General Knowledge / Superlatives in India

S.No Superlatives Name Details
1 Longest Bridge above Water Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.75 km.)
2 Largest animal Fair Sonpur (Bihar)
3 Largest Auditorium Sri Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai)
4 Largest Lake Wular Lake (J & K)
5 Highest Dam Tehri dam
6 Largest Desert Thar (Rajastan)
7 Largest cave Temple KailashNath Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra)
8 Largest Zoo Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres)
9 Largest Mosque Jama Masjid (Delhi)
10 Highest peak Kangchenjunga
11 Longest Tunnel Pir panjal tunnel
12 Largest Delta Sundarbans (W. Bengal)
13 State with maximum forest area Madhya Pradesh
14 Longest Corridor Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)
15 Highest Waterfall Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka)
16 Longest Road Grand Trunk Road (Kolkatta to Delhi)
17 Highest Gate way Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (U.P)
18 Longest River Ganga (2640 km. long)
19 Largest museum Indian museum, Kolkatta
20 Largest Dome Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (in Karnataka)
21 Tallest Statue Veera Abhaya Anjeneya Hanuman Swami, Vijayawada, Andra (41 m)
22 Largest Public sector Bank State Bank of India
23 Biggest Canti lever Bridge Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkatta)
24 Longest Canal Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
25 Longest Railway platform Gorakhpur, UP
26 Biggest Stadium Buddh International Circuit (Auto Racing), Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkatta (foot ball)
27 most popular city Mumbai (Maharastra)
28 Longest Passenger Train Route Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
29 Oldest Church St. Thomas Church at palayer, Thrissur (Kerela)
30 Longest National Highway N.H-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari)
31 State with Longest Coast Line Gujarat
32 Highest Lake Cholamu lake (north Sikim)
33 Largest Saline water Lake Sambhar lake, Rajasthan
34 Largest fresh water Lake wular Lake
35 Largest Cave Amarnath(J & K)
36 Longest river of Southern India Godawari
37 Longest Dam Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
38 Highest Gallantry Award Ashok Chakra
39 Highest Award Bharat Ratna
40 biggest Church Saint Cathedral at old Goa (goa)
41 Southern Indian State with Longest Costal line Andhra Pradesh
42 Longest Sea Beach Marina Beach (Chennai)
43 Highest Road Road at Khardungla, (in Leh –Manali Sector)
44 Largest artificial Lake Govind Sagar (Bhakhra Nangal)
45 Deepest River Valley Bhagirathi and Alaknanda
46 Largest River without Delta Narmada and Tapi
47 Biggest River Island Majuli Brahmputra river, (Assam)
48 Largest Planetarium Birla Planetarium
49 Highest Airport Leh Airport (Ladakh)
50 Largest state in area Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq.km)
51 Smallest state in area Goa (3,702sq.km)


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