Passes

11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

	(Mountain Pass )	(State )
(a)	Bum La	Arunachal Pradesh
(b)	Jelep La	Himachal Pradesh
(c)	Muling La	Sikkim
(d)	Shipki La	Uttarakhand

Code:

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

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match of Mountain Pass and the corresponding state is as follows.

	(Mountain Pass )	(State )
(a)	Bum La	Arunachal Pradesh
(b)	Jelep La	Sikkim
(c)	Muling La	Uttarakhand
(d)	Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh

12. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below: [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

	(Mountain Pass )	(State )
(A)	Mana	Sikkim
(B)	Nathu La	Jammu and Kashmir
(C)	Zozi La	Himachal Pradesh
(D)	Shipki La	Uttarakhand

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

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The correct match of the given Mountain Pass and State is as follows-

(Mountain Pass )	(State )
Mana	Uttarakhand
Nathu La	Sikkim
Zozi La	Jammu and Kashmir
Shipki La	Himachal Pradesh

Note: Zozi La Pass is situated in the Ladakh UTs.

13. Which one of the following is not a correct match? [R.A.S./R.T.S (PRE) 2016]

	Passes	State
(a)	Jelep La	Sikkim
(b)	Mana and Niti	Uttarakhand
(c)	Shipki La	Jammu and Kashmir
(d)	Bom Di La	Arunachal Pradesh

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Shipki La is a mountain pass and border post on the Indo-China border. It is located in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh not in Jammu and Kashmir. Rest of the passes are correctly matched with their States.

14. Which one of the following (Passes-States/U.T) is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

	List (I)	List (II)
(a)	Mana	Himachal Pradesh
(b)	Niti	Uttarakhand
(c)	Diphu	Ladakh
(d)	Aghil	Arunachal Pradesh

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Correctly matching pf Passes and States/U.T. are as following:

List (I)	List (II)
Mana	Uttarakhand
Niti	Uttarakhand
Diphu	Arunachal Pradesh
Aghil	Ladakh

15. Which one of the following passes is located in Uttarakhand? [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (MAINS) 2008]

(a) Jelep La
(b) Lipulekh
(c) Nathu La
(d) Shipki

Correct Answer: (b) Lipulekh

Solution:Jelep La is located in eastern Sikkim between India and Tibet. Lipulekh Pass is located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It provides entry to Mansarovar lake through Kailash Valley. Nathu La is located in Sikkim whereas Shipki-la is located in Himachal Pradesh.

16. Lipulekh Pass is situated in- [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(PRE) 2013]

(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (c) Uttarakhand

Solution:Jelep La is located in eastern Sikkim between India and Tibet. Lipulekh Pass is located in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It provides entry to Mansarovar lake through Kailash Valley. Nathu La is located in Sikkim whereas Shipki-la is located in Himachal Pradesh.

17. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2017, U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2013, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A.(PRE) 2010, U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

	List I	List II
(a)	Nathu La	Arunachal Pradesh
(b)	Lipulekh	Uttarakhand
(c)	Rohtang	Himachal Pradesh
(d)	Palghat	Kerala

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The correctly order of Passes and related States is as follows:

List (I)	List (II)
Nathu La	Sikkim
Lipulekh	Uttarakhand
Rohtang	Himachal Pradesh
Palghat	Kerala

18. Rohtang pass is located in- [U.P. Lower Sub.(Pre) 2009]

(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttarakhand

Correct Answer: (a) Himachal Pradesh

Solution:The correctly order of Passes and related States is as follows:

List (I)	List (II)
Nathu La	Sikkim
Lipulekh	Uttarakhand
Rohtang	Himachal Pradesh
Palghat	Kerala

19. Mana Pass is located in- [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2010]

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b) Uttarakhand

Solution:Mana Pass is located in the Himalayan Region between India and Tibet. It is also known as Dungri La. It is located in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand Deotal lake is located in this pass, where river Saraswati, the tributary of Alaknanda originates.

20. What are Kingri-Wingri, Neeti-Mana [Uttarakhand P.C.S.(Pre) 2016]

(a) Passes
(b) Rivers
(c) Mountains
(d) Religious places

Correct Answer: (a) Passes

Solution:Kingri-Wingri, Neeti-Mana are passes located in Uttarakhand. Neeti is an important pass of Himalaya who connecting Uttarakhand to Tibet. Mana pass which is also called as Dungri La is located between India and Tibet. Deotal lake which is the source of Saraswati river (tributary of Alaknanda) is situated in this pass.