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Indian Geography - Mountain Passes — Geography Questions & Practice

Practise 8 Indian Geography - Mountain Passes questions from Geography for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Indian Geography - Mountain Passes — with answers

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1. Where is the 'Jelep La' mountain pass located?

  1. ASikkim (both connect to Tibet via the Chumbi Valley)
  2. BSikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet)
  3. CArunachal Pradesh
  4. DSikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet, part of the ancient Silk Route)
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Answer: B

'Jelep La' is located in Sikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet).

2. Where is the 'Rohtang Pass' mountain pass located?

  1. AJammu and Kashmir (connects Jammu region with Kashmir Valley)
  2. BSikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet, part of the ancient Silk Route)
  3. CHimachal Pradesh (connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti)
  4. DArunachal Pradesh
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Answer: C

'Rohtang Pass' is located in Himachal Pradesh (connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti).

3. Where is the 'Zoji La' mountain pass located?

  1. AHimachal Pradesh (connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti)
  2. BJammu and Kashmir/Ladakh (connects Srinagar with Leh)
  3. CSikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet)
  4. DSikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet, part of the ancient Silk Route)
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Answer: B

'Zoji La' is located in Jammu and Kashmir/Ladakh (connects Srinagar with Leh).

4. Where is the 'Baralacha La' mountain pass located?

  1. AHimachal Pradesh (connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul and Spiti)
  2. BHimachal Pradesh (connects with Tibet, on the old trade route)
  3. CHimachal Pradesh/Ladakh (connects Himachal Pradesh with Ladakh)
  4. DArunachal Pradesh
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Answer: C

'Baralacha La' is located in Himachal Pradesh/Ladakh (connects Himachal Pradesh with Ladakh).

5. Where is the 'Bomdi La' mountain pass located?

  1. ALadakh (one of the highest motorable passes in the world, near Leh)
  2. BArunachal Pradesh
  3. CHimachal Pradesh/Ladakh (connects Himachal Pradesh with Ladakh)
  4. DSikkim (connects Sikkim with Tibet)
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Answer: B

'Bomdi La' is located in Arunachal Pradesh.

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