Karakoram | MCQs

Explanation

The Karakoram Pass is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range.  'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' in Mongolic. 

Elevation: 5,540 m

Location: China–India border

Range: Karakoram

Explanation

The Karakoram Highway (often abbreviated to KKH)

The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship Highway in China, was built by the governments of Pakistan and China

Karakoram highway is also known as N-35

The Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal.

Karakoram highway was completed in 1979.

its length in Pakistan is 1300 km.

other related question 

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

Explanation

The Karakoram Highway (often abbreviated to KKH)

The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship Highway in China, was built by the governments of Pakistan and China

Karakoram highway is also known as N-35

The Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal.

Karakoram highway was completed in 1979.

its length in Pakistan is 1300 km.

other related question 

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

Explanation

The word Karakoram is a Turkic term that means "black gravel".

The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is also known as the Friendship Highway in China and N-35 in Pakistan.

It was built by the governments of Pakistan and China and completed in 1979.

Starting from Hassan Abdal, it spans 1,300 (810 miles) km in Pakistan.

The Silk Route is also referred to as the Karakoram Highway.

The Karakoram Range, located between China and Pakistan.

It is traversed by the Karakoram Highway.

It connects the two countries via the Khunjerab Pass.

Explanation

Tirich Mir is located in the Hindu Kush range, not Karakoram.

Broad Peak and K2 are both part of the Karakoram range.

Explanation

Khanjerab Pass is located in Gilgit–Baltistan's Hunza and Nagar Districts .

Other name: Friendship Gate

Connects: China with Pakistan 

Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

Khunjerab Pass is a border connecting to China in the North of Pakistan

Khunjerab Pass is located in the Karakoram range.

Explanation

The Karakoram Highway (often abbreviated to KKH)

The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship Highway in China, was built by the governments of Pakistan and China

Karakoram highway is also known as N-35

The Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal.

Karakoram highway was completed in 1979.

its length in Pakistan is 1300 km.

other related question 

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

Explanation

The Karakoram Range is the second-highest mountain range in the world.

The range's highest peak, K2, is the second-highest peak on Earth. 

Highest peak: K2 (8,611 m or 28,251 ft)

Their range spans the borders of China, India, and Pakistan.

Karakoram has the highest peaks in Pakistan. 

Karakoram is located in the North of the Himalayas range. 

K2 is the highest peak of Karakoram

K2 is mostly covered with ice. 

Karakoram has less forest. 

Explanation

Karakorum highway was started in 1959 and was completed and opened to the public in 1979.

The Silk Route is also known as Karakoram Highway

The silk road connects Pakistan and China.

The total length is approximately 1,300 kilometers, of which 887 kilometers are in Pakistan and 413 km in China.

The silk road is considered a symbol of Pakistan-China's eternal friendship

The highway meets the Pakistani-Chinese border at Khunjerab Pass

Explanation

Karakoram highway was completed in 1979.

its length in Pakistan is 1300 km.

The Karakoram Highway, also known as the Friendship Highway in China, was built by the governments of Pakistan and China

Karakoram highway is also known as N-35

The Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal.