| Highest Award |
Bharat Ratna |
| Highest Gallantry Award |
Param Vir Chakra |
| Longest River in India |
The Ganges |
| Longest Tributary river of India |
Yamuna |
| Largest Lake |
Wular Lake, Kashmir |
| Largest Lake (Saline Water) |
Chilka Lake, Orrisa |
| Largest Man-Made Lake |
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) |
| Largest Fresh Water Lake |
Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Highest Lake |
Devtal Lake, Gadhwal (Uttarakhand) |
| Highest Lake |
Devatal (Gharhwal) |
| Highest Peak |
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 |
Mumbai |
| Largest State(Area) |
Rajasthan |
| Largest State(Population) |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Highest rainfall |
Cherrapunhi (426 inches per annum) |
| Highest Watefall |
Nohkalikai Falls (335 meters, 1100 ft high) in Shora |
| State wise largest area under forest |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Largest Delta |
Sunderbans Delta |
| Largest River without Delta |
Narmada and Tapti |
| Longest Cantilever Span bridge |
Howrah Bridge |
| Longest River Bridge |
Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna |
| Biggest Cave temple |
Ellora |
| Longest Road |
Grand Trunk Road |
| Highest Road |
Road at Khardungla,(in Leh-Manali Sector) |
| Biggest Mosque |
Jama Masjid at Delhi |
| Highest Gateway |
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri (53.6 meters high) |
| Tallest Statue |
Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters high In Karnataka |
| Largest Public Sector Bank |
State Bank of India |
| Longest Canal |
Indira Gandhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal (Rajasthan) |
| Largest Dome |
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur |
| Largest Zoo |
Zoological Garden at Alipur (Kolkata) |
| Largest Museum |
India Museum at Kolkata |
| Longest Dam |
Hirakud Dam (Orrisa) |
| Highest Dam |
Tehri Dam ( 260 meters , 850 ft ) |
| Highest Tower |
Kutab Minar at Delhi (88.4 meters high) |
| Largest Desert |
Thar (Rajasthan) |
| Largest District |
Kutch district |
| Fastest Train |
Shatabadi Express running between
New Delhi and Bhopal |
| State with longest coastline |
Gujarat |
| State with longest coastline of South India |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Longest Electric Railway Line |
From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna |
| Longest Railway Route |
From Assam to Kanyakumari |
| Longest Railway Platform |
Kharagpur (W. Bengal) |
| Highest Railway Station |
Ghum (W. Bengal) |
| Longest Platform |
Kharagpur (West Bengal) 833 meters in Length.
It is also the longest railway station in world |
| Longest Tunnel |
Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Longest Highway |
NH-44 (NH-7) which turns from Varanasi to Kanyakumari |
| Smallest State (Population) |
Sikkim |
| Smallest State (Area) |
Goa |
| Largest State (Area) |
Rajasthan |
| Largest State (Population) |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Densest Populated State |
West Bengal |
| Largest Cave |
Amarnath (J&K) |
| Largest Cave Temple |
Kailash Temple, Ellora (Maharastra) |
| Largest Animal Fair |
Sonepur (Bihar) |
| Largest Auditorium |
Sri Shanmukhanand Hall (Mumbai) |
Biggest Hotel |
Oberai-Sheraton (Mumbai) |
| Largest Port |
Mumbai |
| Largest Gurudwara |
Golden Temple, Amritsar |
| Deepest River Valley |
Bhagirathi & Alaknanda |
| Largest Church |
Saint Cathedral (Goa) |
| Oldest Church |
St. Thomas Church at Palayar, Trichur (Kerala) |
| Longest River |
Ganga (2640 km long) |
| Longest Beach |
Marina Beach, Chennai |
| Highest Battle Field |
Siachin Glacier |
| Highest Airport |
Leh (Laddakh) |
| Biggest Stadium |
Yuva Bharti (Salt Lake) Stadium, Kolkata |
| Largest River Island |
Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Asom) |
| Largest Planetarium |
Birla Planetarium (Kolkata) |
| Sambhar lake |
Largest inland salt lake |