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Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day by the Muslim League?

  1. A
    3rd September, 1946
  2. B
    16th August, 1946
  3. C
    16th May, 1946
  4. D
    4th December, 1946

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Direct Action Day, also called the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) in Bengal. It was announced on August 16, 1946, by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the All-India Muslim League to demonstrate the strength of Muslim feelings for a separate state of Pakistan after the breakdown of the Cabinet Mission Plan.

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Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day by the Muslim League?
A
3rd September, 1946
B
16th August, 1946
C
16th May, 1946
D
4th December, 1946

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