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988), a Pashtun independence activist from the North-West Frontier Province, was called 'Frontier Gandhi' for his nonviolent philosophy and close association with Mahatma Gandhi. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God) movement and advocated for Hindu-Muslim unity and nonviolent resistance against British rule.

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