{"id":54634,"date":"2024-04-16T00:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=54634"},"modified":"2024-04-16T00:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:13:31","slug":"the-first-recipient-of-nehru-award-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-first-recipient-of-nehru-award-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The first recipient of Nehru Award was &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Martin Luther King&#8221; option2=&#8221;Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan&#8221; option3=&#8221;Mother Teresa&#8221; option4=&#8221;U Thant&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Frontier Gandhi, was a Pashtun leader who campaigned for peace and non-violence in the Indian subcontinent. 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