Correct Answer - Option 4 : Only (iii)
The correct answer is Only (iii).
- Khardungla pass is the incorrect statement.
Khardungla pass
- Khardungla pass is located in the Leh district of Ladakh range at a maximum elevation of 5359 m.
- Khardungla pass is known as the Gateway to the Nubra and Shyok valleys.
- It is the world's highest motorable road.
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The Khardung La Pass, a major tourist place in Ladakh, is maintained by the Border Roads Organisation and all kinds of vehicles, from two-wheelers to heavy trucks, ply this road.
Banihal pass
- Banihal pass is a popular pass in Jammu and Kashmir.
- It is situated across Pir- Panjal Range at a maximum elevation of 2832 m.
- It connects the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir to the outer Himalayas and the plains to the south.
- In the Kashmiri language, Banihal means 'blizzard'.
- The road from Jammu to Srinagar transversed Banihal Pass until 1956 when Jawahar Tunnel was constructed under the pass.
- The road now passes through the tunnel and the Banihal Pass is no longer used for road transport.
Hajipir pass
- Hajipir pass is located in the formidable Pir- Panjal Range that divided the Srinagar valley from the Jammu region.
- Hajipir pass at a maximum elevation of 2632 m.
- This pass has been a constant source of problems since Pakistan-trained militants have been sneaking into the Kashmir Valley, Poonch, and Rajouri districts.
