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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has ended her 16-year-long hunger strike for repealing of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of 1958 from Manipur
A
Narmada
B
Irom Chanu Sharmila
C
Malliga Garage
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gandhi and Bhagat Singh It was only on the 116th day of their fast, on October 5, 1929, that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt gave up their strike (surpassing the 97-day world record for hunger strikes which was set by an Irish revolutionary).

Detailed explanation-2: -Irom Chanu Sharmila, also known as the “Iron Lady of Manipur” is a great peace activist. She is a civil rights activist, political activist, and also a poet. Sharmila at 28 began a fast to death in protest.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Francis Crowley (10 August 1891-22 October 1942) was an Irish revolutionary who holds the Guinness World Record for the longest hunger strike in history.

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