{"id":45278,"date":"2018-04-07T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=45278"},"modified":"2018-04-07T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T09:25:00","slug":"worlds-longest-sandstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/worlds-longest-sandstone\/","title":{"rendered":"World&#8217;s longest Sandstone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: In which of the following state, the world&#8217;s longest sandstone cave &#8216;Krem Puri&#8217; was discovered in 2016, whose actual measurement of length was done in February-March 2018?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Sikkim<br \/>\n(b) Meghalaya<br \/>\n(c) Nagaland<br \/>\n(d) Assam<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The world&#8217;s longest sandstone cave &#8216;Krem Puri&#8217; was discovered in Meghalaya.<\/li>\n<li>This cave is situated near the village of Laitsohum in Mawsynram region of eastern Khasi hill district.<\/li>\n<li>The Krem Puri cave was discovered in the year 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Krem means &#8216;cave&#8217; in Khasi language.<\/li>\n<li>During the expeditions in February-March 2018, the actual length of this cave was measured by the Meghalaya Adventurers Association (MAA), 24, 583 meters.<\/li>\n<li>The cave is located 6,000 meters longer than the existing sandstone cave \u2018Cueva Del Sama &#8216; (length 18,200 meters) listed in the world, in Venezuela.<\/li>\n<li>Dinosaur fossils have been found in this cave system.<\/li>\n<li>Mainly found a huge reptile &#8216;Mosasaurus&#8217;. They lived here 66-76 million years ago.<\/li>\n<li>It is India&#8217;s second longest cave in the general category.<\/li>\n<li>In India&#8217;s longest cave of \u2018Krem\u00a0<em>Liat<\/em>Prah-<em>Umim<\/em>&#8211;<em>Labit<\/em>&#8216;\u00a0limestone cave system (slightly more than 31 km long) in the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/education-today\/gk-current-affairs\/story\/worlds-longest-sandstone-save-discovered-in-meghalaya-html-1197603-2018-03-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/education-today\/gk-current-affairs\/story\/worlds-longest-sandstone-save-discovered-in-meghalaya-html-1197603-2018-03-25<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aajtak.intoday.in\/gallery\/education-world-s-longest-sandstone-cave-found-in-meghalaya-dinosaur-fossils-in-the-longest-sandstone-cave-tedu-2-20225.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/aajtak.intoday.in\/gallery\/education-world-s-longest-sandstone-cave-found-in-meghalaya-dinosaur-fossils-in-the-longest-sandstone-cave-tedu-2-20225.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/india-news\/did-you-know-this-indian-state-is-home-to-worlds-longest-sandstone-cave\/1104917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/india-news\/did-you-know-this-indian-state-is-home-to-worlds-longest-sandstone-cave\/1104917\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thenortheasttoday.com\/krem-puri-in-meghalaya-longest-sandstone-cave-in-india-explored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thenortheasttoday.com\/krem-puri-in-meghalaya-longest-sandstone-cave-in-india-explored\/<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: In which of the following state, the world&#8217;s longest sandstone cave &#8216;Krem Puri&#8217; was discovered in 2016, whose actual measurement of length was done in February-March 2018? (a) Sikkim (b) Meghalaya (c) Nagaland (d) Assam Answer: (b) Related Facts: The world&#8217;s longest sandstone cave &#8216;Krem Puri&#8217; was discovered in Meghalaya. 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