Passes

Total Questions: 22

1. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2015]

	List I	List II
(a)	Chang La	Jammu and Kashmir
(b)	Rohtang	Himachal Pradesh
(c)	Bomdi La	Arunachal Pradesh
(d)	Se La	Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (d)
Note:

The Passes and their location is as follows-

	List I	List II
(a)	Chang La	Jammu and Kashmir
(b)	Rohtang	Himachal Pradesh
(c)	Bomdi La	Arunachal Pradesh
(d)	Se La	Arunachal Pradesh

Thus option (d) is not correctly matched. In Present scenario, Chang La pass is in Ladakh region i.e. Union Territory. (bifurcated from Jammu and Kashmir).

2. Palghat is situated between: [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2013]

(a) The Nilgiris and the Cardamom Hills
(b) The Nilgiris and the Annamalai Hills
(c) The Annamalai Hills and the Cardamom Hills
(d) The Cardamom Hills and Palni Hills

Correct Answer: (b) The Nilgiris and the Annamalai Hills
Note:

Palghat Pass is located between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and Annamalai (Anaimalai) Hills to the south. It is located in Kerala. Thalghat, Bhorghat and Palghat are main passes of Western Ghat.

3. Which of the following is not correctly matched: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 1998]

	List I	List II
(a)	Bomdi La Pass	Arunachal Pradesh
(b)	Nathu La Pass	Sikkim
(c)	Bhorghat Pass	Himachal Pradesh
(d)	Palghat	Kerala

Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

Bomdi La Pass is located in Arunachal Pradesh in West Kameng district. Nathu La Pass is located in Sikkim. Bhorghat is located in Maharashtra which connects Mumbai and Pune. Palghat Pass is located in Kerala which connects Kollam and Madurai.

4. Which of the following is NOT a pass in the Western Ghats Mountain ranges? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(Mains)2016]

(a) Thalghat
(b) Bhorghat
(c) Khyber Pass
(d) Palghat

Correct Answer: (c) Khyber Pass
Note:

The Khyber Pass is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly NWFP) of Pakistan. It falls on Pakistan's and Afghanistan border.
Thalghat is near the town of Kasara in Maharashtra. It is along the busy Mumbai-Nashik route.
Bhor ghat links Mumbai with Pune.
Palghat connects Kerala and Tamil Nadu (links Kochi with Chennai).

5. Which one of the following is not correctly matched: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2001, U.P.P.C.S.(Mains) 2014]

(a) Shipki La-Himachal Pradesh
(b) Lipulekh-Uttar Pradesh
(c) Nathu La-Sikkim
(d) Zoji La-Kashmir

Correct Answer: (a) Shipki La-Himachal Pradesh
Note:

Lipulekh Pass is located on India-China border in Uttarakhand not un Uttar Pradesh

6. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2017]

	List I	List II
(a)	Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh
(b)	Bomdi La	Arunachal Pradesh
(c)	Nathu La	Meghalaya
(d)	Zoji La	Jammu and Kashmir

Correct Answer: (c)
Note:

Lipulekh Pass is located on India-China border in Uttarakhand not un Uttar Pradesh

7. Nathu La Pass is situated in which state? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2006]

(a) Arunachal
(b) Assam
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Sikkim

Correct Answer: (d) Sikkim
Note:

Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayan region situated at a height of 4404.36 m above sea level. On the Indian side, the pass is 55 km east of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim and opens in Chumbi Valley in Tibet. Nathu La is one of the three open trading border posts between India and China. The others being Shipki La in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh in Uttarakhand.

8. Which of the following Passes lead to Leh? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

(a) Zozila
(b) Shipki La
(c) Chumbi Valley
(d) Banihal

Correct Answer: (a) Zozila
Note:

Zozila Pass is a high mountain pass in Ladakh located on the Indian National Highway-I between Uri And Leh

9. Which one of the following Himalayan Passes was reopened around the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2007 ]

(a) Chang La
(b) Jara Lasq
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki Lammil

Correct Answer: (c) Nathu La
Note:

Nathu La pass was re-opened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade negotiations after 1962 Indo-China War.

10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2011, U.P.P.C.S.(Spl) (MAINS) 2004]

	List I (Mountain Pass )	List II (State )
(A)	Banihal	Himachal Pradesh
(B)	Nathu La	Jammu and Kashmir
(C)	Niti	Sikkim
(D)	Shipki	Uttaranchal

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	2	3	4	1
(c)	4	3	1	2
(d)	3	4	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)
Note:

The correct match is as follow:

(Mountain Pass )	(State )
Banihal	Jammu and Kashmir (Now UT)
Nathu La	Sikkim
Niti	Uttaranchal (Now Uttarakhand)
Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh

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