Q61
Indian National MovementGandhian Era: Khilafat, NCM, CDM
Who was referred to by Lord Mountbatten as the 'one man frontier army'?
- a.Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- b.Subhas Chandra Bose
- c.Sarat Bose
- d.M.K. Gandhi
Answer: (A) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
The printed answer in the source book is Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as the 'Frontier Gandhi,' who led the non-violent Khudai Khidmatgar movement in the North-West Frontier Province. However, multiple historical sources including the IDEAS/RepEc book chapter record that Mountbatten's famous August 1947 letter describing 'one man' army (or 'boundary force') was addressed to Mahatma Gandhi, praising his peace work in Bengal.