Highest, Longest, Biggest, Largest, Deepest, Smallest of the World Questions and Answers

Answer: C

The key takes Tehri dam as the largest dam of India.

Tehri Dam on the Bhagirathi in Uttarakhand, about 260 m high, is the tallest dam in India, and exam books commonly call it the largest. Bhakra Nangal on the Sutlej is a high concrete gravity dam of about 226 m, so it stands second in height.

Hirakud on the Mahanadi is famous as the longest dam, with its dykes running some 25 km, and Damodar Valley is not one dam but a system of dams. The word "largest" is loose (height, length and storage give different answers), and the key follows height, which gives Tehri.

Answer: A

It is Mount Everest.

Everest stands 8,849 m above sea level, remeasured jointly by Nepal and China in 2020. Measured from base to summit, Mauna Kea is taller; measured from the earth's centre, Chimborazo is furthest out.

Answer: A

It is Salt Lake Stadium.

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan at Kolkata was built in 1984 to hold about 120,000 and now seats about 85,000 after renovation - still the largest stadium in India for football, though the Narendra Modi Stadium at Ahmedabad now exceeds it in cricket.

Answer: B

It is Grand Central Terminal.

Grand Central in New York has 44 platforms and 67 tracks on two underground levels - more than any other station in the world. It opened in its present form in 1913.

Answer: B

It is the cheetah.

The cheetah reaches about 100 to 120 km/h in short bursts, accelerating from a standstill to 100 km/h in about three seconds. It cannot hold the speed for more than 400 or 500 metres.

Answer: D

It is the Sahara.

The Sahara covers about 9.2 million km², nearly the size of the United States, and is the largest hot desert. Antarctica and the Arctic are larger still, being cold deserts by the rainfall definition.

Answer: B

It is the Hazarduari.

The palace at Murshidabad, built in 1837 for Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah, has a thousand doors, of which about a hundred are false - made so, it is said, to trap intruders. It is now a museum.

Answer: C

It is the National Library of India.

At Belvedere House in Kolkata, it holds about 2.5 million volumes and is the largest library in India by collection. It is a legal deposit library, receiving a copy of every book published in the country.

Answer: A

It is second.

India produces about 1.3 million tonnes of tea a year, behind China's roughly 3 million. India was the largest producer until China overtook it in the 2000s, and remains the largest consumer, drinking most of what it grows.

Answer: B

It is the Hawa Mahal.

The Hawa Mahal at Jaipur, built in 1799, is essentially a screen wall - five storeys of 953 latticed windows through which the women of the household could watch the street unseen. It is barely a room deep.