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LARGEST, LONGEST, HIGHEST AND SMALLEST IN INDIA Flashcards

1
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Longest River

A

Ganges

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2
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The Longest Tributary River of India

A

Yamuna

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3
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The Longest River of the South

A

Godavari

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4
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Highest Mountain Peak

A

Godwin Austin (K2)

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5
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Largest Lake (Fresh Water)

A

Wular Lake (Kashmir)

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6
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Highest Dam

A

Bhakra Dam (Punjab)

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7
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Largest Mosque

A

Jama Masjid, Delhi

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8
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Longest Road

A

Grand Trunk Road

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9
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State with Longest Coastline

A

Gujarat

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10
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Longest Railway Route

A

From Jammu to Kanyakumari

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11
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Longest Tunnel

A

Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)

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12
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Longest National Highway

A

NH - 7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari

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13
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Longest Dam

A

Hirakud Dam (Orissa)

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14
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Longest River Bridge

A

Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna

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15
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Largest Populated City

A

Mumbai (1.60 crore)

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16
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Largest Museum

A

National Museum, Kolkata

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17
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Largest Delta

A

Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal

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18
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Largest Dome

A

Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka)

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19
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Largest Zoo

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Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata

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20
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Largest Man - made Lake

A

Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)

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21
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Largest Desert

A

Thar (Rajasthan)

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22
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Highest Tower

A

Pitampura Tower, Delhi

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23
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Smallest State (Area)

A

Goa

24
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Smallest State (Population)

A

Sikim

25
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Highest Waterfall

A

Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka)

26
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Longest Electric Railway Line

A

From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna

27
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Densest Populated State

A

West Bengal

28
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Largest Cave Temple

A

Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra)

29
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Largest Animal Fair

A

Sonepur (Bihar)

30
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Highest Gateway

A

Buland Darwuza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra)

31
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Biggest Hotel

A

Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)

32
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Largest State (Area)

A

Rajasthan

33
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Largest State (Population)

A

Uttar Pradesh

34
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Place of Heaviest Rainfall

A

Mausinram (Meghalaya)

35
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Largest Corridor

A

Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu)

36
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Largest Cantilever Span Bridge

A

Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)

37
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Largest Forest State

A

Madhya Pradesh

38
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Highest Straight Gravity Dam

A

Bhakra Dam

39
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Longest Railway Platform

A

Kharagpur (W. Bengal)

40
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Largest Stadium

A

Salt Lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata

41
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Largest Port

A

Mumbai

42
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Highest Lake

A

Devatal (Garhwal)

43
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Largest Lake (Saline Water)

A

Chilka Lake, Orissa

44
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Highest Award

A

Bharat Ratna

45
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Highest Gallantry Award

A

Paramveer Chakra

46
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Largest Gurudwara

A

Golden Temple, Amritsar

47
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Deepest River Valley

A

Bhagirathi & Alaknanda

48
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State with Longest Coastline of South India

A

Andhra Pradesh

49
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Longest River which forms estuary

A

Narmada

50
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Largest Church

A

Saint Cathedral (Goa)

51
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Longest Beach

A

Marina Beach, Chennai

52
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Highest Battle Field

A

Siachin Glacier

53
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Highest Airport

A

Leh (Laddakh)

54
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Largest River Island

A

Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Assam)

55
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Largest Planetarium

A

Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)

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