| Longest river (India) | Ganges |
| Longest river (World) | Nile |
| Longest Railway(World) | Trans-Siberian railway |
| Longest Railway Station (World) | Grand Central Terminal, Chicago (U.S.A.) |
| The longest tributary river of India | Yamuna |
| The longest river of the south India | Godavari |
| Longest Electric railway line in India | From Delhi to Kolkata via Patna |
| Longest Road in India | Grand Trunk Road |
| State with longest coastline in India | Gujarat |
| Longest railway route in India | Dibrugarh in Assam to Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu |
| Longest tunnel in India | Jawahar tunnel (Jammu & Kashmir) |
| Longest national highway in India | NH-7 which runs from Varanasi to Kanyakumari |
| Longest Dam in India | Hirakund Dam (Orissa) |
| Longest River Bride in India | Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna |
| Longest Populated City in India | Mumbai (1.60 crore) |
| Longest Railway Platform | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Longest river which forms estuary in India | Narmada |
| State with longest coastline of South India | Andhra Pradesh |
| Longest Railway Bridge in the World | Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (U.S.A.) |
| Longest Irrigational Canal | The Kalakumsky Canal |
| Longest Canal in World | Suez Canal |
| Longest Beach in India | Marina Beach, Chennai |
| Longest Tunnel in World (Railway) | Tanna (Japan) |
| Longest Tunnel in World (Road) | Mont Blanc Tunnel between France and Italy |
| Longest Wall (World) | Great wall of China |
| Largest Zoo (World) | Kruger National Park, South Africa |
| Largest Bird | Ostrich |
| Largest Archipelago | Indonesia |
| Largest Church in India | Saint Cathedral (Goa) |
| Largest Museum in India | National Museum, Kolkata |
| Largest Delta | Sunderban Delta, W. Bengal |
| Largest Dome in India | Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur (Karnataka) |
| Largest Zoo (India) | Zoological Gardens, Alipur, Kolkata |
| Largest man-made Lake in India | Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam) |
| Largest Desert in India | Thar (Rajasthan) |
| Largest lake (Fresh water) in India | Wular lake (Kashmir) |
| Largest Mosque in India | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| Largest State (Area) in India | Rajasthan |
| Largest cave temple in India | Kailash temple, Ellora (Maharashtra) |
| Largest animal Fair in India | Sonepur (Bihar) |
| Largest State (Population) in India | Uttar Pradesh |
| Largest corridor in India | Rameshwaram temple corridor (Tamil Nadu) |
| Largest cantilever span bride | Howrah Bridge (Kolkata) |
| Largest forest state in India | M.P. |
| Largest Stadium in India | Salt lake (Yuva Bharti), Kolkata |
| Largest Port in India | Mumbai |
| Largest Gurudwara in India | Golden Temple, Amritsar |
| Largest river island | Majuli (Brahmaputra river, Assam) |
| Largest Planetarium in India | Birla Planetarium (Kolkata) |
| Largest Lake (Saline water) in India | Chika lake, Orissa |
| Largest City in Population | Tokyo |
| Largest Continent | Asia |
| Largest (Population) Country | China |
| Largest (Electorate) Country | India |
| Largest Creature | Blue Whale |
| Largest Delta | Sunderban (Bangladesh & India) |
| Largest Desert (World) | Sahara (Africa) |
| Largest Desert (Asia) | Gobi |
| Largest Dam (World) | Grand Coulee Dam (U.S.A.) |
| Largest Diamond in the World | The Cullinan |
| Largest Dome in the World | Astrodome, in Housten (U.S.A.) |
| Largest Epic in the World | Mahabharat |
| Largest Irrigation Scheme in World | Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur (Pakistan) |
| Largest Island (World) | Greenland |
| Largest Sea in the World | Mediterranean sea |
| Largest Lake (Artificial) in the World | Lake Mead (Boulder Dam) |
| Largest Lake (Fresh water) in the World | Superior |
| Largest Lake(Salt water) in the World | Caspian |
