Correct Answer - Option 1 : Dras
The correct answer is Dras.
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Dras in Jammu and Kashmir ranks second among the coldest places in the world.
- It is the coldest place in India.
- The average temperature here dips down to -23 ºC during the winter.
- Dras is popularly known as 'the gateway to Ladakh'.
- The village is located right on the crucial Srinagar-Leh Highway and is near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, which denotes the actual militaristic border between the countries.
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Itanagar is the capital city of northeast state Arunachal Pradesh.
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Manali is a town in the Kullu district of northern state Himachal Pradesh.
- Its elevation is 2,050 m.
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Mana is a village in Chamoli district in Uttarakhand state.
- Its elevation is 3,200 m.
