4. The first rocket in
India was transported
on a cycle to the
Thumba Launching
Station in
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala.
5. India was the
first country to
develop
extraction and
purifying
techniques of
sugar
6. India has largest postal
network in the world with
over 1,55,015 post offices.
The floating post office in
dal lake ,Srinagar was
inaugurated in August 2011
9. The state of
Meghalaya is the
wettest inhabited
place of earth.
10. India has the world’s largest school in terms of
students, the City Montessori School in Lucknow.
• 20 branches
• 47000 students
• 1000 classrooms and
• 3800 staff members
11. Chail in
Himachal Pradesh is
the highest cricket
pitch in the world.
It is situated at an
elevation of 2444
meters
12. The Indian national Kabaddi team has won all
World Cups
Men’s kabaddi team Women’s kabaddi team