SUPERLATIVES-- WORLD & INDIA Flashcards by Akash Mahale

Highest Airport in India

Leh airport in Ladakh 3256m/16080ft high

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Largest Public Sector Bank in India

State Bank of India

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Largest Botanical Garden in India

National Botanical Gardens in Kolkata

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Longest River Bridge in India

Mahatma Gandhi Setu over the Ganga at Patna (5,575m/18286 ft long)

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Longest Sea Bridge in India

Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge connecting the island of Rameswaram with Mandapam in Tamil Nadu (2.34 km long)

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Biggest Cantilever Bridge in India

Rabindra Setu (also called as Howrah Bridge),Hoogli river in Kolkata (457m/1499ft long)

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Longest Canal in India

Indira Gandhi canal or Rajasthan canal (959 km long)

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Largest Cave in India

Amarnath (about 44km from Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir)

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Largest Cave Temple in India

Ellora (Maharashtra)

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Oldest Church in India

St Thomas Church at Palayar in Trichur district in Kerala built in 52 AD.

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Largest Church in India

Se Cathedral at Goa, 10km from Panaji

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Most Populous City

Mumbai

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Longest Corridor in India

Corridor in Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu (1220m / 4002ft long)

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Highest Dam in India

Bhakra Dam on Sutlej river in Punjab (226m/738ft high and 518m/1699ft long)

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Longest Dam in India

Hirkud Dam on Mahanadi river in Orissa (24.4km long)

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Largest Delta in India

Sunderbans (75000 sq km) formed by the the Ganga and Brahmaputra in West Bengal and Bangladesh.

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Largest Dome in India

Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur in Karnataka

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Highest Gateway in India

Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra. Built by Akbar (53.5m/175ft High)

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Longest Glacier in India

Siachen Glacier on the Indo-Pakistan border (75.6 km long and 2.8km wide)

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Laregest Gurudwara in India

Golden Temple at Amritsar

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Highest Hydel Power Station in India

Rongtong Hydel Project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

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Largest Lake in India

Wular lake, Kashmir

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Largest Fresh Water Lake in India

Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh

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Largest library in India

National library, Kolkata

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Oldest Monastery in India

Buddhist Monastery, (situated at altitude of 3048m/10000ft) at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.

Largest Mosque in India

Jama Masjid, Delhi (built by Shah jahan in 1644-58)

Higest Mountain Peak in India

Kanchanjunga

Largest Museum in India

Indian Museum, Kolkata.

Largest Planetarium in India

Birla Planetarium, Kolkata.

Largest Prison in India

Tihar Jail, Delhi

Longest Railway Bridge

Dehri-on-Sone Railway bridge over the Sone river near Sasaram on Kolkata-Delhi main line

Longest Passenger Train Route in India

Jammu Tawi--Kanyakumari (3730 km)

Fastest Train in India

Shatabdi Express between New Delhi and Bhopal at a speed on 140 kmph

Longest railway platform in India

Kharagpur in West Bengal ( 833m/2733ft). | Also Worlds Longest.

Largest Refinery in India

IOC Refinery at Koyah (Gujarat)

Largest Tribe of India

Gond

Largest Scheduled Caste Community in India

Chamar

Longest River in India

Ganga (2640 km long)

Longest Road in India

Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to Delhi

Highest Road in India

Road at Khardungla in the Leh-Manali Sector

Tallest Statue in India

Statue of Jain Saint Gomateswara at Sravanbelagola in Karnataka.

Largest Stupa in India

Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh

Largest Tunnel in India

Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass (Jammu and Kashmir)

Highest Waterfall in India

Jog Waterfall, Karnataka

Largest Zoo in India

Zoological Gardens, Kolkata

The Biggest Dome in the world

Gol Gumbaz (India)

The Biggest Irrigation Scheme in the World

Liyod Barrage (Pakistan)

The Biggest Island in the World

Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunaat)

The Biggest Library in the World

National Kie Library (CIS)

The Biggest Museum in the World

American Museum of Natural History, New York

The Biggest Ocean in the World

Pacific

The Biggest Palace in the World

Vatican (Italy)

The Biggest Planet

Jupiter

The Highest Dam in the World

The Grands (Switzerland)

The Highest Mountain Peak in the World

Everest (Nepal)

The Highest Mountain Range in the World

Himalayas (Asia)

The Highest Road in the World

Leh Nobra Road (India)

The Highest Water-fall in the World

Angel (Venezuela)

The Highest Railway in the World

Qinghai--Tibet Railway (Chaina)

The Largest Archipelago in the World

Indonesia (3000 islands)

The Largest Bird in the World

Ostrich

The Largest Creature in the World

Blue Whale

The Largest Delta in the World

Sundarbans (India)

The Largest Desert in the World

Sahara Desert (Africa)

The Largest Electorate in the World

India

The Largest Forest in the World

Coniferous forest of Northern CIS

The Largest Gulf in the World

Gulf of Maxico

The Largest (Salt water) Lake

Caspian Sea

The Largest Mosque in the World

Jama Masjit Delhi (India)

The Largest Mountain Range in the World

The Andes (South America)

The Largest Peninsula in the World

Arabia (Area--3,250,000 sq km)

The Largest Railway Platform in the World

Kharagpur, West Bengal (India)

The Largest Sea in the World

South China Sea

The Largest Sea-bird

Albatross

The Largest Temple in the World

Angkor Vat (Kampuchea)

The Largest Zoo in the World

Etosha Reserve (South West Africa)

The Longest Epic

Mahabharata

The Longest Mountain Range

Andes (South America)

The Longest Railway in the World

Trans-Siberian Railway

The Longest River

Nile

The Longest Wall

The Great Wall of China

The Smallest Bird

Humming Bird

The Smallest Country

Vatican City (in area)

The Tallest Animal

Giraffe

The Tallest Fountain

Fountain Hills (Arizona)

The Tallest Minaret

Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)

The Tallest Minaret (Free Standing)

Qutab Minar, Delhi

The Tallest Statue

Ushiku Daibutsu (Japan)

The Fastest Animal

The Peregrine Falcon

The Fastest Bird

Swift

Coldest Place

Polyus Nedostupnosti (in Antarctica)

The Driest Place

Atacama Desert (Chile)

The Hottest Place

Dalol (Ethiopia)

The Rainiest Place

Cherrapunji (India)

The Brightest Planet

Venus

The Brightest Star

Sirius (also called the Dog Star)

Indian Navy's largest Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPVs)

INS Saryu--Built at Goa Shipyard Limited, the 105-meter vessel is the first of the four new class naval off shore patrol vessels (NOPVs) that would be commissioned by the Indian Navy over next one-and-half year.