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Question 1: Walker, the then chief secretary of Bengal, the Muslim League Chief Minister of Bengal, ________, requested Governor Burrows to declare a public holiday on that day.
Khawaja NazimuddinLiaquat Ali KhanHuseyn Shaheed SuhrawardyMuhammad Ali Jinnah

Question 2: [2] Some authors have claimed that most of the victims were ________.
RamaHinduismHinduVaishnavism

Question 3: Very soon Patna, Munger and ________ became the sites of serious violence.
NaugachiaBhagalpurBiharBanka, Bihar

Question 4: The Direct Action Day riots sparked off several riots between Muslims and Hindus/Sikhs in Noakhali, ________, Punjab, and the North Western Frontier Province in that year.
PatnaBihari cultureBihari peopleBihar

Question 5: After the riots were stopped in ________, the Muslim league claimed that only 500 Hindus were killed in Noakhali, but the survivors said that more than 50000 Hindus were butchered.
Feni DistrictNoakhali DistrictBarguna DistrictBrahmanbaria District

Question 6: These events sowed the seeds for the eventual ________.
Index of India-related articlesHistory of the Republic of IndiaPartition of IndiaPolitical integration of India

Question 7: In July 1946, Jinnah held a press conference at his home in Bombay where he declared his intent to create ________.
PhilippinesPakistanMaldivesCyprus

Question 8: For several days the ________ over the Hooghly River was crowded with evacuees headed for the Howrah station to escape the mayhem in Calcutta.
Howrah BridgeKolkataScottish Church College, CalcuttaVivekananda Setu

Question 9: Special coupons for gallons of petrol (________) were issued in the names of League ministers to be used by their party functionaries, the petrol was used to incinerate Hindu businesses.
Internal combustion engineDiesel fuelGasolineFilling station

Question 10: [1][8] Violence in Calcutta sparked off further religious riots in the surrounding regions of Noakhali, ________, United Province (modern Uttar Pradesh), Punjab, and the North Western Frontier Province.
PatnaBiharBihari peopleBihari culture
















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