Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist movement

Question:

Name the political leader who came to be known as "Frontier Gandhi".

Options:

Mahatma Gandhi

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Vallabhbhai Patel

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct Answer:

Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Bacha Khan or the "Frontier Gandhi," was a prominent political and spiritual leader from the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in British India. He was a key figure in the Indian independence movement and played a significant role in the political landscape during the pre-partition era.