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Tehri Dam on river Bhagirathi, Uttarakhand (260.5m high)
Highest Gallantry Award
Param Vir Chakra
Highest Gateway
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6 metres high)
Highest Lake
Tso Lhamo or Cholamoo lake 5330 msl, N. Sikkim; Devtal Lake, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)
Highest Peak
Karakoram-2 / K-2 (8611m)
Highest Rainfall
Mausinram near Cherrapunji (1082 cms per annum)
Highest Road
Road at Khardungla, (in Leh-Manali Sector)
Highest Tower
Qutub Minar, Delhi, 88.4m
Highest Waterfall
Gersoppa Waterfall (292 meters high) in Mysuru
Largest Animal Fair
Sonepur (Bihar)
Largest Auditorium
Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
Largest Botanical Garden
Indian Botanical Garden, Shibpur, Kolkata, WB
Largest Cave
Amarnath (J&K)
Largest Cave Temple
Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest Church
Saint Cathedral (Goa)
Largest Delta
Sundarbans Delta, W. Bengal
Largest Desert
Great Indian Desert (Thar), (Rajasthan)
Largest District
Kachchh, Gujarat
Largest Dome
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur-44m
Largest Fresh Water Lake
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
Largest Gurudwara
Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Largest Lake (Saline Water)
Chilka Lake, Odisha
Largest Lake (Freshwater)
Wular Lake, Kashmir
Largest Man-Made Lake
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Largest Museum
India Museum, Kolkata
Largest Planetarium
Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
Largest Plateau
Deccan Plateau
Largest Populated City
Mumbai
Largest Port
Mumbai
Largest Public Sector Bank
State Bank of India
Largest River Island
Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
Largest River without Delta
Narmada and Tapti
Largest State (Area)
Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)
Uttar Pradesh
Largest Zoo
Zoological Garden, Kolkata
Longest Beach
Marina Beach, Chennai
Longest Canal
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
Longest Cantilever Span Bridge
Howrah Bridge
Longest Dam
Hirakud Dam, Odisha
Longest Glacier
Siachen 76km, Indo-Pak border
Longest Electric Railway Line
Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest National Highway
NH-44 (North-South NH) Srinagar to Kanyakumari – 3745 km
Longest Platform
Gorakhpur, UP -1366.33m (Kollam, Kerala-1180.5m; Kharagpur, WB-1072.5m in Length) – also the longest railway station in world
Longest Railway
Route Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari: Vivek Exp. 4,286 km; 82:30 hrs
Longest River Bridge
Dhola-Sadiya (on Brahmaputra), 9.15km (Asom); 3.55km longer than Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Mumbai (5.6 km)
Longest River
Ganga (2640 km)
Longest Tributary River of India
Yamuna
Longest Road
Grand Trunk Road
Longest Road Tunnel
Chenani-Nashri Tunnel-9.28km, J&K)
Longest Railway Tunnel
Pir Panjal Rly. Tunnel, (Jawahar tunnel), (J&K)
Oldest Church
St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Church at Palayur, Trichur (Kerala)
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Oldest Museum
Indian Museum, Kolkata – 1814
Oldest Observatory
Jantar Mantar, Delhi
Oldest Petroleum Refinery
Digboi, Asom
Smallest State (Area)
Goa
Smallest State (Population)
Sikkim
State with Longest Coastline
Gujarat
State with Longest Coastline of South India
Andhra Pradesh
State-wise Largest Area Under Forest
MP
Tallest Building
Imperial Tower- I, II Mumbai; 254 m
Tallest TV Tower
Fazilka, Punjab
The Highest Tourist Spot in India
Siachen Base Camp; Trek Area Saltoro Ridge of Siachen Base Camp to Kumar Logistics Base
World’s Tallest Statue
Statue of Unity, 182 m., at Sadhu Bet island, Gujarat
World’s Most Expensive Residential Property
Antilia, Mumbai. $1 bn
World’s Highest & Coldest Battlefield
Siachen
2022 updated data: List of Biggest Highest Largest Longest and Smallest in India
List of Biggest Highest Largest Longest and Smallest in India [Updated] – General Knowledge Notes [pdf] Free Download – GK and General awareness notes and questions with solutions for competitive and government exams UPSC CSE, CDS, NDA, SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS, RRB, EPFO, APFC, ALC, RBI, BANKING, ASRB, CISF, CAPF, DEFENCE, STATE PCS, and Other central and state government exams.
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Biggest Monolith Statue
Gometeshwar Statue
Biggest Mosque
Jama Masjid at Delhi
Biggest Stadium
Yuva Bhani (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
Deepest River Valley
Bhagirathi, Alaknanda
Densest Populated State
West Bengal
Fastest Train
Vande Bharat (Train 18) between New Delhi and Varanasi at 180 kmph
