Very Useful Info for Upcoming IBPS PO and Clerk Exams ************************************************ Longest, Largest, Biggest, Smallest, Tallest and Highest ************************************************ Longest river (India)-- Ganges Longest river (World)-- Nile The longest tributary river of India-- Yamuna The longest river of the south-- Godavari Highest mountain peak-- Godwin Austin(k2) Largest lake (Fresh water)-- Wular lake (Kashmir) Highest Dam-- Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River Largest Mosque-- Jama Masjid, Delhi Longest Road-- Grand Trunk Road State with longest coastline-- Gujarat Largest railway route-- Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu Longest tunnel-- Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir) Longest national highway-- NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari Longest Dam-- Hirakod Dam (Orissa) Longest River Bride-- Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna Longest populated city-- Mumbai (1.60 crore) Largest Museum-- National Museum, Kolkata Largest Delta-- Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal Largest Dome-- Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka) Largest Zoo-- Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata Largest man-made Lake-- Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) Largest Desert-- Thar (Rajasthan) Highest Tower-- Pitampura Tower, Delhi Smallest State (Area)-- Goa Smallest State (Population)-- Sikkim Highest Waterfall-- Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka) Longest Electric railway line From-- Delhi to Kolkata via Patna Densest populated State-- West Bengal Largest cave temple-- Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra) Largest animal Fair-- Sonepur (Bihar) Highest Gateway-- Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra) Biggest Hotel-- Oberal –Sharaton (Mumbai) Largest State (Area)-- Rajasthan Largest State (Population)-- Uttar Pradesh Place of heaviest rainfall-- Mausinram (Meghalaya) Largest corridor-- Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu) Largest cantilever span bride-- Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) Largest forest state-- M.P. Highest straight gravity Dam-- Bhakra Dam Longest Railway Platform-- Kharagpur (W. Bengal) Largest Stadium-- Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata Largest Port-- Mumbai Highest Lake-- Devatal (Garhwal) Largest Lake (Saline water)-- Chika lake,Orissa Highest Award-- Bharat Ratna Highest Gallantry Award-- Paramveer Chakra Largest Gurudwara-- Golden Temple, Amritsar Deepest river valley-- Bhagirathi & Alaknanda State with longest coastline of South India-- Andhra Pradesh Longest river which forms estuary-- Narmada Largest Church-- Saint Cathedral (Goa) Longest Beach-- Marina Beach, Chennai Highest Battle field-- Siachin Glacier Highest Airport Len-- (Laddakh) Largest river island-- Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam) Largest Planetarium-- Birla Planetarium .........................................
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