Dear Aspirants, Here we covered all the Superlative of India i.e The largest, Biggest, Smallest, Longest, Highest in India which are the most important General Knowledge of Indian Geography for all competitive examinations like Railway NTPC, Group D, SSC, UPSC, Banking and State PSU.
LONGEST Superlative of India
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LONGEST IN INDIA |
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| Animal Fair | Sonepur (Bihar) |
| Auditorium | Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai) |
| Cave Temple | Kailash Temple( Ellora, Maharashtra) |
| Coastline (State) | Gujarat (1600 km) |
| Corridor | Corridor of Rameswaram Temple(Tamil Nadu) |
| Deepest River Valley | Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
| Delta | Sunderban (West Bengal) |
| Desert | Thar (Rajasthan) |
| Electric railway line | From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna (1532 km) |
| Elevated Expressway | Chennai Port Maduravoyal Elevated Expressway |
| Highway Tunnel | Chenani Nashri Tunnel (Patnitop Tunnel, 11.2 Km) on NH44, J & K |
| Railway platform | Gorakhpur, UP (1355.4m) |
| International Border (State) | West Bengal (2509 km) |
| Lake | Wular Lake (J & K) |
| Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan Canal), Rajasthan |
| Longest Dam | Hirakund Dam (Orissa) (1465 km) |
| Mosque | Jama Masjid( Delhi) |
| Most Populous City | Delhi |
| National Highway | NH 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari, 3745 KM).Previously NH 07 |
| Oldest Church | St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur( Kerala ) |
| State with Longest Coastal Line | Gujarat |
| Passenger Train Route | Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari |
| Railway Bridge | Vembanad Rail Bridge, Kerala Rail |
| Railway Tunnel | Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (11.215 km), Jammu & Kashmir |
| River (India) | The Ganga (2640 km. long) |
| River Bridge | Dhola Sadiya Bridge on the lohit river, Assam (also known as Bhupen Hazarika Setu, 9.15km) |
| River of Southern India | Godavari |
| Road Bridge | Bogibeel Bridge, Assam |
| Road | Grand Truck Road (Kolkata to Delhi ) 2500 km |
| Sea Beach | Marina Beach ( Chennai ) |
| Sea bridge | Bandra Worli Sea Link on Mahim bay, Mumbai (5.6km) |
| State with Longest Coast Line | Andhra Pradesh |
| State with Maximum Forest Area | Madhya Pradesh |
| Train Route | Vivek Express, Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (4286 km) |
| Tributary river | Yamuna (1376 km, tributary of Ganga) |
| Tunnel | Jawahar Tunnel, Banihal Pass( J & K) |
| Which State has Longest Highway | Uttar Pradesh (752 km) |
| ZOO | Zoological Garden(Kolkata) |
LARGEST Superlative of India
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LARGEST IN INDIA |
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| Animal Fair | Sonepur (Bihar) |
| Artificial Lake | Govind Sagar ( Bhakhra Nangal) |
| Auditorium | Sri Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai |
| Barrage | Farakka Barrage, Ganga |
| Saline water lake | Chilika Lake, Odisha |
| Cave | Amarnath (J & K) |
| Cave Temple | Kailash Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra) |
| Church | Saint Cathedral (Goa) |
| Deepest lake | Gobind Sagar Lake, Himachal Pradesh(163 m) |
| Delta | Sundarban Delta (on the mouth of Ganga Brahmaputra River) |
| Desert | Thar Desert, Northwestern India (2 lakhs km2) |
| Dome | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur( Karnataka) |
| Saline water lake | Chilika, Odisha |
| Freshwater lake | Wular lake, J&K. ( 260 km2) |
| Gurudwara | Golden Temple, Amritsar |
| Jute Producer State | West Bengal |
| Largest Monastery | Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Largest Museum | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| Man-made Fresh Water Lake | Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh ) |
| Milk Producer State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mosque | Jama Masjid (Delhi) |
| Museum | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| Planetarium | Birla Planetarium, Kolkata |
| Port | Mumbai (Maharashtra) |
| Public Sector bank | State Bank of India |
| Rice Producer State | West Bengal |
| River without Delta | Narmada and Tapti |
