State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · வினா 77

When did the Muslim League observe 'Direct Action Day'?

  1. 14 August 1946
  2. 15 August 1947
  3. 16 August 1946
  4. More than one of the above
விடையைக் காட்டு & விளக்கம்

விடை: (C) 16 August 1946

விளக்கம்

The League called Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 to press for Pakistan after rejecting the Cabinet Mission plan.

  • (A) தவறு

    Wrong: two days early.

  • (B) தவறு

    Wrong: that is Independence Day.

  • (C) சரி

    Correct: Direct Action Day was 16 August 1946, leading to the Calcutta killings.

  • (D) தவறு

    Wrong: only one date is correct.