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The members of khan abdul gaffar khan’s red shirt movement were known as-
a) Khidmatgars (servants)
b) Insan-i-khidmatgars (servants of people)
c) Khuda-i-khidmatgars (servants of god)
d) Angels of freedom

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Hint:
1) British soldiers utilized a wide assortment of strategies against these activists.
2) These activists' job in aiding Subhash Chandra Bose's break in 1943 has generally been disregarded till as of late.

Complete answer:
The Khudai Khidmatgar was a peaceful development against British control of the Indian subcontinent driven by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a Pashtun political dissident, in the North-West Frontier Province. Over the long haul, the development turned political, prompting the British paying heed to its developing unmistakable quality in the locale.

Following the capture of Khan and different pioneers in 1929, the development officially joined the Indian National Congress after they neglected to get support from the All-India Muslim League.
Individuals from the Khudai Khidmatgar were coordinated and the men stood apart as a result of the radiant red shirts they wore as outfits, while the ladies wore dark pieces of clothing. The Khudai Khidtmatgar went against Partition, a position that numerous deciphered as the development not being agreeable to the making of the autonomous country of Pakistan.

A) Khidmatgars is not the term used for members of khan abdul gaffar khan’s red shirt movement. This term was actually used for the people who served food (waiters). Thus, Option (A) is not the correct option.
B) Insan-i-khidmatgar is also not the name called for members of Abdul gaffar khan’s movement. It also means the servants of people. Thus, Option (B) is not the correct option.
C) It was a movement led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. It was non-violently mobilized to oppose the British in India’s Northwest Frontier Province. The term khuda-i-khidmatgar means the people who serve god. Option (C) is the right option.
D) Angels of freedom is not the correct answer. Thus, Option (D) is not the right option.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:
1) The principal objective of the Khudai Khidmatgars was to win Indian autonomy and change the social, political, and monetary existence of the Pashtuns.
2) It is known to each and every person that the Pakhtun follow their own code of life likewise called Pashtunwali in their own setup that comprise on Jirga (chamber), Melmastia (friendliness), Badal (vengeance), and Nanavaty (to offer security to somebody). Because of some unchangeable standards of Pushtunwali, the Pakhtun society was entrapped in interminable ancestral fights.