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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 57 of 200

Q57
Indian National MovementCommunal Politics & Partition
Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day by the Muslim League?
  1. a.3 September 1946
  2. b.16 August 1946
  3. c.16 May 1946
  4. d.4 December 1946

Answer: (B) 16 August 1946

The Muslim League, under Jinnah, called for "Direct Action Day" on 16 August 1946 to press its demand for Pakistan, which led to communal violence in Calcutta (the "Great Calcutta Killings") and beyond.

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