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(RRB Group D 2014) (a) Sears Tower (b) London Tower (c) Burj Khalifa (d) Petronas Twin Towers CORRECT ANSWER (C) List of Superlatives (World) Free static e-book Superlatives of the World : Man-made Biggest Bell Great Bell at Moscow Biggest Cinema House Roxy (New York) Biggest Dome Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur) Biggest Dome (New Archi) Astrodome, Sports National Kiev Library, Moscow & Biggest Library Library of the Congress, Washington) Biggest Museum British Museum (London) Busiest Canal (Ship) Baltic White Sea Canal (152 miles) Busiest container Port Shangai ,china. Highest Capital City La Paz (Bolivia) Highest Straight Dam Bhakra Dam Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican City, Largest Church Rome Italy Largest Dam Grand Coulee- Concrete Dam (U.S.A) Largest Diamond The Cullinan (over 1 ½ 1b.) Largest Diamond mine Kimbarley (S.Africa) Jama Masjid, Delhi, (area 10,000 sq. Largest Mosque ft.) Imperial Palace (Gugong), Beijing Largest Palace (China) Largest Park Yellow stone national park (USA). Grand Central terminal, New York Largest Platform (Railway) (U.S.A) Largest sea Port Ningbo-Zhoushan, China. Strahov stadium in Prague, (the Largest Stadium Czech Republic) Largest Temple Angkor Vat (Cambodia) Longest & Largest Canal Le Rove Tunnel (South of France) Tunnel Suez Canal (Linking red sea & Longest Big Ship Canal Mediterranean) Longest Bridge (Railway) Lower Zambeji (Africa) longest continental Railway Trans-Siberian Railway Longest Epic (Book) The Mahabharata Longest Platform (Railway) Kharagpur, W.B, India (833m) Trans-Siberian Railway (6,000 miles Longest Railway Long) Hirakund Dam (Orissa), India 15.8 Longest River Dam miles. Longest train nonstop Flying Scotsman List of Superlatives (World) Free static e-book Superlatives of the World : Man-made Seikan Rail Tunnel (Japan), (53.85 Longest Tunnel (Railway) km.) Longest Tunnel (Road) Laerdal, Norway Longest Wall Great Wall of China (1500 miles) Tallest Building Burj khalifa, Dubai (U.A.E) Great Hassan Mosque, Casablanca, Tallest Minaret Morocco Tallest Minaret (Free Standing) Qutub Minar, Delhi 238 ft. Patronas Twin Towers Kuala Lampur Tallest office Building (Malaysia) Tallest statue Spring temple Budha, China(128m) Bronze Statue of Lord Buddha, Tokyo Tallest Statue (Bronze) (Japan). Tallest Tower Skytree, Tokyo, Japan. (634m) List of Superlatives (World) Free static e-book Superlatives of the World : Geographical Highest city Wen Chuan (Tibet, China) 16,732 ft. Largest City (in population) Tokyo Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Biggest City in (area) (41225 sq. km.) Largest Continent Asia Smallest continent Australia Largest Country (in China population) Largest country (in area) Russia Longest Day June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere) Shortest Day Dec. 22(in Northern Hemisphere) Largest Delta Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles) Longest Desert (World) Sahara, Africa (84, 00,000 sq. km.) Greenland (renamed kalaatdlit Largest Island Nunaat) Largest Lake (Artificial) Lake mead (Bouler) Baikal (Siberia); average depth2300 Deepest Lake ft. Titicaca (Bolivia) 12645 ft. above sea Highest Lake level. Largest Lake (Fresh Water) Lake Superior, U.S.A Largest Lake (Salt Water) Caspian Sea 3, 71,000 sq. km.) Highest Mountain Ranges Himalayas (World) Highest Mountain Peak Mt. Everest (World) Andes (S.America) 5,500 miles in Longest Mountain Range length Deepest Ocean The Pacific Largest Ocean The Pacific Largest Peninsula Arabic (32,50,000 sq. km.) Verkhoyansk (Siberia), Temperature Coldest Place or Region – 85` C Death Valley (California); rainfall 1 ½ Driest Place inch. Hottest Place (World) Al-Aziziyah (Libya, Africa) 136`F Largest Planet Jupiter Brightest and Hottest Planet Venus (also nearest to Earth) Farthest planet (from the Sun) Neptune Nearest Planet (to the Sun) Mercury Smallest Planet Mercury Highest Plateau Pamir (Tibet) List of Superlatives (World) Free static e-book Superlatives of the World : Geographical Longest River Nile (6690 km) Largest River Amazon Largest Sea (inland) Mediterranean Brightest Star Sirius (also called Dog star) Longest Swimming Course English Channel Ojos Del Salado, Andes Argentine- Highest Volcano Chile (6,885 m.) Largest Volcano Mauna Lao (Hawaii) Highest Waterfall Salto Angel Falls (Venezuela) Tartar Strait (Sakhalin Island & the Longest Strait Russian mainland) Davis Straits (Greenland & Baffin Broadest Strait Island, (Canada) Chaliks-45 yards (Between the Greek Narrowest strait mainland the island of Euboea in the Aegean Sea) Hudson Bay, Canada (Shore line 7623 Largest Bay miles) Gulf of Mexico,( shoreline 2100 Largest Gulf miles) Largest Archipelago Indonesia (over 3,000 Islands) Giant (Geyser ), Yellowstone park, Tallest Active Geyser U.S.A, 200 ft. high Largest River Basin Amazon Basin- 27, 20,000 sq. mile. World wettest place Mawsynram, India Grand Canyon, on the Colorado Largest Gorge River, U.S.A Lightest gas Hydrogen Lightest Metal Lithium Highest Melting Point Tungsten, 3,410`C Hardest Substance Diamond Largest Asian Desert Gobi, Mongolia List of Superlatives (World) Free static e-book Superlatives of the World : Biological world Biggest Flower Raffesia (Java) Domestic Dog Irish Wolf Hound Fastest Animal Cheetah (Leopard) 70 mph Fastest Bird Swift Fastest Dog Persian Grey Hound (speed 43 mph) Largest Bird Ostrich Largest Land Animal African Bush Elephant Largest Mammal Whale Largest sea-bird Albatross Blue Whale, (recorded length 106 Longest Animal ft. weight-195 tons) Longest Jump Animal Kangaroo Longest Life Span of an Animal 190 to 200 years, (Giant tortoise) Longest poisonous snake King cobra Longest wing Spread Bird Albatross Most Intelligent Animal Chimpanzee Slowest Animal Snail Smallest Bird Humming Bird Tallest Animal on (land) Giraffe https://www.oliveboard.in/blog.