Match List I with List II : List I A. Shipki La B. Lipulekh C. Jelep La D. Burzil List II I. Kashmir II. Himachal Pradesh III. Uttarakhand IV. Sikkim Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Official answer key: this question is marked X, with no answer letter. The answer shown above (B) is the academy’s own.

• The Shipki La Pass is located in the Himalayan Range in the state of Himachal Pradesh (Kinnaur). It is a Second Border post-trade with Tibet (China) after Nathu La.
• Lipulekh Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass located in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, near the trijunction of India, Nepal, and China.
• Jelep La is a high altitude mountain pass at 13,999 feet linking Lhasa to India. It nestles between India and Tibet in the eastern part of the Sikkim in India. The word Jelep La is of Tibetan origin and it means “the lovely level pass”. It is truly the most level among all the passes between Sikkim and Tibet.
• Burzil pass is an ancient pass in northern Pakistan, and is part of the historic caravan route between Srinagar and Gilgit.

Important mountain passes in India

• Mintaka Pass
• Parpik Pass
• Khunjerab Pass
• Aghil Pass
• Qara Tagh La
• Khardung La
• Burzil pass
• Zoji La
• Pir-Panjal Pass
• Banihal Pass
• Lanak La
• Pensi La
• Chang La
• Imis La