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India Superlatives: Highest, Longest, Largest
A compact, tabular revision of India's geographical, structural and human superlatives (highest, longest, largest, deepest) for CAPF Paper I
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. Some records shift with new construction or fresh census and survey data, so verify the latest for any claim made within the last few years. For the broader set, see superlatives and firsts of india and static gk compendium.
| Item |
Answer |
| Highest peak in Indian territory |
Kangchenjunga (8,586 m, Sikkim) |
| Highest peak wholly in India |
Kangchenjunga is on the India-Nepal border; Nanda Devi (7,816 m) lies wholly in India |
| Highest waterfall |
Kunchikal Falls (Karnataka) (verify the latest) |
| Highest motorable region |
Ladakh passes such as Umling La and Khardung La |
| Highest railway bridge (arch) |
Chenab Bridge (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Highest lake (high-altitude) |
Cholamu / Gurudongmar region (Sikkim) |
| Highest gallantry award (wartime) |
Param Vir Chakra |
| Highest gallantry award (peacetime) |
Ashoka Chakra |
| Highest civilian award |
Bharat Ratna |
| Item |
Answer |
| Longest river |
Ganga |
| Longest peninsular river |
Godavari |
| Longest tributary of the Ganga |
Yamuna |
| Longest coastline (State) |
Gujarat |
| Longest land border (neighbour) |
Bangladesh |
| Longest river bridge |
(verify the latest, recent additions over the Brahmaputra) |
| Longest national highway |
NH 44 (Srinagar to Kanyakumari) |
| Longest railway platform |
(verify the latest) |
| Longest dam (one of) |
Hirakud (Odisha) is among the longest |
| Longest road tunnel |
Atal Tunnel, Rohtang region (verify the latest) |
| Item |
Answer |
| Largest State by area |
Rajasthan |
| Largest State by population |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Largest Union Territory by area |
Ladakh (verify the latest) |
| Largest freshwater lake |
Wular (Jammu and Kashmir) |
| Largest saltwater (brackish) lake / lagoon |
Chilika (Odisha) |
| Largest delta |
Sundarbans (Ganga-Brahmaputra) |
| Largest desert |
Thar (Great Indian Desert) |
| Largest river island |
Majuli (Assam) |
| Largest mangrove forest |
Sundarbans |
| Largest CAPF by strength |
CRPF |
| Largest cantilever / arch span railway bridge |
Chenab Bridge |
| Item |
Answer |
| Smallest State by area |
Goa |
| Smallest State by population |
Sikkim |
| Wettest place |
Mawsynram / Cherrapunji (Meghalaya) |
| Driest region |
Western Rajasthan (Thar) |
| Largest river basin |
Ganga basin |
| Most populous city (urban agglomeration) |
Mumbai region (verify the latest census) |