SSC Selection Post 2024 PYQ — Question 45

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 26 June 2024 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q45

Who among the following founded the Khudai Khidmatgars or the Red Shirts, a powerful non-violent movement?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

The Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as the Red Shirts, a powerful non-violent movement, was founded by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. He was a Pashtun independence activist from the North-West Frontier Province of British India, deeply influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violence. Due to his unwavering commitment to peaceful resistance, he was often referred to as "Frontier Gandhi" or "Sarhadi Gandhi."