Question

Which of the following mountain passes lies outside India?
A) Khyber
B) Bamdila
C) Bara Lachs La
D) Shipkita

Answer 1

Hint: A mountain is a raised section of the Earth's crust with steep sides and exposed bedrock. A mountain is larger than a hill and has a smaller summit area than a plateau, rising at least 300 meters (1000 feet) above the surrounding plain. Only a few mountains have isolated summits, while the majority are part of larger mountain ranges.

Complete answer:
Mountains are produced by tectonic forces, erosion, and volcanism, all of which operate on time scales of millions of years or longer. Mountains are gradually flattened once mountain development stops, due to weathering, slumping, and other forms of mass wasting, as well as erosion by rivers and glaciers.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, often known as the North-West Frontier Province and abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of Pakistan's four provinces. It's in the country's northwestern corner, close to the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

It was originally known as the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) until 2010 when the 18th Amendment to Pakistan's Constitution changed its name to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is also known by a variety of other names. The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the third-largest in Pakistan.

Despite being the smallest of the four provinces in terms of population and GDP, Pakistan is the most populous. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shares a border with the Islamabad Capital Territory, Punjab, Balochistan, and the Pakistan-administered territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir within Pakistan. It is home to 17.9% of Pakistan's total population, with ethnic Pashtuns and Hindko speakers making up the majority of the province's residents.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: The ancient kingdom of Gandhara, including the ruins of its capital Pushkalavati near modern-day Charsadda, is located in the province. Because of its proximity to the Khyber Pass, the region was once a Buddhist stronghold, although its history has been marked by many assaults by various empires.