Highest, Biggest, Largest & Longest in India
Highest Award for Gallantry - Param Vir Chakra
Highest Award for civilian - Bharat Ratna
Bank with largest number of branches - State Bank of India
Longest Road bridge - Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga—Patna 5.575 Km.)
Largest Cantilever Span Bridge - Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Largest Cattle Fair - Sonepur Fair (Bihar)
Most Populous City - Mumbai
Longest Corridor - Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220 mt.)
Largest Desert - Thar (Rajasthan)
Longest Dam - Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
Highest Dam - Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)
Largest Delta - Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)
Largest Dome - Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)
Highest Gateway - Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)
Largest Lake - Wular Lake (Kashmir)
Highest Literacy - Kerala
Largest Museum - Indian Museum (Kolkata)
Biggest Mosque - Jama Masjid (Delhi)
Highest Peak - K-2 (8,611 mt.)
Longest Railway Platform - Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)
Largest Railway Bridge - Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)
River, Longest - The Ganga river (2,525 km.)
Highest Rainfall (annual mean) - Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm) (Meghalaya)
Longest Road - Grand Trunk Road
LargestRock-cut Temple - KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)
maximum forest cover State - Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)
Tallest Statue - Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.
Largest State (area) - Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)
Most Populous State - Uttar Pradesh (16,61,97,921)
State with Maximum density of population - West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)
Longest Tunnel (Road) - Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)
Longest Tunnel (Railway) - Between Monkey Hill and Khandala stations (2,100 mt. long)
Highest Tower - Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)
Highest Waterfall - Gersoppa Waterfall, Mysore (290 m.)
Largest Zoo - Zoological Gardens, Kolkata
Largest Man-made Lake - Govind Sagar (Bhakra)
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