Khudadad Khan was the first South Asian soldier in the British Army to receive the highest military award for gallantry, the Victoria Cross, during the first world war. In which country was he fighting where he performed the act of bravery which earned him the Victoria Cross.

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خد داد خان پہلا جنوبی ایشیائی سپاہی تھا جس نے پہلی جنگ عظیم کے دوران بہادری کے لیے سب سے اعلیٰ فوجی اعزاز ویکٹوریہ کراس حاصل کیا۔ اس نے کس ملک میں لڑائی کے دوران وہ بہادری کا عمل انجام دیا جس کے لیے اسے ویکٹوریہ کراس سے نوازا گیا؟

  1. A. Belgium
  2. B. Austria
  3. C. None of these
  4. D. France

Correct answer

Belgium

Explanation

Explanation Khudadad Khan was fighting in Belgium, specifically at Hollebeke, on October 31, 1914 He was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross Born on 20 October 1888 in Chakwal District, Pakistan Died: 8 March 1971 (aged 82) Mandi Bahauddin

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