Multiple choice general knowledge

He was the first non Indian citizen who was awarded India's highest civilian honour of "Bharat Ratna"?

  1. Nelson Mandela

  2. Khan Abdul Gafarkhan

  3. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman

  4. Lord Mountbetten
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known as Frontier Gandhi, was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1987, making him the first non-Indian citizen to receive India's highest civilian honor. He was a Pashtun leader from the North-West Frontier Province who advocated for nonviolence and was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.

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