This Static GK quiz on Highest, Longest and Largest in India puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
10 questions with answers and explanations
Which is the highest mountain peak located in India?
Kangchenjunga rises to 8,586 metres on the border of Sikkim with Nepal and is the third highest mountain in the world after Mount Everest and K2.
Read the full explanation →Anamudi, the highest peak of peninsular India, is located in which state?
Anamudi stands 2,695 metres high in the Idukki district of Kerala, in the Anaimalai hills of the Western Ghats, close to Eravikulam National Park, which protects the Nilgiri tahr.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest state of India by area?
Rajasthan is the largest state of India by area, holding the Thar desert in its west and the Aravalli range running across it from the south-west to the north-east.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Wular Lake lies in the Kashmir valley in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, is fed by the Jhelum and is the largest freshwater lake in India.
Read the full explanation →Majuli, the largest river island in India, lies on which river?
Majuli lies in the Brahmaputra in Assam and is the largest river island in India. It is inhabited, it has been made a district of Assam, and it is famous for the satras, the Vaishnava monasteries founded in the tradition of Srimanta Sankardeva.
Read the full explanation →The Tehri dam, the highest dam in India, is built on which river?
The Tehri dam stands on the Bhagirathi in the Tehri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand and rises to about 260 metres, which makes it the highest dam in India.
Read the full explanation →The Sundarbans, the largest delta in the world, is formed by which river system?
These three rivers meet near the head of the Bay of Bengal and drop an enormous load of silt, building the Sundarbans, the largest delta in the world, shared between India and Bangladesh.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest national park in India by area?
Hemis lies in eastern Ladakh, in high cold desert country, and is the largest national park in India by area.
Read the full explanation →Which is the longest national highway of India, running from Srinagar to Kanyakumari?
NH 44 runs roughly north to south from Srinagar to Kanyakumari, about 3,745 kilometres, and is the longest national highway in India.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest mosque in India?
The Jama Masjid was built under Shah Jahan in the seventeenth century in red sandstone and white marble, opposite the Red Fort in Shahjahanabad, and its vast courtyard makes it the largest mosque in India.
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