Which one of the following (Pass – State/Union Territory) is correctly matched?

1. A

   Aghil – Arunachal Pradesh

   Aghil pass claims to be located in Arunachal Pradesh. However, Aghil pass is actually situated in the Karakoram range in Ladakh, making this pair incorrectly matched.

2. B

   Diphu – Ladakh

   Diphu pass claims to be located in Ladakh. In reality, Diphu pass is a mountain pass located at the tripoint of India, China, and Myanmar borders in Arunachal Pradesh, thus making this pair incorrect.

3. C

   Niti – Uttarakhand

   Niti pass claims to be located in Uttarakhand. This option correctly identifies that the Niti pass connects Uttarakhand with Tibet, making it the right and officially designated match among all the given pairs.

4. D

   Mana – Himachal Pradesh

   Mana pass claims to be located in Himachal Pradesh. Mana pass actually links Uttarakhand with Tibet in the Greater Himalayas, which renders this particular matching incorrect.

Summary. Official key is (c) Niti – Uttarakhand. The question asks to identify the correctly matched mountain pass and its corresponding state or union territory. Aghil is in Ladakh, Diphu is in Arunachal Pradesh, and Mana is also located in Uttarakhand rather than Himachal Pradesh. Therefore, only option (c) provides the accurate geographical pairing.