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Which of the following Passes is located in Sikkim?1. Taungup Pass2. Baralacha Pass3. Nathula Pass4. Banihal Pass

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Nathula Pass

The correct answer is Nathula Pass.

  • Nathula pass Passes is located in Sikkim.
    • 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.
      • The pass, at 4,310 m above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Tea Horse Road.
    • Nathu means "listening ears" and La means "pass" in Tibetan.
    • On the Indian side, the pass is 54 km east of Gangtok, the capital of Sikkim.
    • Only citizens of India can visit the pass, and then only after obtaining a permit in Gangtok.
    • Nathula was Sealed by India after the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
    • Nathu La was re-opened in 2006 following numerous bilateral trade agreements

  • Taungup Pass :
    • Taungup is a principal town of the Taungup Township in the Rakhine State of the westernmost part of Myanmar.
    • As of May 2020, there is one case of COVID-19, one of two cases in not only Thandwe township but the whole Rakhine State.
    • It got 29.1 inches of rainfall on 21 July 2011.
    • It was record-breaking and there was severe flooding.
    • The population of the Taungup Urban area is 28,652 as of 2014, while Taungup Township's population is 114,437.
    • Taungup Pass is situated in Rakhine state in the westernmost part of Myanmar.
    • It is a mountain corridor connecting India and Myanmar.
    • The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 922 meters
  • Baralacha Pass :
    • Baralachala means summit with crossroads from Spiti, Ladakh, Zanskar, and Lahaul meet here.
    • Baralacha is a high mountain pass in the Zanskar range.
    • It connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh, situated along the Leh–Manali Highway.
    • The Bhaga river, a tributary of the Chenab river.
    • It originated from Surya Taal lake.
    • The other major tributary of the Chenab River.
    • The Chandra also originates from glaciers in this region.
    • The pass also acts as a water-divide between the Bhaga river and the Yunam river.
  • Banihal Pass :
    • Banihal Pass is a mountain pass across the Pir Panjal Range at a maximum elevation of 2,832 m.
    • It connects the Kashmir Valley in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the outer Himalayas and the plains to the south.
    • In the Kashmiri language, "Banihāl" means blizzard.
    • Banihal pass is a popular pass in Jammu and Kashmir.
    • It connects Banihal with Qazigund.
    • It connects Srinagar with Kargil and Leh.


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