1 |
The highest civilian Award |
Bharat Ratna |
2 |
The highest Gallantry Award |
Param Vir Chakra |
3 |
The tallest Statue |
Gomateswara (Karnataka) |
4 |
The longest Lake |
Wular Lake (J & K) |
5 |
The longest Dam |
Bhakhda Dam, Sutlej river (Punjab) |
6 |
The longest Desert |
Thar (Rajasthan) |
7 |
The largest cave Temple |
Kailash Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra) |
8 |
The longest Desert |
Thar (Rajasthan) |
9 |
The largest Zoo |
Zoological Garden (Kolkata) |
10 |
The largest Mosque |
Jama Masjid (Delhi) |
11 |
The highest Peak |
Godwin Austen/K-2(8611m) |
12 |
The longest Tunnel |
Jawahar Tunnel (J & K) |
13 |
The largest Delta |
Sunderbans (West Bangal) |
14 |
The state with maximum forest area |
Madhya Pradesh |
15 |
The highest Waterfall |
Jog or Garsoppa ( Karnataka) |
16 |
The longest Road |
Grand Trunk Road (Delhi to Kolkata) |
17 |
The highest Gate way |
Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (UP) |
18 |
The longest River |
The Ganga (2640 KM) |
19 |
The largest Museum |
Indian, Museum, Kolkata |
20 |
The largest Dome |
Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur |
21 |
The largest Public Sector Bank |
State Bank of India |
22 |
The longest Canal |
Indira Ghandhi Canal (Rajasthan) |
23 |
The longest Railway Platform |
Gorakhpur (1355.4 m) U.P. |
24 |
The longest Railway Tunnel |
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, (j & K) |
25 |
The Bigest Stadium |
Yuva Bharti Stadium, Kolkata |
26 |
The most populous City |
Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
27 |
The largest Sea Bridge |
Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu) |
28 |
The longest Passenger Train Route |
Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari |
29 |
The longest National Highway |
NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakutnari) |
30 |
The state with longest Coast line |
Gujarat |
31 |
The highest Lake |
Devtal Lake (Uttarakhand) |
32 |
The largest saline water Lake |
Chilka Lake (Odisha) |
33 |
The largest fresh water Lake |
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh) |
34 |
Largest Cave |
Amarnath (J & K) |
35 |
The longest Dam |
Hirakud Dam (Odisha) |
36 |
The largest Gurudwara |
Golden Temple, Amritsar |
37 |
The biggest Church |
Saint Cathedral at old Goa (Goa) |
38 |
The tallest TV Tower |
Fazilka (Punjab) |
39 |
The longest Sea Beach |
Marina Beach (Chennai) |
40 |
The largest Artificial Lake |
Govind Sagar (Bhakhra Nangal) |
41 |
The deepest River Valley |
Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
42 |
The largest River without delta |
Narmada and Tapti |
43 |
The highest battle field and the longest Glacier |
Siachen Glasier |
44 |
The biggest river Island |
Majuli Bramhaputra river (Assam) |
45 |
The largest Planetarium |
Birla Planetorium (Kolkata) |
46 |
The Highest Airport |
Leh Airport (Ladakh) |
47 |
The longest river Bridge |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu Patna |
48 |
The longest Animal Fair |
Sonepur (Bihar) |
49 |
The longest Auditorium |
Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai) |
50 |
The longest Corridor |
Corridor of Ramnathswami Temple at Rameswaram (Tamilnadu) |
51 |
First complete Banking District/First I.T district |
Palakkad(Kerala) |
52 |
First District with 100% literacy |
Ernakulam(Kerala) |
53 |
The Highest Road |
Road at Khardung in the Leh-Manali Sector |
54 |
Largest state in area |
Rajasthan(3,42,239 sqkm) |
55 |
Largest Tribe (ST) |
Gond |
56 |
Largest Union Territory in Area |
Andaman and Nicobar islands |
57 |
Smallest Union Territory in Area |
Lakshadweep(32 sqkm) |
58 |
Smallest state in area |
Goa(3,702sqkm) |