Highest, longest, largest and smallest of India

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Highest, longest, largest and smallest of India

1.      Longest National Highway - NH7, Varanasi - Kanyakumari. (2369 km)

2.      Largest road - Grand trunk road.

3.      Fastest train - Satabdi express

4.      Biggest lake of India - Wular( Fresh water)

5.      Biggest lake of India - Chilka( saline water)

6.      Largest Mosque - Jama masjid, Delhi.

7.      Largest Dome - Gul gombaj, (Karnataka).

8.      Largest corridor - Rameswaram rtemple corridr. ( TN)

9.      Biggest Statue  -  Gomuteswar( Karnataka)

10.  Longest river - Ganga

11.  Largest tributary river - Yamuna.

12.  Longest river bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna

13.  Largest river Island - Mazuli (Assam).

14.  Largest lake (saline water) - Chilka Lake.

15.  Highest waterfall - Gersoppa waterfall( karnatak)

16.  Highest tower - Pritampura Tower( New Delhi).

17.  Largest state (Area) - Rajasthan.

18.  Largest state (population) - Uttar pradesh.

19.  Largest populated city -Mumbai.

20.  State with maximum number of districts -Uttar Pradesh (70)

21.  Smallest state( Area) -Goa

22.  Highest copper producing country - Zambia

23.  State with least no of district -Goa ( 2, Nort Goa, South Goa)

24.  Smallest State (population) -Sikkim.

25.  Densest populated State of India - West Bengal.

26.  Largest Church - Saint Cathedral(Goa)

27.  Longest Beach - Marina( Tamil Nadu)

28.  Largest Gurudwara - Golden Temple( Amritsar)

29.  Award for sports coach - Dhrunacharya award

30.  Lalkella ……………………………………….…….Sahjahan.

31.  Largest port - Mumbai.

32.  Longest tunnel…………………….…………………Jawhar Tunnel, J & K.

33.  Longest coast line state………………………………Gujrat.(1600 km)

34.  Largest coastline of south India …………………….Andhtra Pradesh.

35.  Largest Cattle Fair - Sonepur Fair (Bihar).

36.  Largest railway route of India? - From Jammu to Kanya Kumari.

37.  Largest man-made Lake - Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam).

38.  Largest Port of India……………………………......Mumbai.

39.  State with maximum forest cover of India - Mizoram (cover 75.5% area).

40.  Longest railway platform - Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)

41.  Largest district of India - Medinipura.

42.  Mada forest is spread in the - West Bengal .

43.  Largest net irrigation area - Uttar Pradesh

44.  Largest producer of raw wool  - J & K.

45.  Largest producer of iron ore - Jharkhand and Orrissa.

46.  Which state is Major supplier of Natural gas - Gujrat.

47.  Largest stadium - Salt lake stadium

48.  Which state is the largest exporter of fish - Tamil nadu

49.  Youngest mountain range in india -The Himalayas. 

World

1. Largest flower of the world - Rafflesia arnoldii
2. Smallest flower of the world -Watermeal (Wolffia)
3. Longest epic - the Mahabharata
4. Longest River - Nile (6690 km)
5. Largest River – Amazon, South America
6. Largest animal – Blue Bottom Whale
7. Largest Bird – Ostrich
8. Smallest Bird – Humming Bird
9. Fastest Animal – Cheetah
10. Tallest Animal – Giraffe
11. Largest Sea Bird – Albatross
12. Highest Airport -Lhasa Airport, Tibet
13. Largest Democracy – India
14. Biggest Dome – Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
15. Largest Mosque – Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
16. Tallest Minaret –  Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
17. Rainiest Place – Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)
18. Longest River Dam – Hirakud Dam in India
19. Longest Corridor – Rameswaram Temple, India
20. Largest Delta - Sunderban, Bangladesh & India
21. Largest Park – Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
22. Longest Wall –  Great Wall of China
23. Largest Desert – Sahara, Africa
24. Smallest Continent – Australia
25. Largest Continent – Asia
26. Largest Peninsula – Arabia
27. Highest Plateau – Pamir (Tibet)
28. Largest Island – Greenland, 839,999  square miles
29. Hottest Place – Al-Azizia (Libya)
30. Longest Day – June 21
31. Shortest Day – December 22
32. Highest Mountain Peak - Everest,  Nepal
33. Largest Inhabited Castle -  Windsor Castle, UK
34. Largest River Island -  Majuli, India, Assam

• Largest Country – Russia
• Smallest country – Vatican City
• Highest City – Wen Chuan, China
• Largest Gulf – Gulf of Mexico
• Largest Lake  Caspian Sea, CIS Iran
• Deepest Lake Baikal (Siberia)
• Highest Mountain Range – Himalayas
• Longest Mountain Ranges – Andes (South America)
• Highest Lake – Titicaca (Bolivia)
• Deepest Ocean – Pacific
• Biggest Ocean – Pacific Ocean
• Deepest Underwater Trench – Mariana Trench
• Biggest Park – Yellow Stone Na­tional Park
• Largest Sea – South China Sea
• Lowest Water Level – Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 feet below sea level
• Highest Waterfall – Angel Falls, Venezuela
• Highest Village – Andean (Chile)
• Highest Volcano – Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
• Largest Volcano – Manuna Lea (Hawai)
• Largest Freshwater Lake – Lake Superior, US-Canada
• Highest Lake – Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level
• Largest Waterfall – Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high
• Largest Lagoon – Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil
• Largest Gorge – Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona
• Lowest Mountain Range – Buena Bhaile