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Which day was observed as "Direct Action Day" in the Indian Freedom Movement?
August 13, 1946
August 14, 1946
August 15, 1947
August 16, 1946
None of the above
August 16, 1946
Direct Action Day, also known as the Great Calcutta Killings, was declared by the All-India Muslim League on August 16, 1946, to demand a separate Muslim homeland (Pakistan). This event resulted in large-scale communal riots in Calcutta, significantly escalating communal tensions before the partition of India.
Direct Action Day, also known as the Great Calcutta Killings, was declared by the All-India Muslim League on August 16, 1946, to demand a separate Muslim homeland (Pakistan). This event resulted in large-scale communal riots in Calcutta, significantly escalating communal tensions before the partition of India.
This event was a direct consequence of the breakdown of negotiations during the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, which had proposed a three-tier administrative structure to maintain Indian unity.
Declared by Muhammad Ali Jinnah following the failure of Cabinet Mission negotiations.
Led to widespread violence across Calcutta, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries.
The riots lasted for several days and triggered a chain reaction of communal violence across other regions like Noakhali and Bihar.
The call for Direct Action was intended to demonstrate the strength and determination of the Muslim League in securing the Pakistan demand.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was the Chief Minister of Bengal at the time of the riots.
Option A (August 13, 1946) and Option B (August 14, 1946) precede the actual event; Option C (August 15, 1947) marks India's Independence Day one year later.
D is correct тАФ August 16, 1946, was officially observed as Direct Action Day by the Muslim League to press for the creation of Pakistan.
Link this event to the 'Interim Government' formation in September 1946; Direct Action Day created the pressure that led the Viceroy to invite Jawaharlal Nehru to lead the government despite initial League opposition.
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