Superlatives India
Superlatives India | Location |
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The largest Auditorium |
Sri Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai) |
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The longest Bridge Above Water |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.75 km) |
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The largest animal Fair |
Sonpur (Bihar) |
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The highest Dam |
Tehri dam |
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The largest Lake |
Wular Lake (J & K) |
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The largest cave Temple |
KailashNath Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra) |
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The largest Desert |
Thar (Rajastan) |
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The largest Zoo |
Vandalur Zoo (1300 Acres) |
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The highest peak |
kangchenjunga |
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The largest Mosque |
Jama Masjid (Delhi) |
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The largest Delta |
Sundarbans (W. Bengal) |
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The longest Tunnel |
Pir panjal tunnel |
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The longest Corridor |
Corridor of Ramanathaswamy Temple of Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) |
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The State with maximum forest area |
Madhya Pradesh |
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The longest Tunnel |
Pir panjal tunnel |
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The highest Gate way |
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (U.P |
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The longest Road |
Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi) |
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The highest Waterfall |
Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka) |
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The largest Museum |
Indian museum, Kolkata |
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The longest River |
The Ganga (2640 km. long) |
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The largest Dome |
Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (in Karnataka) |
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The Tallest Statue |
Veera Abhaya Anjeneya Hanuman Swami, Vijayawada, Andra (41 m) |
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The longest Canal |
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan) |
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The Biggest Canti lever Bridge |
Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) |
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The largest Public sector Bank |
State Bank of India |
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The Biggest Stadium |
Buddh International Circuit (Auto Racing), Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkatta (foot ball) |
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The longest Railway platform |
Gorakhpur, UP |
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The Longest Passenger Train Route |
Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari |
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The longest National Highway |
N.H-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) |
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The Oldest Church |
St. Thomas Church at palayer, Thrissur (Kerela) |
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The most popular city |
Mumbai (Maharastra) |
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The State with longest Coast Line |
Gujarat |
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The Highest Lake |
Cholamu lake (north Sikim) |
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The largest fresh water Lake |
wular Lake |
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The largest Saline water Lake |
Sambhar lake, Rajasthan |
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The longest river of Southern India |
Godawari |
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Largest Cave |
Amarnath(J & K) |
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The highest Gallantry Award |
Ashok Chakra |
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The longest Dam |
Hirakud Dam (Orissa) |
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The biggest Church |
Saint Cathedral at old Goa (goa) |
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The highest Award |
Bharat Ratna |
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The Longest Sea Beach |
Marina Beach (Chennai) |
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The Southern Indian State with Longest Costal line |
Andhra Pradesh |
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The largest artificial Lake |
Govind Sagar (Bhakhra Nangal) |
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The Highest Road |
Road at Khardungla, (in Leh –Manali Sector) |
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The deepest River Valley |
Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
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The largest Planetarium |
Birla Planetarium |
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The biggest river Island |
Majuli Brahmputra river, (Assam) |
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The largest River without Delta |
Narmada and Tapi |
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Largest state in area |
Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq.km) |
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The Highest Airport |
Leh Airport (Ladakh) |
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Smallest state in area |
Goa (3,702sq.km) |