Which one of the following (Passes – States/U.T.) is correctly matched?

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Correct — C, Niti – Uttarakhand. The Niti Pass lies in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, on the India–Tibet (China) border near Niti village, and is one of the traditional trans-Himalayan routes. So the pair 'Niti – Uttarakhand' is the correctly matched one; the other three options misplace their passes.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) The Mana Pass is in Uttarakhand (Chamoli district, near Badrinath and Mana village), not in Himachal Pradesh.  (b) The Aghil Pass lies in the Karakoram range north of K2, in the Ladakh (trans-Karakoram) region — not in Arunachal Pradesh.  (d) The Diphu Pass is in Arunachal Pradesh, at the eastern India–Myanmar–China tri-junction — not in Ladakh.

Concept: Himalayan passes are gaps in the mountain ranges that serve as border crossings and old trade routes; a common exam skill is placing each pass in its correct state or Union Territory. Uttarakhand's Trans-Himalaya has both the Niti and Mana passes; Ladakh's Karakoram holds the Aghil Pass; and the far east has the Diphu Pass in Arunachal Pradesh.

State PCS 2023 Q90 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q90 — Geography PYQ with Answer