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Significance
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Achiever
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Highest mountain peak
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Godwin Austin (k2)
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Highest Dam
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Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
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Highest Waterfall
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Kuncahikal waterfall, Karnataka
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Highest Gateway
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Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttap Pradesh
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Highest Award
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Bharat Ratna
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Highest Gallantry Award
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Paramveer Chakra
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Highest Battle field
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Siachin Glacier
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Highest rainfall Place
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Mawsynram, Meghalaya
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Highest Airport
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Leh, Laddakh
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Highest Lake
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Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
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Highest Tower
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Qutub Minar, Delhi
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Highest populated State
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Bihar
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Highest Radio Station
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The Leh station of AIR
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Highest Statue
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Jain Saint Gomateswara, Karnataka
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Largest lake of Fresh water
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Wular lake, Kashmir
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Largest Temple
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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Tamil Nadu
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Largest Mosque
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Jama Masjid, Delhi
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Largest Church
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Se Cathedral, Goa
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Largest Gurudwara
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Golden Temple, Amritsar
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Largest Monastery
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Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh
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Largest populated city
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Mumbai, Maharastra
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Largest Building
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Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi
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Largest Museum
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National Museum, Kolkata
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Largest Auditorium
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Sri Shanmukhananda Hall, Mumbai
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Largest Cinema Theatre
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Thangam, Madurai
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Largest Barrage
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Farakka Barrage, Ganga
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Largest Delta
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Sunderban Delta, West Bengal
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Largest Dome
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Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka
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Largest Zoo
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Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
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Largest Exhibition Ground
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Pragati Maidan Complex, New Delhi
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Largest Desert
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Thar, Rajasthan
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Largest cave temple
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Kailash temple, Ellora, Maharashtra
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Largest Cave
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Amarnath Cave, Jammu and Kashmir
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Largest Hotel
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Oberoi –Sheraton, Mumbai
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Largest State by Area
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Rajasthan
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Largest State by Population
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Uttar Pradesh
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Largest Hospital
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B. J Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad
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Largest corridor
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Rameshwaram temple corridor, Tamil Nadu
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Largest Post Office
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Mumbai GPO
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Largest forest area state
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Madhya Pradesh
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Largest Prison
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Tihar Central Jail, Delhi
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Largest Stadium
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Salt lake Stadium, Kolkata
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Largest Port
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Mumbai
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Largest Lake of Saline water
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Chika lake, Orissa
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Largest river island
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Majuli, Brahmaputra river, Assam
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Largest Planetarium
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Birla Planetarium, Kolkata
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Largest man-made lake
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Govind Sagar, Bhakra Dam
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Largest Cantilever Span Bridge
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Howrah Bridge, Kolkata
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Largest library
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National Library, Kolkata
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Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by area
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Ladhak
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Largest Lok Sabha Contituency by population
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Outer Delhi
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Longest River
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Ganga
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Longest tributary river of India
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Yamuna
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Longest coastline State
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Gujarat
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Longest tunnel
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Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir
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Longest national highway
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NH-7which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari
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Longest Dam
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Hirakud Dam, Orissa
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Longest River Bridge
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Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
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Longest Electric railway line
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From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
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Longest Railway Platform
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Kharagpur, W. Bengal
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Longest river which forms estuary
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Narmada
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Logest bridge above water
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Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Maharastra
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Logest distance run train
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Vivek Express
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Longest nonstop run train
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Trivandrum Rajdhani
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Longest railway bridge
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Vembanad Rail bridge, Kerala
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Longest Beach
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Marina Beach, Chennai
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Smallest State by Area
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Goa
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Smallest State by Population
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Sikkim
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Smallest Lok Sabha Contituency by area
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Chandni Chowk
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Smallest Lok Sabha Contituency by population
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Lakshdweep
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Tallest building
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Imperial Tower, Mumbai
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