(A) Central
(B) Southern
(C) ** Allied
(D) Northern
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -Triple Entente, association between Great Britain, France, and Russia, the nucleus of the Allied Powers in World War I.
Concept note-2: -The Triple Entente was the name given to the alliance (partnership) between Russia, France, and Britain, during World War I. These countries were also known as the Allies, and were fighting against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
Concept note-3: -World War II the chief Allied powers were Great Britain, France (except during the German occupation, 1940–44), the Soviet Union (after its entry in June 1941), the United States (after its entry on December 8, 1941), and China.
Concept note-4: -Germany’s growing strength and manifest pursuit of ‘world power’ status persuaded Britain to align with its traditional rivals: France in 1904 and Russia in 1907. This connected Britain, France and Russia in the ‘Triple Entente’ and stoked German fears of ‘encirclement’.
Concept note-5: -The Triple Entente was made up of France, Britain, and Russia.