Zoji La
Mountain PassesLadakhImportance 5/5medium
Strategic pass linking Kashmir Valley with Ladakh.
Why UPSC cares
- High-yield location (importance 5/5) — prioritise for Prelims recall.
- Tagged in previous-year themes: 2017, 2004. Verify with official UPSC papers.
- Exam theme: Physical.
- Exam theme: Strategic.
- Exam theme: Infrastructure.
- Exam theme: Pyq.
Prelims facts
- Coordinates:
- 34.3100° N, 75.5400° E
- State/UT:
- Ladakh
- Category:
- Mountain Passes
Prelims lens · study aid, machine-composed from the facts above — verify before citing
Remember Zoji La as mountain passes in Ladakh (previous-year themes: 2017, 2004) — a high-yield pin worth weekly revision. Ask yourself: which state, which neighbours on the map, and one current-affairs hook.
Related locations
- Karakoram Pass · Ladakh
- Lipu Lekh · Uttarakhand
- Nathu La · Sikkim
- Sela Pass · Arunachal Pradesh
- Palakkad Gap · Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Khardung La · Ladakh
Official sources
Source: UPSC geography seed list
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