The 'Direct Action Day' resulted in the Great Calcutta Killing. Who was the Viceroy? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The 'Direct Action Day' resulted in the Great Calcutta Killing. Who was the Viceroy?

A. Lord Linlithgow

B. Lord Willingdon

C. Lord Wavell

D. Lord Mountbatten

Answer: Option C

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Lord Wavell was the Viceroy during Direct Action Day.

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A. Patna

B. Burdwan

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Correct Answer: Option C

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Murshid Quli Khan, the first Nawab of Bengal, shifted the capital from Dhaka to Murshidabad (named after him) around 1703.

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Cripps offered dominion status after the war and the right of provinces to opt out of the Indian Union.

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The 'Natal Indian Congress' was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?

A. 1899

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