| Road density (KM per unit Area) | Kerala (5268 km/km2) |
| Road Network (state) | Maharashtra (6.08 lakhs km) |
| Saltwater lake | Sambhar lake, Rajasthan |
| Stadium | Salt lake, Yuva Bharti, Kolkata |
| Sea Bridge | Anna Indira Gandhi Bridge (Tamil Nadu ) |
| Share of national highway | Uttar Pradesh (8483 km) |
| State (Area) | Rajasthan (3.42 Lakh km2) |
| State (Literacy Rate) | Kerala (94%) |
| State
(Most Urbanized) |
Goa (62%) |
| State (Population Density) | Bihar (1,106 per sq km) |
| State (Population growth rate) | Meghalaya (27.95%) |
| State (Population) | Uttar Pradesh (204 million) |
| State (Sex Ratio) | Kerala (1084) |
| State with Maximum Forest Area | Madhya Pradesh (94 K km2)
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| State with the maximum % of Forest area | Mizoram (about 75%) |
| State with the maximum number of international borders | Sikkim, West Bengal, and Arunachal Pradesh. |
| State with the maximum number of neighboring states | Uttar Pradesh (8 states) |
| Temple | Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, Tamil Nadu |
| Wheat Producer State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Zoo | Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata |
TALLEST (HIGHEST) Superlative of India
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TALLEST (HIGHEST) |
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| Highest Road | Leh Manali at Khardungla, (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Dam | Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand (Height 260m) |
| Gateway | Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, UP |
| Highest Airport | Leh Airport (Laddakh) |
| Highest Battle Field and Longest | Glacier Siachen Glacier |
| Highest Civilian Award | Bharat Ratna |
| Highest Dam | Bhakhra Nangal Dam, Sutlej river(Punjab) |
| Highest Gallantry Award | Param Vir Chakra |
| Highest Gateway | Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri(U.P) |
| Highest Lake | Cholamu Lake (5330 meters), Sikkim |
| Highest Peak | Godwin Austen/ K2(8611 m) |
| Highest rainfall | Mawsinram |
| Highest Road | The road at Khardungla in Leh Manali Sector |
| Highest Waterfall | Jog or Garsoppa( Karnataka) |
| Statue | Gomateshwara, Karnataka |
| Straight Gravity Dam | Bhakra Dam on Satluj river, Himachal Pradesh. |
| Tallest Statue | Gomateswara( Karnataka) |
| Tallest TV Tower | Fazilka(Punjab) Southern Indian |
| Tower | Pitampura Tower, Delhi |
| Waterfall | Kunchikal Falls, Varahi River, Karnataka |
BIGGEST Superlative of India
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BIGGEST IN INDIA |
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| Battlefield | Siachen Glacier, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Beach | Marina Beach (Chennai) |
| Biggest Canti Level Bridge | Rabindar Setu or Howrah Bridge(kolkata) |
| Biggest Church | Saint Cathedral at Old Goa (Goa) |
| Biggest River | Island Majuli Brahmaputra River(Assam) |
| Biggest Stadium | Yuva Bharti stadium, kolkata |
| Canal | Indira Gandhi Canal, Rajasthan (Source Harike barrage, Punjab). |
| Cantilever bridge | Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge), Kolkata |
| Dam | Hirakud Dam on Mahanadi River, Odisha (25.8 km) |
| Deepest River Valley | Bhagirathi and Alaknanda |
| Glacier | Siachen Glacier, Ladakh, J&K |
| Hotel Oberoi | Sheraton (Mumbai) |
| lake | Vembanad lake, Kerala ( length 96.5 KM) |
| Man-made lake | Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam, 934m), UP. |
| Most Populous city | Mumbai |
| Oldest Church | St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala) |
| Place of heaviest rainfall | Mawsynram (Meghalaya) |
| Riverine Island | Majuli island on Brahmaputra River, Assam |
| Stadium | Yuva Bharti Stadium, Salt Lake, Kolkata |
Superlative of India: SMALLEST
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SMALLEST IN INDIA |
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| State (Area) | Goa (3702 km2) |
| State (Population) | Sikkim (6.1 lakh) |
| State (Population Density) | Arunachal Pradesh (17 people) |
| State (Literacy Rate) | Bihar (63.2%) |
| State (Sex Ratio) | Haryana (879) |
| State (Population Growth Rate) | Sikkim (12.89%) |
| State (Least Urbanized) | Himachal Pradesh (10%) |
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