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SUPERLATIVES-- WORLD & INDIA Flashcards

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Highest Airport in India

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Leh airport in Ladakh 3256m/16080ft high

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Largest Public Sector Bank in India

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State Bank of India

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Largest Botanical Garden in India

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National Botanical Gardens in Kolkata

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Longest River Bridge in India

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

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Longest Sea Bridge in India

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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

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

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Longest Canal in India

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Indira Gandhi canal or Rajasthan canal (959 km long)

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Largest Cave in India

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

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Largest Cave Temple in India

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Ellora (Maharashtra)

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Oldest Church in India

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

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Largest Church in India

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Se Cathedral at Goa, 10km from Panaji

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Most Populous City

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Mumbai

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Longest Corridor in India

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

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Highest Dam in India

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

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Longest Dam in India

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

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Largest Delta in India

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

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Largest Dome in India

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Gol Gumbuz, Bijapur in Karnataka

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Highest Gateway in India

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

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Longest Glacier in India

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

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Laregest Gurudwara in India

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Golden Temple at Amritsar

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Highest Hydel Power Station in India

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Rongtong Hydel Project in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.

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Largest Lake in India

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Wular lake, Kashmir

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Largest Fresh Water Lake in India

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Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh

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Largest library in India

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National library, Kolkata

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Oldest Monastery in India

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

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Largest Mosque in India

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

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Higest Mountain Peak in India

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Kanchanjunga

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Largest Museum in India

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Indian Museum, Kolkata.

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Largest Planetarium in India

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Birla Planetarium, Kolkata.

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Largest Prison in India

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Tihar Jail, Delhi

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Longest Railway Bridge

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

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Longest Passenger Train Route in India

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Jammu Tawi–Kanyakumari (3730 km)

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Fastest Train in India

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

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Longest railway platform in India

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Kharagpur in West Bengal ( 833m/2733ft).

Also Worlds Longest.

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35
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Largest Refinery in India

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IOC Refinery at Koyah (Gujarat)

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Largest Tribe of India

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Gond

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Largest Scheduled Caste Community in India

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Chamar

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38
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Longest River in India

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Ganga (2640 km long)

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39
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Longest Road in India

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Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to Delhi

40
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Highest Road in India

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Road at Khardungla in the Leh-Manali Sector

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Tallest Statue in India

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Statue of Jain Saint Gomateswara at Sravanbelagola in Karnataka.

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Largest Stupa in India

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Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh

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Largest Tunnel in India

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Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass (Jammu and Kashmir)

44
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Highest Waterfall in India

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Jog Waterfall, Karnataka

45
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Largest Zoo in India

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Zoological Gardens, Kolkata

46
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The Biggest Dome in the world

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Gol Gumbaz (India)

47
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The Biggest Irrigation Scheme in the World

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Liyod Barrage (Pakistan)

48
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The Biggest Island in the World

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Greenland (Renamed Kalaallit Nunaat)

49
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The Biggest Library in the World

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National Kie Library (CIS)

50
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The Biggest Museum in the World

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American Museum of Natural History, New York

51
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The Biggest Ocean in the World

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Pacific

52
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The Biggest Palace in the World

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Vatican (Italy)

53
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The Biggest Planet

A

Jupiter

54
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The Highest Dam in the World

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The Grands (Switzerland)

55
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The Highest Mountain Peak in the World

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Everest (Nepal)

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The Highest Mountain Range in the World

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Himalayas (Asia)

57
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The Highest Road in the World

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Leh Nobra Road (India)

58
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The Highest Water-fall in the World

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Angel (Venezuela)

59
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The Highest Railway in the World

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Qinghai–Tibet Railway (Chaina)

60
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The Largest Archipelago in the World

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Indonesia (3000 islands)

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The Largest Bird in the World

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Ostrich

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The Largest Creature in the World

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Blue Whale

63
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The Largest Delta in the World

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Sundarbans (India)

64
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The Largest Desert in the World

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Sahara Desert (Africa)

65
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The Largest Electorate in the World

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India

66
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The Largest Forest in the World

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Coniferous forest of Northern CIS

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The Largest Gulf in the World

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Gulf of Maxico

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The Largest (Salt water) Lake

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Caspian Sea

69
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The Largest Mosque in the World

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Jama Masjit Delhi (India)

70
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The Largest Mountain Range in the World

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The Andes (South America)

71
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The Largest Peninsula in the World

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Arabia (Area–3,250,000 sq km)

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The Largest Railway Platform in the World

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Kharagpur, West Bengal (India)

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The Largest Sea in the World

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South China Sea

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The Largest Sea-bird

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Albatross

75
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The Largest Temple in the World

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Angkor Vat (Kampuchea)

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The Largest Zoo in the World

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Etosha Reserve (South West Africa)

77
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The Longest Epic

A

Mahabharata

78
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The Longest Mountain Range

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Andes (South America)

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The Longest Railway in the World

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Trans-Siberian Railway

80
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The Longest River

A

Nile

81
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The Longest Wall

A

The Great Wall of China

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The Smallest Bird

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Humming Bird

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The Smallest Country

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Vatican City (in area)

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The Tallest Animal

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Giraffe

85
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The Tallest Fountain

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Fountain Hills (Arizona)

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The Tallest Minaret

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Sultan Hassan Mosque (Egypt)

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The Tallest Minaret (Free Standing)

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Qutab Minar, Delhi

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The Tallest Statue

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Ushiku Daibutsu (Japan)

89
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The Fastest Animal

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The Peregrine Falcon

90
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The Fastest Bird

A

Swift

91
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Coldest Place

A

Polyus Nedostupnosti (in Antarctica)

92
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The Driest Place

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Atacama Desert (Chile)

93
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The Hottest Place

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Dalol (Ethiopia)

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The Rainiest Place

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Cherrapunji (India)

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The Brightest Planet

A

Venus

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The Brightest Star

A

Sirius (also called the Dog Star)

97
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Indian Navy’s largest Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPVs)

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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.

GS (6 decks)

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