List of largest, biggest, longest : All Superlatives of India

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List of largest, biggest, longest: All Superlatives of India

Facts on the biggest, largest, longest, smallest are not just interesting, but also are commonly asked in the GK section of exams. Students should know the important ones so that they maximize their chances of scoring in GK. Read our list of superlatives of India to know all about who tops where.

All the Highest of India:

1	Highest Peak	Mt. K2 (Godwin Austin)
2	Highest Waterfall	Jog Falls (Karnataka)
3	Highest gateway	Buland Darwaza (Fathepur Sikri)
4	Highest literacy among state	Kerala
5	Highest tower	Qutub Minar
6	Highest dam	Bhakra dam
7	Highest multiple-arch dam	Idukki (Kerala)

All the Largest of India:

1	Largest populated city	Mumbai
2	Largest freshwater lake	Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
3	Largest saltwater lake	Chilka (Orissa)
4	Largest state	Rajasthan
5	Largest populated state	Uttar Pradesh
6	Largest museum	Indian Museum (Kolkata)
7	Largest zoo	Zoological Garden (Karnataka)
8	Largest dome	Gol Gumbaz (Karnataka)
9	Largest mosque	Jama Masjid (New Delhi)
10	Largest desert	Thar (Rajasthan)
11	Largest river island	Majuili (Brahmaputra)
12	Largest monastery	Tawang monastery (Arunachal Pradesh)
13	Largest cave temple	Ellora (Maharashtra)
14	Largest animal fair	Sonepur fair (Bihar)
15	Largest plateau	Deccan Plateau
16	The largest river in South India	Godavari
17	Largest prison	Puzhal Jail (Chennai)
18	Largest planetarium	Birla Planetarium
19	Largest GPO	Mumbai GPO
20	Largest church	St. Cathedral (Old Goa)

21	Largest cinema theater	Thangam Theater
22	Largest exhibition ground	Pragati Maidan (New Delhi)
23	Largest arch dam	Idukki dam (Kerala)
24	Largest library	National Library (Kolkata)
25	Largest aircraft carrier	INS Viraat
26	Largest landing ship	INS Magar
27	Largest union territory	Andaman Nicobar Islands
28	Largest gurudwara	Golden Temple (Amritsar)
29	Largest residence	Rashtrapati Bhavan
30	Largest river barrage	Farakka Barrage
31	Largest open university	Indira Gandhi Open University (New Delhi)
32	Largest ocean island	Middle Andaman

Golden Temple

All the Longest of India:

1	Longest river	Ganga
2	Longest tunnel	Kharbude (Konkan Railway)
3	Longest dam	Hirakud (Orissa)
4	Longest railway platform	Kharagpur (West Bengal)
5	Longest corridor	Rameswaram Temple
6	Longest hanging bridge	Howrah Bridge
7	Longest train service	Himasagar Express
8	Longest bridge	Anna Indira (Rameswaram to Mandap)
9	Longest glacier	Siachen Glacier
10	Longest river bridge	Mahatma Gandhi Sethu
11	Longest national highway	N.H. 7
12	Longest canal	Indira Gandhi canal

Siachen Glacier

All the Smallest of India:

1	Smallest state (Area)	Goa
2	Smallest state (Population)	Sikkim
3	Smallest state (forest area)	Haryana
4	Smallest Union territory	Lakshwadeep

Lakshadweep Island

Miscellaneous:

1	Biggest hotel	Oberoi- Sheraton (Mumbai)
2	Tallest statue	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
3	Highest Gallantry Award	Param Vir Chakra
4	Most literate state	Kerala
5	Least Literate state	Bihar
6	Most densely populated state	West Bengal
7	The least densely populated state	Arunachal Pradesh
8	Most populated city	Mumbai
9	Busiest Bridge	Howrah (Culcutta)
10	Oldest Refinery	Digboi (Assam)
11	Most literate Union Territory	Lakshadweep
12	Fastest Train	Shatabdi Express
13	Least Populated Union Territory	Lakshadweep
14	Highest award (civilian)	Bharat Ratna