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📆 September 25, 2024

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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)
Solution: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]

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

Correct Answer: (c) Khyber Pass
Solution: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]

Correct Answer: (b) Lipulekh-Uttar Pradesh
Solution:Lipulekh Pass is located on India-China border in Uttarakhand not un Uttar Pradesh It is a high-altitude mountain pass located in the Kumaon
region of Uttarakhand, near the trijunction of India, Nepal, and China. It links the Indian state of Uttarakhand with the Tibet region of China. It lies at an altitude of approximately 5,334 meters (17,500 feet). Its elevation and strategic location make it a gateway to the higher reaches of the Himalayas. The Old Lipulekh pass is situated in the Vyas valley of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand and it carries immense religious significance. It is the first Indian border post opened for trade with China in 1992. This was followed by the opening of Shipki La Pass, Himachal Pradesh in 1994 and Nathu La Pass, Sikkim in 2006.

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)
Solution:Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong Country in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim. But minor touch of Bengal in South Asia. The pass, at 4,310 m (14,140 ft), connects the towns of Kalimpong and Gangtok to the villages and towns of the lower Chumbi Valley

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

Correct Answer: (d) Sikkim
Solution: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]

Correct Answer: (a) Zozila
Solution:Zozila Pass is a high mountain pass in Ladakh located on the Indian National Highway-I between Uri And Leh Zoji La is a high mountain pass located in the Kargil district of Ladakh. The pass links Leh and Srinagar and provides an important link between Union Territories of Ladakh and Kashmir. Zoji la is known as the "Mountain Pass of Blizzards". Zojila pass remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall, cutting off Ladakh region from Kashmir. In 2018, the Zojila tunnel project was launched. The tunnel is Asia's longest and strategic bi-directional tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil 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]

Correct Answer: (c) Nathu La
Solution:Nathu La pass was re-opened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade negotiations after 1962 Indo-China War. Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between
China's Yadong Country in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim. But minor touch of Bengal in South Asia. The pass, at 4,310 m (14,140 ft), connects the towns of Kalimpong and Gangtok to the villages and towns of the lower Chumbi Valley

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)
Solution: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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