Highest Award
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Bharat Ratna
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Highest Gallantry Award
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Param Vir Chakra
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Longest River in India
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The Ganges
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Longest Tributary river of India
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Yamuna
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Largest Lake
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Wular Lake, Kashmir
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Largest Lake (Saline Water)
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Chilka Lake, Orrisa
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Largest Man-Made Lake
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Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
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Largest Fresh Water Lake
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Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
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Highest Lake
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Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand)
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Highest Peak
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Karkoram-2 of K-2(8,611 meters) Highest Peak in the world is Mount Everest which is in Nepal
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Largest Populated City
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Mumbai
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Largest State
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Rajasthan
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Highest rainfall
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Cherrapunhi (426 inches per annum)
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Highest Watefall
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Gersoppar Waterfall (292 meters high) in
Mysore
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State wise largest area under forest
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Madhya Pradesh
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Largest Delta
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Sunderbans Delta
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Largest River without Delta
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Narmada and Tapti
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Longest Cantilever Span bridge
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Howrah Bridge
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Longest River Bridge
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
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Biggest Cave temple
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Ellora
|
Longest Road
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Grand Trunk Road
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Highest Road
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Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector)
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Biggest Mosque
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Jama Masjid at Delhi
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Highest Gateway
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Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6
meters high)
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Tallest Statue
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Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high In
Karnataka
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Largest Public Sector Bank
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State Bank of India
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Longest Canal
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Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal
(Rajasthan)
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Largest Dome
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Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur
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Largest Zoo
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Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata)
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Largest Museum
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India Museum at Kolkata
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Longest Dam
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Hirakud Dam (Orrisa)
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Highest Dam
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Bhakra Dam ( 225.5 meters high)
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Highest Tower
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Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high)
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Largest Desert
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Thar (Rajasthan)
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Largest District
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Ladakh
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Fastest Train
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Shatabadi Express running between New Delhi
and Bhopal
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State with the longest coastline
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Gujarat
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State with the longest coastline of South India
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Andhra Pradesh
|
Longest Electric Railway Line
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From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
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Longest Railway Route
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From Jammu to Kanyakumari
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Longest Railway Platform
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Kharagpur (W. Bengal)
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Longest Platform
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Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in
Length. It is also the longest railway station in world
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Longest Tunnel
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Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Longest Highway
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NH-7 which turns from Varanasi to
Kanyakumari
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Smallest State (Population)
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Sikkim
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Smallest State (Area)
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Goa
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Largest State (Area)
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Rajasthan
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Largest State (Population)
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Uttar Pradesh
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Densest Populated State
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West Bengal
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Largest Cave
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Amarnath (J&K)
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Largest Cave Temple
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Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharastra)
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Largest Animal Fair
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Sonepur (Bihar)
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Largest Auditorium
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Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai)
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Biggest Hotel
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Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai)
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Largest Port
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Mumbai
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Largest Gurudwara
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Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Deepest River Valley
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Bhagirathi & Alaknanda
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Largest Church
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Saint Cathedral (Goa)
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Oldest Church
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St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur
(Kerala)
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Longest River
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Ganga (2640 km long)
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Longest Beach
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Marina Beach, Chennai
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Highest Battle Field
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Siachin Glacier
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Highest Airport
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Leh (Laddakh)
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Biggest Stadium
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Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata
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Largest River Island
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Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom)
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Largest Planetarium
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Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
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08 May 2012
Biggest, Highest and Largest in India
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