India's Longest, Highest, and Largest Geographical Facts

Majuli Island, the largest river island in India, is in the river Brahmaputra.

Jog Falls is located in Karnataka state, in the Shimoga district of the Western Ghats. It's the second-highest plunge waterfall in India.

Mawsynram is the wettest place in India.

Correct option is (3). 

Correct Answer: Hirakud; Mahanadi

Correct Answer: Narmada

Gorakhpur railway station has the longest platform in India at 1,366 meters (opened in 2013). Previously, Kharagpur held this record. Pune and Mumbai (CSMT) have long platforms but not the longest.

Correct option is (2). 

Leh Airport in Ladakh is India's highest civilian airport at approximately 3,256 meters (10,682 feet) above sea level, making it also the world's highest commercial airport. This extreme altitude poses significant operational challenges for both aircraft and personnel. Other options like Srinagar, Shimla, and Kullu airports are also in hilly regions but at lower altitudes.

Kibithu is the easternmost point of India, located in Arunachal Pradesh near the border with China. It sits in the Anjaw district and represents India's territorial limit in the east, part of the strategically sensitive McMahon Line area.

Correct answer is (2).

Correct answer is (2).

Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is India's largest freshwater lake. It spans approximately 100-130 square kilometers depending on season. Other options are incorrect: Bhimtal is in Uttarakhand, there's no major lake called Brighu in Madhya Pradesh, and while Dal Lake is famous in Kashmir, it's much smaller than Wular.

The Peninsular Plateau is the largest physiographic division of India, covering approximately 27% of the country's total area. It extends from the Aravallis in the northwest to the eastern ghats and is bounded by the Western Ghats on the west. The Great Northern Plains, Deccan Plateau (part of Peninsular), and Coastal Plains are all smaller in comparison.

Madhya Pradesh

The Indo-Gangetic plain is the largest alluvial plain in India, formed by the deposition of sediments by the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river systems.

Correct option is (1). 

The Sundarban delta, formed by the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers, is the largest delta in India and the world.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of districts in India (75).

Drass, located in Ladakh, is known as the coldest inhabited place in India.

Mahe, a district of Puducherry, is widely cited as the smallest district in India by area, covering approximately 9 square kilometers.

Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world, with its elevation officially measured at 8,586 meters above sea level.