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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 47

SSC CGL - 6th June 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q47

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________, which connects Sikkim with Tibet, was closed after the Chinese aggression on India in 1962 but was reopened in 2006 as the governments of the two countries decided to enhance their trade through land routes.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Nathu La. 

___ connects Sikkim with Tibet:

Nathu La Pass 

About Nathu La pass: 
  • Nathu La pass was closed in 1962 after Chinese Aggression and reopened in 2006. 
  • Nathu La is one of the three open trading border posts between China and India, the others are Shipkila in Himachal Pradesh and Lipulekh at the trisection point of Uttarakhand–India, Nepal and China. 

Other pass:      

Lanak La: It is a mountain pass in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on the southeastern boundary of the Aksai Chin region that is controlled by China. India regards Lanak La as its boundary with China, while China considers the Kongka Pass further west as the boundary. 

lmis La: It is at Jammu & Kashmir.

Pensi La: It is a mountain pass in the Ladakh union territory of India, which is known as the Gateway to Zanskar.