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longest national highway → National Highway No. 7 (Varanasi to Kanyakumari).
largest library → National Library (Kolkata).
state with longest coastline → Gujarat.
largest man-made lake → Govind Sagar (Bhakra Dam).
largest salt water lake → Chilka Lake (Odisha).
largest river island → Brahmaputra River (Assam).
largest freshwater lake → Wular Lake (Jammu and Kashmir).
longest tributary → Yamuna river.
longest river in south india → Godavari.
longest seaside state → Gujarat.
longest tunnel → Chenani-Nashri Tunnel (Jammu and Kashmir).
longest national highway → National Highway 7.
longest river bridge → Bhupen Hazarika Setu (Assam).
longest river → The River Ganges.
longest dam → Hirakud Dam.
most populous state → Uttar Pradesh.
largest state by area → Rajasthan.
smallest state in terms of population → Sikkim.
smallest state in terms of area → Goa.
longest canal → Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal.
most populous city → Mumbai (Maharashtra).
largest natural harbor → Mumbai (Maharashtra).
longest train → Vivek Express.
Longest distance non stop train → Trivandrum Capital.
longest railway bridge → Vembanad Railway Bridge (Kerala).
longest beach → Marina Beach (Chennai).
tallest dam → Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand.
the largest dome → Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur, Karnataka).
India’s highest waterfall → Kunchikal Waterfalls, Karnataka.
India’s highest gallantry award → PVC.
India’s highest honor → Bharat Ratna.
biggest gurudwara → Golden Temple, Amritsar.
State with highest cropping intensity → Punjab.
biggest sun clock → ‘Emperor Yantra’ (Jaipur, Rajasthan).
greatest published visionary → ‘Ben Vappu’, Kavalur (Tamil Nadu).
largest news paper factory → Nepanagar (Madhya Pradesh).
largest oil refinery → Koyli (Gujarat).
the biggest cinema → Thangam (Madurai, Tamil Nadu).
the largest monastery → Tawang Monastery (Arunachal Pradesh).
the largest museum → National Museum (Kolkata).
Largest Auditorium → Shanmukh Nanda Hall (Mumbai).
the biggest cinema → Raj Mandir (Jaipur).
Tallest TV Tower → Pitampura (New Delhi).
India’s largest airport → Indira Gandhi International Airport ( New Delhi).
longest beach → Marina Beach Chennai.
largest artificial lake → Govind Sagar (Bhakra Nangal).
highest altitude battlefield → Siachen (Glacier).
largest river island → Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom).
the largest constellation → Birla Planetarium (Kolkata).
deepest coal mine → Raniganj (Jharkhand).
biggest hospital → B. J. Medical Hospital, Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
largest post office → GP o. (General Post Office) (Mumbai).
biggest hallway → Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu).
highest cricket ground → Chail Cricket Ground (Himachal).
longest road bridge → Mahatma Gandhi Setu (Patna).
largest cattle fair → Sonpur (Bihar).
tallest tower → Qutub Minar (Delhi).
largest freshwater lake → Wular Lake (Jammu and Kashmir).
top radio station → Radio One (Mumbai Maharashtra).
the largest desert → Thar (Rajasthan).
biggest cave temple → Kailash Temple (Ellora).
biggest temple → Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Tamil Nadu).
the biggest cave → Karem Puri (Meghalaya).
the largest church → Cathedral Church (Goa).
biggest zoo → Zoological Garden (Kolkata).
the biggest mosque → Jama Masjid Delhi).
highest mountain peak → Godwin Austin (K-2).
longest tunnel → Jawahar Tunnel (Jammu and Kashmir).
the largest delta → Sundarban Delta (West Bengal).
most forested state → Madhya Pradesh.
the biggest prison → Tihar Jail (Delhi).
longest road → grand trunk road.
the largest port → Mumbai.
tallest door → Buland Darwaza (Fatehpur Sikri).
biggest stadium → Salt Lake Stadium (Kolkata).
the biggest dome → Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur).
tallest statue → Statue of Unity (Gujarat).
rainiest place → Masinram (Meghalaya).
longest railway platform → Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh).
largest bicycle manufacturer → Hero Cycles Ltd. (Haryana).
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