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Largest, Highest, Longest and Smallest in India Traditional GK
Highest Dam | Bhakra Dam (over Sutlej river in Punjab) |
Highest Waterfall | Kunchikal waterfall (in Karnataka) |
Largest Port | Mumbai |
Highest Airport | Leh (Laddakh) |
Largest Zoo | Zoological Garden (in Kolkata) |
Longest Dam | Hirakud Dam (over Mahanadi river in Odisha) |
Largest Museum | National Museum (in Kolkata) |
Largest Forest Area (State) | Madhya Pradesh |
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge | Howrah Bridge over Hooghly river, also known as Rabindra Setu (in Kolkata) |
Larget State (in Area) | Rajasthan |
Largest State (in Population) | Uttar Pradesh |
Smallest State (in Area) | Goa |
Smallest State (in Population) | Sikkim |
Highest Gateway | Buland Darwaja, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra) |
Largest Salt Water Lake | Chilka Lake (in Odisha) |
Highest Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna |
Largest Gurudwara | Golden Temple, Amritsar (in Punjab) |
Largest Church | Saint Cathedral (in Goa) |
Longest Beach | Marina Beach (in Chennai) |
Highest Battle Field | Siachin Glacier |
Most Dense State | Bihar |
Longest River Bridge | Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna |
Longest River | Ganga |
Longest Tributary River | Yamuna |
Longest River of South India | Godavari |
Longest Tunnel | Jawahar Tunnel (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
Longest National Highway | NH-7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari) |
Highest Mountain Peak | K2, also known as Godwin Austin |
Longest Road | Grand Trunk Road |
Largest Mosque | Jama Masjid (in Delhi) |
Longest Railway Route | From Jammu to Kanyakumari |
Largest Delta | Sunderban Delta (in West Bengal) |
Largest Cave Temple | Kailash Temple, Ellora (in Maharashtra) |
Heaviest Rainfall | Cherrapunji, earlier it was Mawsynram (in Meghalaya) |
Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
Largest Bank of India | State Bank of India |
Highest Gallantry Award | Paramvir Chakra |
Largest Planetarium | Birla Planetarium (in Kolkata) |
Largest Cattle Fair | Sonepur Fair (in Bihar) |
Largest Dome | Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur (in Karnataka) |
Largest Fresh Water Lake | Wular Lake (in Kashmir) |
Objective Questions on India's Largest, Highest and Smallest-
1. Largest fresh water lake in India is?
(a) Chilka lake
(b) Wular lake
(c) Sambhar lake
(d) Hussain Sagar lake
2. Largest Bank of India is?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Bank of Baroda
3. Highest mountain peak in India is?
(a) Nanga Parbat
(b) Nanda Devi
(c) Kanchenjunga
(d) K2 (Godwin Austin)
4. Highest waterfall in India is?
(a) Kunchikal falls
(b) Gersoppa falls
(c) Barehipani falls
(d) Jog falls
5. Longest Dam in India is?
(a) Bhakra Nangal Dam
(b) Hirakud Dam
(c) Almatti Dam
(d) Idukki Dam
6. Which is the largest State in India in terms of Area?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka
7. Which is the largest State in India in terms of Population?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
8. Smallest State of India in terms of Area is?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Tripura
(d) Goa
9. Smallest State of India in terms of Population is?
(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana
10. Which is the longest river of India?
(a) Ganga
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Yamuna
Answers - 1(b), 2(c), 3(d), 4(a), 5(b), 6(c), 7(c), 8(d), 9(b), 10(a).