Friday 1 March 2013

Highest, Biggest, Largest & Longest in India




>Highest Award for Gallantry - Param Vir Chakra
>Highest Award for Civilian - Bharat Ratna
>Bank with largest number of branches - State Bank of India
>Longest Road bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga, Patna)
>Largest Cantilever Span Bridge - Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
>Largest Cattle Fair - Sonepur Fair (Bihar)
>Most Populous City - Mumbai
>Longest Corridor - Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu
>Largest Desert - Thar (Rajasthan)
>Longest Dam - Hirakud Dam (Odisha)
>Highest Dam - Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)
>Largest Delta - Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)
>Largest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)
>Highest Gateway - Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri
>Largest Lake - Wular Lake (Kashmir)
>Highest Literacy - Kerala
>Largest Museum - Indian Museum (Kolkata)
>Biggest Mosque - Jama Masjid (Delhi)
>Highest Peak - K-2 (8,611 mt.)
>Highest Tower - Qutub Minar (Delhi)
>Highest Waterfall - Gersoppa Waterfall, Mysore (290 m.)
>Largest Zoo - Zoological Gardens, Kolkata
>Largest Man (made Lake) - Govind Sagar (Bhakra)
>Longest Railway Platform - Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)
>Largest Railway Bridge - Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)
>River, Longest - The Ganga river (2,525 km.)
>Highest Rainfall- Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji(Meghalaya)
>Longest Road - Grand Trunk Road
>Largest Rock(cut Temple) - KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)
>Maximum forest cover State - Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)
>Tallest Statue - Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.)
>Largest State (area) - Rajasthan
>Most Populous State - Uttar Pradesh
>State with Maximum density of population - West Bengal
>Longest Tunnel (Road) - Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)
>Longest Tunnel (Railway) - Between Monkey Hill and Khandala Stations


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