Award for Gallantry, Highest ---Param Vir Chakra
Award, highest civilian --Bharat Ratna
Bank with largest number of branches --State Bank of India
Road bridge, Longest --Mahatma Gandhi Setu (across Ganga—Patna 5.575 Km.)
Cantilever Span Bridge, Largest -- Howrah Bridge (Kolkata)
Cattle Fair, Largest --Sonepur Fair (Bihar)
City, Most Populous --Mumbai
Corridor, Longest--Ramanathaswamy Corridor, Tamil Nadu (1,220 mt.)
Desert, Largest -- Thar (Rajasthan)
Dam, Longest --Hirakud Dam (Orissa)
Dam, Highest --Bhakra Dam on river Sutlej (740 ft.)
Delta, Largest --Sunderban (12,872 Sq. km.)
Dome, Largest-- Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur)
Gateway, Highest --Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri (54 m.)
Lake, Largest --Wular Lake (Kashmir)
Literacy, Highest --Kerala
Museum, Largest-- Indian Museum (Kolkata)
Mosque, Biggest -- Jama Masjid (Delhi)
Peak, Highest --K-2 (8,611 mt.)
Railway Platform, Longest --Kharagpur, SE Railway (2,733 ft.)
Railway Bridge, Largest -- Nehru Setu, Bihar (river Sone)
River, Longest --The Ganga river (2,525 km.)
Rainfall, Highest (annual mean)-- Mowsyrnam near Cherrapunji (1,080 mm) (Meghalaya)
Road, Longest --Grand Trunk Road
Rock-cut Temple, Largest--KailashTemples, Ellora (Maharashtra)
State, maximum forest cover --Mizoram (cover 75.5% area)
Statue Tallest --Statue of Risabhnath (Khargone, M.P.) 84 ft.
State, Largest (area) --Rajasthan (3,42,239 sq. km.)
State, Most Populous --Uttar Pradesh (16,61,97,921)
State with Maximum density of population --West Bengal (903 persons per sq. km.)
Tunnel, Longest (Road)---- Jawahar Tunnel (J & K—1.75 miles)
Tunnel, Longest (Railway) -- Between Monkey Hill and Khandala
stations (2,100 mt. long)
Tower, Highest--Qutub Minar (Delhi, 72.5 mt.)
Waterfall, Highest---Gersoppa Waterfall, Mysore (290 m.)
Zoo, Largest ---Zoological Gardens, Kolkata
Man-made Lake, Largest---Govind Sagar (Bhakra)