Today’s topic is – “Largest/Longest/Highest in India”
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The Longest River Bridge
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna (5.575 km.)
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The Largest Lake
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Wular Lake (J & K)
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The Largest Dam
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Bhakra Dam, on Sutlej river (Punjab)
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The Largest Desert
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Thar (Rajasthan)
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The Largest cave temple
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Kailash Temple ( Ellora, Maharastra)
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The Largest mosque
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Jama Masjid (Delhi
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The Longest tunnel
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Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass (J & K)
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The Largest Delta
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Sunderbans (W. Bengar)
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The State with maximum forest area
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Madhya Pradesh
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The Longest Corridor
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Corridor of Ramnathswami Temple at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)
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The highest Waterfall
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Jog or Garsoppa (Karnataka)
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The Longest Road
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Grand Trunk Road (Kolkata to Delhi)
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The highest Gate way
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Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri( U.P.)
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The Longest River
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The Ganga (2640 km. long)
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The Largest Museum
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Indian Museum, Kolkata
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The largest Dome
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Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur (in Karantaka)
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The tallest Statue
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Gomateswara (Karnataka)
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The largest Public Sector Bank
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State Bank of India
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The biggest canti lever Bridge
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Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
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The Longest Canal
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Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan)
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The Longest Railway Platform
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Gorakhpur (U.P.)
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The biggest Stadium
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Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium Kolkata
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The most populous City
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Mumbai (Maharashtra)
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The largest Sea Bridge
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Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu)
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The longest Passenger Train Route
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Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari
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The Oldest Church
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St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala)
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The Longest National Highway
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NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari)
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The State with Longest Coast Line
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Gujarat
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The highest Lake
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Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
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The largest Saline Water Lake
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Chilka Lake (Orissa)
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The Largest Fresh Water Lake
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Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
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Largest Cave
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Amarnath (J & K)
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The Longest River of Southern India
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Godawari
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The Longest Dam
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Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
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The highest Gallantry Award
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Param Vir Chakra
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The highest Award
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Bharat Ratna
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The largest Gurudwara
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Golden Temple, Amritsar
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The longest Sea Beach
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Marina Beach (Chennai)
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The Highest Road
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Road at Khardungla, (in Leh-Manali Sector)
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Govind Sagar ( Bhakhra Nangal)
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The Highest Batttle field and
the Longest Glacier
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Siachen Glacier
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The Biggest River Island
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Majuli Bramhaputra river, (Assam)
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The Largest Planetarium
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Birla Planetorium (Kolkata)
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The Highest Airports
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Leh Airport (Ladakh)
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