Superlatives of India / भारत के सर्वोच्च एवं प्रमुख तथ्य
The source provides a list of India's longest, largest, highest and biggest geographical, infrastructural and institutional features. These one-liners are important for SSC, Railway, State PCS and other General Awareness examinations.
Source India के longest, largest, highest और biggest geographical, infrastructural तथा institutional facts की extensive list देता है। ये one-liners SSC, Railway, State PCS और other competitive exams के लिए highly useful हैं।
Rivers, Canals and Dams / नदियाँ नहरें एवं बाँध
- Longest River: Ganga – 2525 km
- Longest Canal: Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal – Rajasthan – 649 km
- Longest Dam: Hirakud Dam – Odisha – 26 km in source
- Highest Dam: Tehri Dam – Uttarakhand – 260 m
- Longest River of Southern India: Godavari – 1465 km
- Longest River without Delta: Narmada
Lakes and Islands / झीलें एवं द्वीप
- Highest Lake: Cholamu Lake – Sikkim
- Largest Saline Water Lake: Chilka Lake – Odisha
- Biggest River Island: Majuli – Brahmaputra River – Assam
- Largest Freshwater Lake: Wular Lake – Jammu and Kashmir
- Largest Artificial Lake: Dhebar Lake – Rajasthan
Coasts, Beaches and Bridges / तट समुद्र तट एवं पुल
- Longest Sea Beach: Marina Beach – Chennai – 13 km in source
- State with Longest Coastline: Gujarat – 1600 km
- Longest River Bridge: Bhupen Hazarika Setu – Assam – 9,150 m
- Biggest Cantilever Bridge: Rabindra Setu or Howrah Bridge – Kolkata
- Longest Sea Bridge: Bandra-Worli Sea Link – 5.6 km in source
Waterfalls and Valleys / जलप्रपात एवं घाटियाँ
- Highest Waterfall: Kunchikal Falls – Karnataka – 455 m
- Deepest River Valley: Bhagirathi and Alaknanda in source
Transport and Infrastructure / परिवहन एवं अवसंरचना
- Longest Railway Platform: Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh – 1366.33 m in source
- Longest National Highway: NH-44 – Srinagar to Kanyakumari
- Highest Road: Khardungla – Leh-Manali Sector in source
- Highest Airport: Leh Airport – Ladakh
- Longest Tunnel: Atal Tunnel – Himachal Pradesh
Natural Features / प्राकृतिक विशेषताएँ
- Largest Desert: Thar – Rajasthan
- Largest Delta: Sunderbans – West Bengal in source
- State with Maximum Forest Area: Madhya Pradesh – 25.14% of its geographical area in source
- Highest Peak: Godwin Austin I, K2 – 8611 m
- Highest Battlefield: Siachen Glacier – 5753 m
Institutions, Structures and Cultural Sites / संस्थान संरचनाएँ एवं सांस्कृतिक स्थल
- Largest Zoo: Zoological Garden – Kolkata
- Biggest Stadium: Yuva Bharti or Salt Lake Stadium – Kolkata in source
- Highest Civilian Award: Bharat Ratna
- Highest Gallantry Award: Param Vir Chakra
- Largest Gurudwara: Golden Temple – Amritsar in source
- Largest Cave Temple: Kailash Temple – Ellora, Maharashtra
- Largest Mosque: Jama Masjid – Delhi in source
- Largest Auditorium: Sri Shanmukhanand Hall – Mumbai
- Largest Animal Fair: Sonepur – Bihar
- Largest Cave: Amarnath – Jammu and Kashmir in source
- Highest Gateway: Buland Darwaza – Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
- Tallest Statue: Statue of Unity – Gujarat – 182 m
- Largest Public Sector Bank: State Bank of India
- Most Populous City: Mumbai in source
- Biggest Church: Saint Cathedral at Old Goa in source
High-Yield Revision / त्वरित पुनरावृत्ति
- Longest River → Ganga
- Longest Canal → Indira Gandhi Canal
- Highest Dam → Tehri
- Largest Saline Lake → Chilka
- Largest Freshwater Lake → Wular
- Longest National Highway → NH-44
- Highest Award → Bharat Ratna
- Highest Gallantry Award → Param Vir Chakra
- Tallest Statue → Statue of Unity
- Highest Battlefield → Siachen Glacier