MCQs on Important Passes of India with Answers

Q1. Which pass connects Kashmir Valley with Ladakh?

A) Banihal Pass
B) Pir Panjal Pass
C) Zojila Pass
D) Rohtang Pass

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✔ Correct Answer: C) Zojila Pass

Q2. Banihal Pass connects Jammu with which region?

A) Leh
B) Srinagar
C) Kargil
D) Drass

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Srinagar

Q3. Which pass connects Manali with Leh?

A) Rohtang Pass
B) Khardung La
C) Shipki La
D) Nathu La

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✔ Correct Answer: A) Rohtang Pass

Q4. Khardung La is located in which mountain range?

A) Pir Panjal
B) Karakoram Range
C) Zanskar Range
D) Dhauladhar Range

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Karakoram Range

Q5. Nathu La Pass connects India with which country?

A) Nepal
B) China
C) Bhutan
D) Myanmar

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✔ Correct Answer: B) China

Q6. Shipki La connects India with which country?

A) China
B) Nepal
C) Bhutan
D) Pakistan

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✔ Correct Answer: A) China

Q7. Lipulekh Pass is located between India and which country?

A) Pakistan
B) Afghanistan
C) Nepal
D) Bhutan

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✔ Correct Answer: C) Nepal

Q8. Bara-Lacha La connects which two regions?

A) Kashmir & Ladakh
B) Himachal & Ladakh
C) Uttarakhand & Tibet
D) Arunachal & Bhutan

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Himachal & Ladakh

Q9. Jelep La Pass connects India with which country?

A) Nepal
B) China
C) Myanmar
D) Bangladesh

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✔ Correct Answer: B) China

Q10. Which pass connects Arunachal Pradesh with Myanmar?

A) Se La
B) Pangsau Pass
C) Niti Pass
D) Mana Pass

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Pangsau Pass

Q11. Which pass connects India’s Uttarakhand region with Tibet?

A) Niti Pass
B) Chang-La
C) Khardung La
D) Razdan Pass

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✔ Correct Answer: A) Niti Pass

Q12. Mana Pass connects India with which region?

A) Pakistan
B) Tibet
C) Nepal
D) Bhutan

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Tibet

Q13. Which pass leads to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh?

A) Bomdila Pass
B) Se La Pass
C) Karakoram Pass
D) Lipulekh Pass

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Se La Pass

Q14. Which of these is located in Himachal Pradesh?

A) Zojila Pass
B) Khardung La
C) Rohtang Pass
D) Nathu La

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✔ Correct Answer: C) Rohtang Pass

Q15. Which pass is known for the India–Tibet border trade route?

A) Banihal Pass
B) Lipulekh Pass
C) Karakoram Pass
D) Changla Pass

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Lipulekh Pass

Q16. Karakoram Pass lies between India and which country?

A) Nepal
B) China
C) Bhutan
D) Myanmar

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✔ Correct Answer: B) China

Q17. Chang-La Pass is located in which region?

A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Ladakh
D) Sikkim

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✔ Correct Answer: C) Ladakh

Q18. Which pass links Nubra Valley with Leh?

A) Zojila Pass
B) Khardung La
C) Rohtang Pass
D) Bomdila Pass

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Khardung La

Q19. Razdan Pass is located in which region of J&K?

A) Kupwara
B) Bandipora
C) Jammu
D) Kathua

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✔ Correct Answer: B) Bandipora

Q20. Which pass is located on the ancient Silk Route?

A) Karakoram Pass
B) Nathu La
C) Zojila Pass
D) Shipki La

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✔ Correct Answer: A) Karakoram Pass

🗻 Jammu & Kashmir / Ladakh Passes

1. Banihal Pass – Connects Jammu with Srinagar via NH‑44; passes replaced by Jawahar Tunnel in 1956.
2. Zoji La Pass – Links Srinagar with Leh; vital year-round route (NH‑1).
3. Khardung La Pass – One of the world’s highest motorable passes in Ladakh.
4. Chang La Pass – Gateway to Pangong Lake in Ladakh.
5. Aghil Pass – Located along Ladakh‑China border.

🏔 Himachal Pradesh Passes

1. Shipki La Pass – Connects Kinnaur (Himachal) with Tibet; an ancient Indo‑Tibet trade route opened to tourists in 2025.
2. Diphu Pass – Connects Arunachal/HP border area (lesser-known).

🚧 Sikkim / Uttarakhand Passes

1. Nathula Pass – Connects Sikkim with Tibet (China).
2. Jelep La Pass – Also connects Sikkim with Tibet.
3. Lipulekh Pass – Connects Uttarakhand with Tibet; used for Kailash‑Mansarovar Yatra.

🌄 Arunachal Pradesh Passes

1. Bomdi La Pass – Connects Arunachal with Assam.
2. Dihang Pass – Located in Arunachal Pradesh.

🌍 Cross-Border / Historical Passes

1. Khyber Pass – Historical connection between India (now Pakistan) and Afghanistan.
2. Bolān Pass – Connects Pakistan with Afghanistan (historical route).
3. Mana Pass – Highest vehicle-accessible pass in Uttarakhand.

🧠 SSC & JKSSB Previous Year One-Liners – Passes of India

1. SSC CGL 2021: "Which pass connects Srinagar to Leh?" – Zoji La Pass
2. SSC CHSL 2022: "Banihal Pass is in which state?" – Jammu & Kashmir
3. SSC GD 2020: "Khardung La is famous for?" – World's highest motorable road
4. JKSSB 2022: "Which pass connects Sikkim with China?" – Nathula Pass
5. SSC CGL 2019: "Lipulekh Pass is located in?" – Uttarakhand
6. SSC MTS 2023: "Which pass is used for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra?" – Lipulekh Pass
7. SSC CHSL 2023: "Shipki La Pass connects India to?" – Tibet
8. JKSSB 2023: "Chang La Pass leads to?" – Pangong Lake