ARCHIPELAGO
| Largest | Indonesia |
AREA
| Smallest State in Area (India) | Goa |
| Smallest Union Territory | Lakshadweep |
| Largest State in Area (India) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Largest City in Area (World) | London |
ANIMAL
| Tallest Animal | Giraffe |
| Fastest Animal at short run | Cheetah |
| Fastest Animal | The PeregerineFalcon |
| Largest existing Land animal | Elephant |
| Most Intelligent Animal | Chimpanzee |
| Most Cunning Animal | Fox |
| Largest Sea Animal | Blue Whale |
BELL
| Largest Bell (World) | Greatest Bell ofMoscow (Russia) |
BIRD
| Largest Bird | Ostrich |
| Largest Sea-bird | Albatross |
| Fastest Bird | Swift |
| Flightless Bird | Swift |
| Smallest Bird | Humming Bird |
| Singing Bird | Nightingale |
BRIDGE
| Longest Railway Bridge (India) | Sone Bridge (Bihar) |
| Longest Steel Arch Bridge | New River GorgeBridge, 518.2 m long(West Virginia, USA) |
| Longest combined Highway | The Yangtse RiverBridge |
| and Railway Bridge | 6,772 m rail deck and4,589 road deck(Nanking, China) |
| Longest Railway Bridge | Huey P. Long Bridge,7009 m (Metairie,Louisiana, USA) |
| Highest Road Bridge | Bailey Bridge builtby the Indian Army,30mlongatanaltitude of 5600 m(Khardungia,Ladakh) |
| Highest River Bridge | Royal Gorge, 321 mabove sea level onthe river Arkansas,268mlong,Colorado. |
| Highest Railway Bridge | Fades Bridge on riverSioule 144 m long and132.5 m above theriver. (ClermontFerrand, France) |
DAM
| Longest Dam (India) | Hirakud Dam on theriver Mahanadi -Orissa |
| Highest Dam (World) | The Grande(Switzerland) |
| Highest Straight | Bhakra Nangal onriver Sutlej |
DAY
| Longest Day | June 21 (in NorthernHemisphere) |
| Shortest Day | December 22 (inNorthernHemisphere) |
DELTA
| Largest Delta | (Sunderbans). TheWorld’s largest deltais that created by theGanges and Brahmaputra in Bangladeshand West Bengal,India. It covers anarea of 30,000 sq.miles. |
DESERT
| Largest Desert (World) | Sahara (Africa) |
| Coldest Desert | Antarctica |
| Largest Desert (India) | Thar Desert(Rajasthan) |
| Largest Desert in Asia | Gobi (Mongolia) |
DOME
| Largest and Biggest (India) | Gol Gumbaz |
| Largest Dome (World) | ‘Astrodome’ inHousten, Texas(USA) outsidediameter 216 metresand inside 196metres. |
EPIC
| Longest Epic | Mahabharatha |
FILLING STATION
| Highest Filling Station | Petrol pump at Leh at3658 m. It is operatedby Indian OilCorporation. |
FOREST
| Largest Forest (India) | Assam |
GATEWAY
| Highest Gateway (India) | Buland Darwaza |
GULF
| Largest Gulf | Gulf of Mexico |
BUILDING
| Tallest Bank Building | Bank of Montreal, 72,Storeys, 284.98 mhigh (Toronto,Canada) |
CANAL
| Longest Canal (India) | Saradha Canal (UttarPradesh) |
| Longest Big Ship Canal (World) | Suez Canal (Egypt)160 km |
| Longest Small Ship Canal | Beloye (White Sea)Baltic Canal (CIS) 226km long. |
CAVE TEMPLE
| Largest Cave Temple (India) | Ellora (Maharashtra) |
CHURCH
| Largest Church (World) | St. Peter’s Church,Vatican City (Italy) |
CITY
| Highly Populated City (India) | Mumbai(Maharashtra) |
| Oldest City (India) | Kolkata |
| Higest City (World) | Wenchuan (China)5,100 metres abovesea level |
| Highest Capital | Lhasa (3,684 metresabove sea level) |
| Largest City in Population (World) | Shangai (China) |
| Costliest City (World) | London |
CLOCK
| Biggest Clock (World) | Big Ben (London) |
CONTINENT
| Largest Continent | Asia |
| Smallest Continent | Australia |
CORRIDOR
| Largest Corridor (World) | Rameswaram Temple |
COUNTRY
| Largest in Population | China followed byIndia |
| Largest in Area | Russia |
| Largest Electorate | India |
CREATURE
| Largest Creature | Blue Whale. It cangrow upto a weightof 150 tonnes. |
HARBOUR
| Largest Natural Harbour (India) | Visakhapatnam |
HILL STATION
| Highest Hill Station (India) | Gulmarg (Kashmir) |
HOTEL
| Biggest Hotel (India) | Oberoi-Sheraton(Mumbai) |
ISLAND
| Largest Island | Greenland |
| Largest Group of Islands | Malaya Archipelago |
LAKE
| Largest Salt Water Lake | Caspian Sea |
| Largest Fresh Water Lake | Superior (31,200sq.miles) (India) |
| Deepest Lake | Lake Baikal (Siberia)701 mts |
| Highest Lake | Titicaca (Bolivia)3854 metres abovesea level. |
| Largest Lake (India) | Wular Lake |
LIBRARY
| Largest Library (World) | United States Libraryof Congress(Washington) The Lenin StateLibrary (Moscow-Russia) |
LIGHT HOUSE
| Largest Light House (World) | Bishop Rock(England) |
MEMORIAL
| Most Beautiful Memorial | Taj Mahal (Agra) |
MINES
| Largest Diamond Mines (World) | Kimberley (SouthAfrica) |
