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  • 1. 
    What was the name given to the massive ocean by Wegener?

  • Pangaea
  • Panthalassa
  • Angaraland
  • Gondwanaland

  • 2. 
    The continental drift theory was propounded by

  • Alfred Wegner
  • Aortelius
  • Hall and Danna
  • Abraham Ortelius

  • 3. 
    The Indian subcontinent was located at

  • 60 degree South latitude
  • 30 degree South latitude
  • 50 degree South latitude
  • 40 degree South latitude

  • 4. 
    Which one of the following is not a minor plate?

  • Nazca
  • Arabia
  • the Philippines
  • Antarctica

  • 5. 
    When did Alfred Wegener give continental drift theory?

  • 1920
  • 1946
  • 1912
  • 1948

  • 6. 
    Which one of the following terms is related to Polar fleeing force?

  • Revolution of the Earth
  • Gravitation
  • Rotation of the Earth
  • Tides

  • 7. 
    What is a tectonic plate that lies between the Asiatic and Pacific Plate?

  • Cocos Plate
  • Nazca Plate
  • Arabian Plate
  • Philippine Plate

  • 8. 
    Who was the founder of convection currents theory?

  • Arthur Holmes
  • McKenzie, Parker and Morgan
  • Admans Heinz
  • Alfred Wegener

  • 9. 
    A tectonic plate is a slab of

  • molten rock
  • hot rock
  • solid rock
  • small rocks

  • 10. 
    According to the Plate Tectonic concept, how many major plates are there?

  • 7
  • 9
  • 12
  • 11
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