Sunday, January 2, 2011

Longest, Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Tallest and Highest

Longest, Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Tallest and Highest

Longest river (India)
Ganges
Longest river (World)
Nile
The longest tributary river of India
Yamuna
The longest river of the south
Godavari
Highest mountain peak
Godwin Austin (k2)
Largest lake (Fresh water)
Wular lake (Kashmir)
Highest Dam
Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Largest Mosque
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road
Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline
Gujarat
Largest railway route
From Jammu to Kanya Kumari
Longest tunnel
Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway
NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Longest Dam
Hirakod Dam (Orissa)
Longest River Bride
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest populated city
Mumbai (1.60 crore)
Largest Museum
National Museum, Kolkata
Largest Delta
Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Dome
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)
Largest Zoo
Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest man-made Lake
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Desert
Thar (Rajasthan)
Highest Tower
Pitampura Tower, Delhi
Smallest State (Area)
Goa
Smallest State (Population)
Sikkim
Highest Waterfall
Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)
Longest Electric railway line
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Densest populated State
West Bengal
Largest cave temple
Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal Fair
Sonepur (Bihar)
Highest Gateway
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)
Biggest Hotel
Oberal –Sharaton (Mumbai)
Largest State (Area)
Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)
Uttar Pradesh
Place of heaviest rainfall
Mausinram (Meghalaya)
Largest corridor
Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)
Largest cantilever span bride
Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest forest state
M.P.
Highest straight gravity Dam
Bhakra Dam
Longest Railway Platform
Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
Largest Stadium
Salt lake (Yuva Bhaeti), Kolkata
Largest Port
Mumbai
Highest Lake
Devatal (Garhwal)
Largest Lake (Saline water)
Chika lake, Orissa
Highest Award
Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award
Paramveer Chakra
Largest Gurudwara
Golden Temple, Amritsar
Deepest river valley
Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
State with longest coastline of South India
Andhra Pradesh
Longest river which forms estuary
Narmada
Largest Church
Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Longest Beach
Marina Beach, Chennai
Highest Battle field
Siachin Glacier
Highest    Airport
Len (Laddakh)
Largest river island
Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam)
Largest Planetarium
Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)


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