CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
For pilgrims en route to the Amarnath shrine, ISRO and J & K’s DHS-K has planned to set up
A
Tele-law centre
B
Telelink centre
C
Telecon centre
D
Telemedicine centre
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Mahagunas pass. Amarnath cave temple is located in Jammu and Kashmir at an altitude of 3888m.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amarnath Yatra from Pahalgam starts from the base camp at Pahalgam to Chandanwari. This distance between them is approx. 16 km. Then from Chandanwari, a 13 km trek takes you to Sheshnag and a further 4.6 km trek to Panchtarni.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pilgrimage Yatra From Baltal To Amarnath cave Amarnath via Baltal is the most popular route among Amarnath pilgrims since it is the shortest. Baltal is only 14 km from the Cave, which can be covered by road and helicopter. Helicopter service is especially for pilgrims who are short on time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Annual number of pilgrims The number of annual pilgrims having generally rising consistently from between 12, 000-20, 000-30, 000 in 1989, to over 400, 000 in 2007, 634, 000 in 2011, 622, 000 in 2012, 350, 000 in 2013, 285, 006 in 2018.

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