Monday, December 14, 2015

HIGHEST LARGEST LONGEST AND SMALLEST IN INDIA

          ........India.............

HIGHEST IN INDIA :

Highest peak - Mt.  Kangchenjunga
Highest water falls - Jog falls (Karnataka)

Highest gate way - Buland Darwaza (Fathepur sikri)
Highest literacy among state - Kerala
Highest tower - Qutab minar
Highest dam - Tehri
Highest multiple arch dam - Idukki (Kerala)

LARGEST IN INDIA :
Largest populated city - Mumbai
Largest fresh water lake - Wular
Largest salt water lake Chilka (Orissa)
Largest state Rajasthan
Largest populated state - Uttar Pradesh
Largest museum Indian museum (Kolkata)
Largest zoo Zoological Garden (Kolkata)
Largest dome Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)
Largest mosque Jama Masjid (New Delhi)
Largest desert Thar (Rajasthan)
Largest river Island Majuli (Brahmaputra)
Largest monastery Tawang monastery (Arunachal Pradesh)
Largest cave temple - Ellora (Maharashtra)
Largest animal fair Sonepur fair (Bihar)
Largest plateau Deccan plateau
Largest river in South India - Godavari
Largest prison Puzhal Jail (Chennai)
Largest planetarium - Birla planetarium(Kolkata)
Largest G.P.O -  Mumbai G.P.O
Largest church - St. Cathedral (Old Goa)
Largest cinema theatre - Thangam Theatre
Largest exhibition ground - Pragati Maidan (New Delhi)
Largest arch dam - ldukki dam (Kerala)
Largest library - National library(Kolkata)
Largest aircraft carrier INS Viraat
Largest landing ship - INS Magrar
Largest union territory - Andaman Nicobar Islands
Largest gurudwara -  Golden Temple (Amritsar)
Largest residence - Rashtrapati Bhavan
Largest river Barrage - Farakka Barrage
Largest open university - Indira Gandhi OpenUniversity (New Delhi)
Largest Ocean Island - Middle Andaman

LONGEST IN INDIA : 
Longest Canal - Indira Gandhi canal
Longest River - Ganga
Longest Tunnel - J&K
Longest Dam Hirakud (Orissa)
Longest National Highway- N.H. 7
Longest Railway platform - Gorakhpur(Utterpradesh)
Longest Corridor - Rameswaram Temple corridor
Longest Hanging bridge - Howra bridge
Longest Train Service - Vivek express
Longest Bridge - Anna Indira(Rameswaram to Mandap)
Longest Glacier - Siachen Glacier
Longest River bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Sethu

SMALLEST IN INDIA : 
Smallest state (Area) Goa
Smallest state (population) - Sikkim
Smallest state (forest area) - Haryana 
Smallest Union Territory - Lakshadweep

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