Friday, 27 May 2011

LONGEST THING OF THE INDIA

Longest river      Ganges
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      Bhakra Dam (Punjab)
Largest Mosque               Jama Masjid, Delhi
Longest Road     Grand Trunk Road
State with longest coastline        Gujarat
Largest railway route      From Jammu to Kanya Kumari
Longest tunnel  Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
Longest national highway             NH-7which 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 Bhaeti), 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 (Kolkata

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