SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 40

 The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Imperial Japanese forces and British Indian forces.

• The battles of Imphal and Kohima, fought in 1944, are among the lesser-known battles of the Second World War.
• With the Japanese now retreating from Kohima, Allied troops moved up the Kohima-Imphal road and linked up with forces at Imphal on 22 June.
• The Japanese plan had failed and they retreated having suffered almost 60,000 dead and wounded. 
• The victory left the Allies in a position to plan a return to Burma.