The Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of the God) was organized by
- A.Mahatma Gandhi
- B.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- C.M. A. Jinnah
- D.M. M. Malaviya
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. He founded the Khudai Khidmatgar movement among the Pathans of the North-West Frontier Province in 1929.
The Khudai Khidmatgars, meaning Servants of God, were a non-violent volunteer body pledged to social reform and to the freedom struggle. Because of their uniform they were popularly called the Red Shirts. Ghaffar Khan, a close follower of Gandhiji's non-violence, came to be known as Frontier Gandhi and Badshah Khan. The movement played a big part in the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the firing on unarmed protesters at the Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar in April 1930 made it famous. He received the Bharat Ratna in 1987, the first non-Indian citizen to get it.
A is wrong because Gandhiji inspired the movement but did not found it. C is wrong because Jinnah led the Muslim League. D is wrong because Madan Mohan Malaviya founded Banaras Hindu University.
Exam tip: Khudai Khidmatgar or Red Shirts, 1929, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the Frontier Gandhi.
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