State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 58

The Zoji-la Tunnel will connect which of the following places?

  1. Manali and Jammu
  2. Manali and Lahaul-Spiti
  3. Srinagar and Leh
  4. Srinagar and Jammu
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Answer: (C) Srinagar and Leh

Explanation

Zoji-la tunnel, under the Zoji La pass, links Sonamarg (Kashmir) with Drass (Ladakh) on the Srinagar–Leh highway.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not on this route.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: that is the Atal Tunnel.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: Zoji-la tunnel gives all-weather Srinagar–Leh connectivity.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: that route uses the Banihal/Chenani tunnels.