General Awareness About Biggest, Highest and Largest in India
India is the seventh largest country in the world and second populated country. It is a peninsula. India with a many entries like many languages, castes, religions and cultures. Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, The Qutab and the Red Fort are few of the many wonders. The country of mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes is a fit adobe for the gods. Let us know the superlatives of the India.
Superlatives of India
Highest Award
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Bharat Ratna
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Highest Gallantry Award
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Param vir Chakra
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Largest Populated City
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Mumbai
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Largest State
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Rajasthan
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Largest River in
India
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The Ganges
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Longest Tributary river of India
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Yamuna
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Largest Lake
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Wular Lake, Kashmi
(Saline Water) Chilka Lake, Orrisa
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Largest Man-Made Lake
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Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
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Largest Fresh Water Lake
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Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh
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Highest Lake
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Devta Lake, Gadhwal (UT)
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Longest Cantilever Span bridge
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Howrah Bridge
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Highest Peak
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Karkoram-2 of k-2(8,611 meters)
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Highest Peak in the World
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Mount Everest, Nepal
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Highest Rainfall
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Mausinram near Chirrapunji (426 inches per annum)
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Highest Water Fall
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Gersoppar Water fall (292 meters high), Mysore
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State-Wise Largest area under forest
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Madhya Pradesh
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Largest Delta
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Sunderbans Delta
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Largest River without Delta
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Narmada and Tapati
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Largest River Bridge
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
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Longest Road
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Grand Trunk Road
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Highest Road
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Road at Khardungla, Leh-Manali Sector
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Biggest Mosque
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Jama Masjid at Delhi
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Highest Gateway
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Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri(53.6 meters high)
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Tallest Statue
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Statue of Gomateshwar(17 meters) Karnataka
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Largest Public Sector Bank
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State Bank of India
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Longest Canal
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Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
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Largest Dome
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Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
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Largest Zoo
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Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
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Largest Museum
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India Museum at Kolkata
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Longest Dam
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Hirakud Dam (Orrisa)
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Highest Dam
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Bhakra Dam (225.5 meters high)
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Highest Tower
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Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)
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Largest Desert
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Thar (Rajasthan)
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Largest District
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Ladakh
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Fastest Train
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Shatabdi Express running between New Delhi and Bhopal
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State with Longest Coastline
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Gujarat
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State with Longest coastline of South India
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Andhra Pradesh
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Longest Electric Railway Line
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From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
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Longest Railway Route
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Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari Vivek Express, 4286 km, 82:30 hrs
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Longest Platform
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Khargpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in Length. It is
also the longest railway station in world
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Longest Tunnel
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Jawahar Tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Longest Highway
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NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
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Smallest State (Population)
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Sikkim
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Smallest State (Area)
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Goa
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Largest State (Area )
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Rajasthan
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Largest State (Population)
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Uttar Pradesh
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Densest Populated State
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West Bengal
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Largest Cave
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Amarnath (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Largest Cave Temple
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Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)
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Larges Animal Fair
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Sonepur, Bihar
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Largest Auditorium
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Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
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Biggest Hotel
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Oberai-Sheration, Mumbai
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Largest Port
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Mumbai
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Largest Gurudwara
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Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Deepest River
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Valley Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
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Largest Church
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Saint Cathedral (Goa)
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Oldest Church
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St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (kerala)
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Longest River
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Ganga (2640 km Long)
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Longest Beach
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Marina Beach, Chennai
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Highest Battle Field
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Siachin Glacier
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Highest Airport
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Leh (Laddakh)
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Biggest Stadium
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Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
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Largest River Island
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Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
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Largest Planetarium
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Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
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