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The Muslim League's Direct Action Day, which set off riots in Calcutta, was:
A16 August 1945
B26 January 1946
C16 August 1946
D15 August 1947
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 16 August 1946
1. It followed the failure of the Cabinet Mission.
2. Direct Action Day was 16 August 1946.
3. Violence spread across northern India by March 1947.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III, Chapter 9, The Making of the National Movement 1870s-1947._
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