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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 35

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q35

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Which of the following passes cuts through Pir Panjal range and links Manali and Leh by road?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Rohtang Pass.

  • The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri: Pīr Pantsāl) is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, the Indian administrated Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistani administered territory of Azad Kashmir, where the average elevation varies from 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to 4,100 m (13,500 ft).
  • Rohtang La (altitude 3,978 m (13,051 ft)) is a mountain pass on the eastern Pir Panjal range connecting Manali in the Kullu Valley to Keylong in the Lahaul Valley.