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International Relations·Easy

Which of the following evidences supports/support the Continental Drift Theory? 1. The shorelines of Africa and South America, facing each other, have a remarkable and unmistakable match. 2. The glacial tillite provides evidence of drifting of the continents. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Which of the following evidences supports/support the Continental Drift Theory?

1. The shorelines of Africa and South America, facing each other, have a remarkable and unmistakable match.

2. The glacial tillite provides evidence of drifting of the continents.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Options

  1. a.

    1 only

  2. b.

    2 only

  3. c.

    Both 1 and 2

    Correct answer
  4. d.

    Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Evidences in Support of the Continental Drift Theory are:

  • The shorelines of Africa and South America, facing each other, have a remarkable and unmistakable match.
  • The belt of ancient rocks of 2,000 million years from Brazil coast matches with those from western Africa.
  • It is the sedimentary rock formed out of the deposits of the glaciers. The Gondawana system of sediments from India is known to have its counterparts in six different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere. At the base, the system has thick tillite, indicating extensive and prolonged glaciation.
  • Counterparts of this succession are found in Africa, Falkland Island, Madagascar, Antarctica and Australia. Overall resemblance of the Gondawana-type sediments clearly demonstrates that these landmasses had remarkably similar histories.
  • The glacial tillite provides unambiguous evidence of palaeoclimates and also of drifting of continents.

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