Question

This armed force was established in Singapore and it collapsed in 1945. Choose the correct statements about this armed force.

• A. It was established by Bhagat Singh.
• B. It was supported by Japan.
• C. Its objective was to support the British.
• D. It besieged Imphal but was defeated at Rangoon.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B It was supported by Japan.
D It besieged Imphal but was defeated at Rangoon.

The Indian National Army (INA) was formed by Indian nationalists like Mohan Singh and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Singapore in 1943. Japan supported it, and its objective was to oust the British from India. The soldiers of the Indian National Army marched into Assam through Burma on the 1st of March 1944 and laid siege to Imphal. However, with the weakening of Japan towards the end of the Second World War, the INA was defeated at Rangoon in 1945.