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On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place(as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in ______.

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Dacca

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Calcutta

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Delhi

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Meerut and Karachi

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The correct option is B Calcutta
Direct Action Day was initiated on 16 August 1946 by the Muslim League, to achieve their demand for a separate nation for Muslims called Pakistan. Stabbing, throwing of stones and brickbats started. There were widespread riots in Calcutta and turned into the “Great Calcutta Killing”.

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