List of World’s Largest and Smallest | Check the world’s smallest bird, largest airport, longest bridge, etc., for Competitive Exams

Do you know which is the world’s largest Island or which is the shortest day of the year? Read the article to know the answer to these questions. We have compiled a list of world’s largest and smallest, longest, tallest, etc., These questions can be asked in any exams like SSC, RRB, IBPS and other bank exams. So, read the article to improve your GK Quotient and help you prepare for various competitive exams.

World’s Largest and Smallest – General Awareness

Check out some of the largest things in the world in the below sections. Get to know the world’s smallest countries, largest Airport, Animal, Dam, Cathedral, etc., and many more. Go through the list to help yourself prepare well for any competitive exam held in the country.

Animals, Birds and Mammals

See the World’s Largest and Smallest, Biggest, Tallest animals and birds. Improve your General Knowledge to help yourself get that dream job you were waiting for.

• Largest animal – Blue Bottom Whale
• Largest Bird – Ostrich
• Smallest Bird – Humming Bird
• Fastest Animal – Cheetah
• Tallest Animal – Giraffe
• Fastest Bird – Peregrine falcon (390 km/h), Swift (169 km/h (105 mph))
• Fastest Dog – Persian greyhound
• Largest Sea Bird – Albatross

Buildings and Monuments

Check out some of the most important buildings and monuments in history from around the world. Did you know the Biggest dome and the largest mosque of the world are in India. Which is the world’s largest Museum? Get to know more such interesting facts from this article. Prepare well for your exams and get the job.

• Largest Airport – King Khalid International Airport, South Arabia
• Highest Airport -Lhasa Airport, Tibet
• Longest Corridor – Rameswaram Temple, India
• Largest Dam –  Grand Coulee Dam, USA
• Largest Cathedral – Cathedral Church of New York
• Longest Bridge – Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge (China) part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway. 16,500 meters
• Tallest Building – Burj Khalifa in Dubai
• Largest Cemetry – Leningrad, Russia
• Biggest Cinema House –  Roxy, New York
• Biggest Dome – Gol Gumbaz (Bijapur), India
• Largest Mosque – Jama Masjid, Delhi (India)
• Largest Hotel –  Hotel Rossiya, Moscow
• Highest Mountain Peak – Mount Everest (Nepal)
• Biggest Library – National Kiev Library, Moscow and Library of the Congress, Washington
• Largest Minaret – Has-san Mosque (Egypt)
• Biggest Museum – British Museum (London)
• Largest Palace –  Imperial Palace (China)
• Biggest Palace – The Vatican
• Tallest Minaret –  Qutub Minar, Delhi (India)
• Largest Park – Wood Buffalo National Park (Canada)
• Largest Platform – Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Sta­tion)New York (USA)
• Longest River Dam – Hirakud Dam in India
• Largest Stadium – Starhove Stadium, Prague (Czech Republic)
• Longest Wall –  Great Wall of China
• Tallest Tower – C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
• Largest Museum – American Museum of Natural History
• Largest Cinema Hall – Kinepolis, Madrid

All Things Space

We all have learnt about the planets, the sun, the moon and the stars in our school. But, how much do we remember? So, don’t worry. Read the following section and get to know all the biggest and smallest things in space.

• Coldest Planet – Pluto
• Smallest Planet – Mercury
• Biggest Planet – Jupiter
• Brightest Planet – Venus
• Farthest Planet (from the Sun) – Pluto
• Nearest Planet ( to the Sun) – Mercury
• Brightest Star –  Sirius A
• Biggest Telescope –  Mt. Palomar (USA)

History & Geography

The world is a very big place. It consists of many mountains, seas, rivers, oceans. Do you know which is the biggest ocean or which is the smallest continent? Your questions can be answered with the help of the below sections.

• Largest Continent – Asia
• Largest Country – Russia
• Smallest country – Vatican City
• Highest City – Wen Chuan, China
• Largest Island – Greenland, 839,999  square miles
• Smallest Continent – Australia
• Largest Gulf – Gulf of Mexico
• Largest Lake  Caspian Sea, CIS Iran
• Deepest Lake Baikal (Siberia)
• Highest Mountain Range – Himalayas
• Longest Mountain Ranges – Andes (South America)
• Highest Lake – Titicaca (Bolivia)
• Largest River – Amazon, South America
• Deepest Ocean – Pacific
• Biggest Ocean – Pacific Ocean
• Biggest Park – Yellow Stone Na­tional Park
• Largest Peninsula – Arabia
• Highest Plateau – Pamir (Tibet)
• Largest Sea – South China Sea
• Longest River – Nile, Africa, 4180 miles
• Lowest Water Level – Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 feet below sea level
• Highest Waterfall – Angel Falls, Venezuela
• Highest Village – Andean (Chile)
• Rainiest Place – Mosinram, near Cherapunji (India)
• Highest Volcano – Ojos del Salado, (Argentina) Chile
• Largest Volcano – Manuna Lea (Hawai)
• Largest Freshwater Lake – Lake Superior, US-Canada
• Highest Lake – Titicaca in Peru, 12,500 feet above sea level
• Largest Waterfall – Angel Falls, Venezuela, 3,212 feet high
• Deepest Gorge – Hells Canyon, Snake River, Idaho (7,900 feet deep)
• Largest Lagoon – Lagoa dos Patos, Brazil
• Deepest Underwater Trench – Mariana Trench
• Largest Gorge – Grand Canyon, Colorado River, Arizona
• Lowest Mountain Range – Buena Bhaile
• Largest Desert – Sahara, Africa

Rest of the World’s Largest and Smallest

Some more interesting facts to help you improve your GK Quotient. Read the entire article to score well in various competitive exams of UPSC, SSC, IBPS, RRB and other state, central governments and PSUs.

• Biggest Flower –  Rafflesia (Java)
• Largest Democracy – India
• Longest Day – June 21
• Shortest Day – December 22
• Lightest Metal – Lithium
• Tallest Fountain – Fountain Hills, Arizona
• Biggest Telescope – Mt. Palomar (USA)
• Tallest Statue – Motherland (Russia)
• Oldest Theatre – Teatro Ohm­pico (Itlay)
• Largest Platform – Grand Central Terminal, (Ely. Sta­tion)New York (USA)
• Longest Platform – Kharagpur, W. Bengal (India)
• Longest Train – Flying Scotsman
• Tallest Tower – C. N. Tower, Toronto (Canada)
• Hottest Place – Al-Azizia (Libya)
• Longest Epic – Mahabharata
• Largest Cinema Hall – Kinepolis, Madrid.

We hope that you are satisfied with the information we have given for you. Read the World’s Largest and Smallest List and improve your GK Quotient. This article will help you prepare and score well for any government or private competitive exam held in the country.