Question 5. Direct Action Day was celebrated on (a) l6 Aug 1943 (b) 26 Jan 1930 (e) 15 Aug 1947 (d) 16 Aug 1946 Answer
The Muslim League Council proclaimed 16th August 1946 as 'Direct Action Day' in order to accentuate their demand for a separate Muslim homeland after the British left the Indian subcontinent. Their main aim was to attain a different country with a Muslim majority.