| Deepest Mines (India) | Kolar Gold Fields(Karnataka) |
MOUNTAINS
| LongestMountainRange(World) | Mt. Andes (SouthAmerica) (8,800 km) |
| Highest Peak (World) | Everest Nepal |
| Highest Peak (India) | Godwin Austen |
| Highest Mountain Range | Himalayas |
| Deepest Mines (India) | Anaimudi (2,720 m)Anaimalai |
MOSQUE, CATHEDRAL, TEMPLE
| Biggest Mosque (India) | Jama Masjid (Delhi) |
| Largest Mosque | Umayyad Mosque157 m × 97 mcovering an area of3.76 acres.Damascus, Syria. |
| Largest Cathedral | Diocese of New York11,240 sq.m. |
| Largest Temple | Angkor Vat. 162.6 haarea, built for LordVishnu by KhmerKing Suryavarman-IIduring 1113-50 A.D.(Cambodia) |
Museum
| Largest Museum (India) | Indian Museum(Kolkata) |
| Largest Museum (World) | American Museumof Natural History,New York city. It comprises 19 inter-connected buildingswith 23 acres of floorspace. |
Ocean
| Deepest, Largest & Biggest | The Pacific Ocean |
Palace
| Biggest Palace (World) | Vatican Palace, Rome(Italy) |
Peninsula
| Largest Peninsula (World) | Arabia |
Place
| Hottest Place (India) | Barmer (Rajasthan) |
| Hottest Place (World) | Azizia (Libya) 58oC |
| Coldest Place (World) | Verkhoyansk(Siberia) –85o |
| Driest Place | Death Valley(California) |
| Heaviest Rain Fall (World) | Mawsynram(Meghalaya) |
Plateau
| Highest Plateau | Pamir (Tibet) |
| Largest Park | Wood Buffalo National Parkin Alberta, Canada(17,560 Sq.miles) |
Planets
| Largest, Biggest & heaviest Planet | Jupiter |
| Smallest Planet | Mercury |
| Brightest Planet | Venus |
| Coldest Planet | Pluto |
| Planet Farthest (from the Sun) | Pluto |
| Planet Nearest (to the Sun) | Mercury |
| Dustiest Planet | Mars (Red Planet) |
Play
| The Longest Play | The Mouse-Trap(Agatha Christie’sNovel) |
Statue
| Tallest Statue (World) | Statue of Liberty,New York |
| Tallest Statue (India) | Statue of “Panduranga Vittala”(Karnataka State) |
Star
| Biggest and Brightest | ‘Sirius’ also called Dog Star |
Street
| Broadest Street (World) | Broadway St. (USA) |
Ship
| Greatest Ship (World) | Queen Elizabeth 2,83,000 tons |
Tower
| Highest Tower (World) | 1. Tokyo Television Tower (Japan) 2. Eiffel Tower(Paris, France) |
| Highest Leaning Tower (World) | Leaning Tower, Pisa(Italy) |
| Highest Tower (India) | Qutub Minar (Delhi)88.4 m |
Tunnel
| Largest Tunnel (India) | Jawahar Tunnel(Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Longest Rail Tunnel | Bombay-Pune route |
| Longest Highway Tunnel | Norway 24.5 km |
| (Laerdal Tunnel) | (Oslo-Bergen) |
Wall
| Longest Wall (World) | Great Wall of China 2400 km |
Waterfalls
| Highest Waterfall (World) | Angel Waterfalls in Venezuela, South America |
| Highest Water fall (India) | Gersoppa Waterfall(Karnataka) |
Poem
| Longest Poem of the World |
Mahabaratha |
Population
| Largest Country in Population (World) | China |
| Largest State in Population (India) |
Uttar Pradesh (India) |
| Densiest State in Population |
West Bengal (India) |
| Smallest State in Population |
Sikkim (India) |
| Smallest Union Territory in Population |
Lakshadweep (India) |
Railways
| Longest Railway (World) | Tran-SiberianRailway fromMoscow toNakhodka, 9438 km. |
| Longest Railway (Asia) | India |
| Fastest Train (World) | French T.G.V. |
| Longest Railway Station (India) | Kharagpur (W.B.) |
| Longest Railway Platform(India) | Sonepur (Bihar) |
| Longest Railway Route | Himsagar Express |
River
| Longest River | The Nile (Egypt) |
| Largest River in Volume | Amazon (Brazil,South America) |
| Largest River (India) | The Ganges (6,679km) |
Roads
| Largest Road (India) | Grand Trunk Road |
| Highest Road (World) | Le Narba Road -Ladhak |
| Longest Road | Pan-American Highway 27387 km(North West Alaskato Southern most Chile) |
School
| Largest School | South Point High School, Kolkata,India. |
Sea
| Largest Sea | South China Sea |
State
| Smallest IndependentState (World) | Vatican (Italy) |
| Biggest State (India) | Madhya Pradesh |
| Smallest State (India) | Goa |
Stadium
| Largest Stadium | Strahov Stadium. It can accommodate around 240,000 people in Prague,Czech |
University
| Oldest University | University of Karueein founded in AD 859, Morocco |
| Largest University Building | University of Riyadh., SaudiArabia. |
| Largest Open University | Indira Gandhi National Open University, NewDelhi. |
Volcanoes
| Highest Volcano (World) | Cotopoxi (Andes,Eucador) |
| Largest Volcano (World) | Mauna Lea (Hawai) |
Zoo
| Largest Zoo (India) | Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Calcutta |
