Q. The Civil Disobedience Movement was led in the North-West Frontier Province by
(a) Shaikh Mohammad Abdullah
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Dr M. A. Ansari
(d) Sewa Singh Thikriwala.
Ans: (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Explanation: The Civil Disobedience Movement was led in the North-West Frontier Province by (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan or the Frontier Gandhi, played a crucial role in leading the Civil Disobedience Movement in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) of undivided India.
Bacha Khan was a close associate and follower of Mahatma Gandhi, and he shared Gandhi’s principles of nonviolence and civil disobedience. He mobilized the Pashtun community in the region and led them in protests against British rule.
During the Civil Disobedience Movement, Bacha Khan organized nonviolent protests, boycotts of British institutions, and acts of civil disobedience. He played a significant role in uniting and motivating the people of the North-West Frontier Province to resist British colonial rule through nonviolent means.
Bacha Khan’s leadership and commitment to nonviolence made a lasting impact on the freedom struggle in the region and earned him immense respect and admiration among the local population.
Therefore, the correct answer is (b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.