Which date is known as Direct Action Day in british India's history? A) 26 January 1930 B) 16 August 1946 C) 15 August 1947 D) 8 August 1942 Show Answer
Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of nationwide communal riots. It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India.