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

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

The Correct Answer is Rohtang Pass.
Key Points

Rohtang Pass

  • It is a high mountain pass on the eastern end of the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas around 51 km from Manali.
  • It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh.
  •  It links Manali and Leh by road.

Mistake PointsThere is confusion between Baralacha Pass and Rohtang Pass, but Rohtang Pass is the official answer given by SSC.

Important Points

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.

Baralachala Pass

  • It is a high mountain pass in the Zanskar range, connecting the Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Leh district in Ladakh.
  • It is situated along the Leh–Manali Highway.

Nathula Pass

  • 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.

Related Questions

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I had seen this road many years ago when my parents moved to Mundakotukurussi, our ancestral village. However, in those early years, I hadn't begun exploring the countryside. I stored the unknown road in my head under 'One Day I Will'. Ten years ago, when I recovered from a herniated disc, it was to discover that I had a useless left leg. Though I managed to lose the limp, I hated not being able to stride around as I used to. I needed a challenge to tell myself that I wasn't going to buckle to a creature called sciatica. Thus the 'One Day I Will' arrived. "Where does the road by the medical shop lead to?" I asked my parents while visiting them next. "Chalavara," they said. "It's not an easy road to walk on," my father added. "There are too many ups and downs." Chalavara was a superior grade of a village as compared to Mundakotukurussi, with a high school, a fine library, ATMs and several shops. But it also has two approach roads. The one I had chosen was a narrow back road used by the locals and that settled it for me. I needed to know for myself I could walk a road that wasn't going to be easy. And the next day, I would get up and walk that road again. What makes Chalavara better than Mundakotukurussi?