Question

Which of the following statements regarding Subhash Chandra Bose and the INA (Indian National Army) are correct?

• A. Bose changed the name of Shaheed and Swarajya Islands to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• B. The INA advanced towards Manipur in May 1944, under Bose's leadership.
• C. The outcomes of the Second World War directly impacted the fortunes of the INA in their fight against the British.
• D. Bose was captured by the British in Imphal, after the INA had surrendered.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

The outcomes of the Second World War directly impacted the fortunes of the INA in their fight against the British.

• Subhash Chandra Bose visited the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and named it Shaheed and Swarajya Islands.
• In May 1944, under the leadership of Bose, the Indian National Army advanced to the Indian border to attack the British.
• However, when the two atom bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the financial assistance to the provisional government stopped. This made the army weak. They later surrendered to the British. Bose and some other leaders escaped in the aftermath.