Correct Answer - Option 2 :
(a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)
The correct answer is (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv).
| List - I |
List- II |
| Banihal pass |
Jammu & Kashmir |
| Rohtang pass |
Himachal Pradesh |
| Niti pass |
Uttarakhand |
| Nathu La pass |
Sikkim |
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Banihal Pass, pass in the Pir Panjal Range in the Indian-held sector of Jammu and Kashmir union territory in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
- Banihal—a name that in Kashmiri means “blizzard”—lies at an elevation of 9,290 feet (2,832 meters) in the Doda district.
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Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas in the East Sikkim district.
- It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Nathu La is one of the three open trading border posts between China and India; the others are Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh (or Lipulech) at the trisection point of Uttarakhand–India, Nepal, and China.
- Sealed by India after the 1962 Sino-Indian War, Nathu La was re-opened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade agreements.
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Niti Valley is a remote valley located in the northernmost region of Uttarakhand, India at a height of 3, 600 m (11, 811 ft).
- It is close to the Chinese border and Niti is the last village in the valley before the border with south Tibet.
- The Niti Pass was an ancient trade route between India and Tibet, and it was sealed after the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
- Since then, the border has remained sealed.
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Rohtang Pass is named as such due to people working in bad weather trying to cross the pass.
- It is a high mountain pass on the eastern en d of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km from Manali.
- It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India.
