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Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India, located in Uttarakhand on the Bhagirathi River with a height of 260.5 meters. Kishau is proposed but unbuilt, Bhakra is a major dam but not the highest, and Dharoi is in Gujarat.

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, founded in 1899 as a railway camp. New Delhi is India's capital, Ottawa is Canada's capital, and Tirane is Albania's capital.

Berlin has been the capital of Germany since reunification in 1990. Before that, Bonn served as the capital of West Germany, while East Berlin was the capital of East Germany. The other options are capitals of Ghana (Accra), France (Paris), and Guinea (Conakry).

Wellington has been New Zealand's capital since 1865, when it replaced Auckland. It was chosen for its central location and excellent harbor. The other options are capitals of Peru (Lima), Palau (Melekeok), and Slovakia (Bratislava).

Bangkok has been the capital of Thailand since 1782, when it was established by King Rama I. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. The other options are capitals of UAE (Abu Dhabi), Vietnam (Hanoi), and Yemen (Sanaa).

Kharagpur railway station in West Bengal has the longest railway platform in India at 1,072 meters (3,517 feet). The other options are major railway junctions: Bhusawal (Maharashtra), Delhi (multiple stations), and Mumbai (multiple stations), but none have platforms as long as Kharagpur.

The Rig-Veda is the oldest extant Indic text, composed between 1500-1200 BCE. It is the oldest of the four Vedas and one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. The Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda were composed later, with the Sama-Veda deriving many of its hymns from the Rig-Veda.

In the Mahabharata, Karna received the kavacha (armor) and Kundala (earrings) as birth gifts from his father Surya, the sun-god. These divine accessories made him nearly invincible in battle. The other options are Karna's brothers (Nakula, Arjuna) or nephew (Abhimanyu).