| Largest Library in the World | United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C. |
| Largest Museum in the World | British Museum, London |
| Largest Ocean | Pacific |
| Largest Park in the World | Yellow Stone National Park (U.S.A.) |
| Largest Peninsula in the World | Arabia |
| Largest River(deepest) in the Worlds | Amazon (S. America) |
| Largest Sea-bird | Albatross |
| Largest Radio Telescope | New Mexico (U.S.A.) |
| Highest City in the World | Van Chuan (China) |
| Tallest Statue | Statue of Motherland, Volgagrad (Russia) |
| Highest Volcano in the World | Ojos del Salado (Andes, Ecuador) |
| Highest Waterfall in the World | Angel (Venezuela) |
| Highest Lake in the World | Titicaca (Bolivia) |
| Highest Dam (World) | Hoover Dam (U.S.A.) |
| Highest Capital in the World | La Paz (Boliva) |
| Highest Tower (India) | Pitampura Tower, Delhi |
| Highest Waterfall in India | Gersoppa waterfall (Karnataka) |
| Highest mountain peak in India | Godwin Austin (K2) |
| Highest Dam in India | Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River |
| Highest Gateway in India | Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri (Agra) |
| Highest straight gravity Dam | Bhakra Dam |
| Highest Lake in India | Devatal (Garhwal) |
| Highest Award in India | Bharat Ratna |
| Highest Gallantry Award in India | Paramveer Chakra |
| Highest Battle field in India | Siachin Glacier |
| Highest Airport in India | Len (Laddakh) |
| Tallest Animal in the World | Giraffe |
| Fastest Bird in the World | Swift |
| Smallest Bird in the World | Humming Bird |
| Tallest Building in the World | Burj, Dubai (UAE) |
| Biggest City(Area) in the World | Mount Isa Australia |
| Costliest City in the World | Tokyo |
| Smallest Continent | Australia |
| Biggest Country(Area) in the World | Russia |
| Deepest Lake in the World | Baikal (Siberia) |
| Highest Mountain Peak in the World | Mount Everest (Nepal) |
| Longest Mountain Range in the World | Andes (S. America) |
| Biggest Palace in the World | Vatican (Italy) |
| Coldest Place(Habitated) in the World | Verkhoyank (Siberia) |
| Driest Place in the World | Iqique (In Atacama Desert, Chile) |
| Hottest Place in the World | Azizia (Libya, Africa) |
| Biggest Planet | Jupiter |
| Brightest Planet | Venus |
| Highest Plateau in the World | Pamir (Tibet) |
| Smallest Planet | Mercury |
| Rainiest Place in the World | Mausinram (Meghalaya, India) |
| Brightest Star | Sirius |
| World’s first Tramway | New York |
| Most Active Volcano in the World | Maunaloa (Hawail-U.S.A.) |
| Lowest body Water in the World | Dead Sea |
| Densest populated State in India | West Bengal |
| Biggest Hotel in India | Oberal - Sharaton (Mumbai) |
| Smallest State (Area) in India | Goa |
| Smallest State (Population) in India | Sikkim |
| Deepest river valley in India | Bhagirathi & Alaknanda |
Great Wall of China This newly elected world wonder was built along China's northern border over many centuries to keep out invading Mongol tribes. Constructed between the fifth century B.C. and the 16th century, the Great Wall is the world's longest human-made structure, stretching some 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers). The best known section was built around 200 B.C. by the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang Di. Petra, Jordan Perched on the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to A.D. 40). Petra is famous for its many stone structures such as a 138-foot-tall (42-meter-tall) temple carved with classical facades into rose-colored rock. The ancient city also included tunnels, water chambers, and an amphitheater, which held 4,000 people. The desert site wasn't known to the West until Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt came across it in 1812. Christ the Redeemer The 105-foot-tal...
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