Largest, Highest in India

Largest, Highest, Longest in India - Some facts:
Highest mountain peak  of India:  Godwin Austin (k2)
Highest Dam of India:  Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
Highest Waterfall of India:  Kunchikal waterfall, Karnataka
Highest Gateway of India:  Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Uttap Pradesh
Highest Award of India:  Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award of India:  Paramveer Chakra
Highest Battle field of India:  Siachin Glacier
Highest rainfall Place of India:  Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Highest Airport of India:  Leh, Laddakh
Highest Lake of India:  Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
Largest lake of Fresh water of India:  Wular lake, Kashmir
Largest Mosque of India:  Jama Masjid, Delhi
Largest Church of India:  Se Cathedral, Goa
Largest Gurudwara of India:  Golden Temple, Amritsar
Largest populated city of India:  Mumbai, Maharastra
Largest Delta of India:  Sunderban Delta, West Bengal
Largest Dome of India:  Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka
Largest Zoo of India:  Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata
Largest Exhibition Ground of India:  Pragati Maidan Complex, New Delhi
Largest Desert of India:  Thar, Rajasthan
Largest cave temple of India:  Kailash temple, Ellora, Maharashtra
Largest State by Area of India:  Rajasthan
Largest forest area state of India:  Madhya Pradesh
Longest River of India:  Ganga
Longest coastline State of India:  Gujarat
Longest tunnel of India:  Jawahar tunnel, Jammu & Kashmir
Longest River Bridge of India:  Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Tallest building of India:  Imperial Tower, Mumbai

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Largest Banyan tree in India at Howrah near Kolkata

Largest Banyan tree in India: The Great Banyan Tree of the Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah near Kolkata looks like a small forest and is over 250 years old and has 2800 prop roots sprawling over an area of 1.5 hectares. This tree was struck by lightning so some portions had to be trimmed or else till 1925 this was the widest tree in the world.

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Highest TV Tower in India - Rameswaram

Highest TV Tower in India: Where is Highest/ Largest TV Tower in India or which is largest Tower in India is one of most frequently asked GK Question in various exams. Here is Solution for you curiosity.  TV Towers fall under the engineering definition of a tower which is a tall man-made structure, always taller than it is wide, meant for regular access by humans. Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height and can stand alone or as part of a larger structure. Here are Top Six TV Towers in India.

1. Rameswaram TV Tower (323 M):  Rameswaram TV Tower Highest/ Largest/ Tallest tower that was built in 1995. Standing at 323 metres (1,060 ft), it is the tallest structure in India. The tower is used by Doordarshan for television broadcasting. The main structure is made of reinforced cement concrete and the mast is made of lattice steel. The Rameswaram TV Tower is situated in the town of Rameswaram,in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.

2. Fazilka TV Tower (304.8 M): Fazilka TV Tower, often nicknamed the Fazilka Eiffel Tower, is a 304.8 m (1,000 ft) tall Indian lattice tower at Fazilka, Punjab, India, which is used for FM-/TV-broadcasting in the whole of Punjab. The tower is currently the forty-fourth in the world and the second tallest man-made structure in India. It took 11 years and more than Rs 80 crore to erect it.

3. Ramgarh TV Tower (300 M, 985): Ramgarh, Jaisalmer TV Tower is one of the highest TV Tower in India with the Pinnacle height of 300 m (985 ft) at Jaisalmer. Jaisalmer TV Tower is located at Ramgarh in famous desert city Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

4. Mumbai Television Tower (300 M):  Mumbai Television Tower is the television tower owned by Doordarshan, the state-broadcaster located in the city of Mumbai in India. It stands at 300 metres (985 feet) and is the fourth tallest man-made structure in the Indian subcontinent. The red and white tower is an open latticework structure. The tower, located at Worli.
5. Samatra TV Tower (300 M): Samatra TV Tower is situated near to Bhuj city in the Kutch district of Great Gujarat. Samatra TV Tower is a 300 m (980 ft) tall structure user for television and radio broadcasting around the city.
6. Pitampura TV Tower (235 M): Pitampura TV Tower is a 235-metre (771 ft)-tall television tower, built in 1988, with an observation deck that is located in the northwest of New Delhi, India. Dilli Haat Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower

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Top Milk producing States in India - UP, AP, Rajasthan

Top Milk producing State in India:  Largest / Highest Milk producing State in India is one of most frequently asked question in many exams and people always think that Gujarat is Top Milk producing state but they are wrong as largest Milk producing State in India - Uttar Pradesh (UP) not Gujarat. Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh are top three milk producing states in India while Gujarat is 4th and Punjab stand 5th as per data updated upto January 2013 while Rajasthan enjoy 2nd Position in milk production.

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) official website www.nddb.org have data updated upto March 2012. Here is Milk production statistics of top 5 states in (000 tonnes).
Rank 1. Uttar Pradesh (UP) Milk Production = 21031 (000 tonnes)
Rank 2. Rajasthan Milk Production = 13234 (000 tonnes)
Rank 3. Andhra Pradesh Milk Production = 11203 (000 tonnes)
Rank 4. Gujarat Milk Production 

Rank 5. Punjab Milk Production  

In January 2013, Gujarat has beaten Punjab in milk production by emerging as the fourth largest milk producing state of India, So Now Gujarat is 4th and Punjab is 5th.

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