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All mountain pass - Test Set 2

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  1. Question 1

    The Bhor Ghat mountain pass links which two major cities in Maharashtra?
    1. Mumbai and Nasik
    2. Mumbai and Pune
    3. Pune and Satara
    4. Nasik and Pune
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  2. Question 2

    Which mountain pass establishes a connection between Kottayam and Madurai?
    1. Sengotta Pass
    2. Palghat Gap
    3. Bhor Ghat
    4. Thalghat
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  3. Question 3

    The Cochin port is connected to the interior regions of South India primarily through which gap?
    1. Thalghat Gap
    2. Bhor Ghat Gap
    3. Sengotta Gap
    4. Palghat Gap
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  4. Question 4

    Consider the following pairs of mountain passes and their locations:

    1. Niti Pass - Uttarakhand
    2. Burzil Pass - Jammu & Kashmir
    3. Shipki La - Arunachal Pradesh

    Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
    1. 1 and 3 only
    2. 2 and 3 only
    3. 1 and 2 only
    4. 1, 2, and 3
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  5. Question 5

    The overland road journey from Jammu to Srinagar traverses through which of the following mountain passes?
    1. Burzil Pass
    2. Banihal Pass
    3. Zojila Pass
    4. Pir-Panjal Pass
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Preli 2007
    The Palghat gap serves communication inland from this port to Madras:
    1. Cochin
    2. Mangalore
    3. Mumbai
    4. Goa
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  7. Question 7

    WBCS Preli 2005
    The Patkai Bum forms the boundary between which of the following?
    1. Manipur and Nagaland
    2. Assam and Meghalaya
    3. Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar
    4. Meghalaya and Nagaland
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  8. Question 8

    WBCS Mains 2020
    The port of India connected to the interior through the Palghat gap is:
    1. Marmagao
    2. New Mangalore
    3. Madras
    4. Cochin
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  9. Question 9

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The Zoji La Pass is located in which state or union territory of India?
    1. Himachal Pradesh
    2. Jammu and Kashmir
    3. Sikkim
    4. Arunachal Pradesh
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Mains 2019
    Which of the following passes is located in Arunachal Pradesh?
    1. Nathula
    2. Jelep La
    3. Bum La
    4. Bazil
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  11. Question 11

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The Khardung La pass joins which two specific regions?
    1. Uttarakhand and Tibet
    2. Valley of Kashmir and Kargil
    3. Leh and Chumbi valley
    4. Leh and Siachen glacier
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  12. Question 12

    WBCS Mains 2018
    The Palghat gap joins which of the following states?
    1. Kerala and Tamil Nadu
    2. Maharashtra and Odisha
    3. Sikkim and West Bengal
    4. Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
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  13. Question 13

    WBCS Mains 2017
    'Jelep La' is a mountain pass located in which region?
    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Bhutan
    3. Sikkim
    4. Nepal
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Mains 2016
    Zozila is a geographic pass situated between which two areas?
    1. Lahul valley and Spiti
    2. Kashmir valley and Ladakh
    3. Chumbi Valley and Sikkim
    4. Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet
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  15. Question 15

    WBCS Mains 2016
    The Baralacha Pass is located in which Indian state?
    1. Uttar Pradesh
    2. Punjab
    3. Uttaranchal
    4. Himachal Pradesh
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  16. Question 16

    WBCS Mains 2014
    The Hindustan Tibet Road connecting Shimla with western Tibet passes through which pass?
    1. Jelep La pass
    2. Shipki La pass
    3. Zoji La pass
    4. Thaga La pass
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  17. Question 17

    UPPSC Mains 2014
    Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    1. Nathu La: Sikkim
    2. Jozila: Kashmir
    3. Shipki La: Himachal Pradesh
    4. Lipu Lekh: Uttar Pradesh
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  18. Question 18

    RAS/RTS Pre 2013
    Palghat gap is situated between which of the following hill ranges?
    1. The Nilgiris and Anaimalai Hills
    2. The Anaimalai hills and the Cardamom Hills
    3. The Cardamom Hills and Palani Hills
    4. The Nilgiri and Cardamom Hills
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  19. Question 19

    Tamil Nadu PSC Pre 2016
    Which of the following mountain passes directly leads to Leh?
    1. Chumbi Valley
    2. Zozila
    3. Banihal
    4. Shipki La
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  20. Question 20

    Assam PSC Pre 2017
    Nathu La pass is situated in which Indian State?
    1. Meghalaya
    2. Assam
    3. Sikkim
    4. Arunachal Pradesh
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