Continental Drift Evidence
Question
Which of the following are the evidences of the phenomenon of continental drift? I. The belt of ancient rocks from Brazil coast matches with those from Western Africa. II. The gold deposits of Ghana are derived from the Brazil plateau when the two continents lay side by side. III. The Gondwana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options
I and III only
I and II only
I, II and III
II and III only
Explanation
All three statements represent classic evidences for Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift theory.
Wegener highlighted the radiometric age matching of rocks across the Atlantic (Statement I), the anomaly of Ghana's gold placer deposits matching the source rocks in Brazil (Statement II), and the widespread distribution of Gondwana tillite sequences across India, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia (Statement III).
Answer: (c).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q25
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Geomorphology & Earth Science
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography Cl.11 Ch.4
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