Continental Drift MCQs for WBSLST /KVS/NVS/DSSSB/NTA NET 

1. Alfred Lothar Wegener was a

(A) Meteorologist 

(B) Geologist

(C ) Meteorologist and geophysicist

(D) Meteorologist and Geologist

2. Wegner propounded the "Continental Drift Theory in the year: 

(A) 1912

(B) 1920

(C) 1922

(D) 1932

3.. In which year, Wegener 'Continental Drift theory was came in light?

(A) 1912

(B) 1920

(C)1922

(D) 1932

4. What is the main objective of Wegener, behaind his Displacement Hypothesis'?

(A) How continents are displaces.

(B) Examine the similarity of coastal margin

(C) To explain global climatic change.

(D) To identify the rate of plate movement.

5. According to wegener, 'Pangaea' means;

(A) United of all landmasses.

(B) United of all water bodies

(C) Fragmented water bodies

(D) Whole earth crust.

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6. According to Wegener, the west ward movement of the land masses was caused by:

(A) Gravitational force.

(B) Force of buoyancy.

(C) Gravitational pull force.

(D ) Tidal force.

7. According to Wegners Continental Drift theory, the Pangaea was broken into two parts, and the Gondwana land was disrupted during the period of:

(A ) Cretaceous period

(B) Miocene period

(C) Eocene period

(D) Paleocene period

8. Wegener believed that Pangaea was intact until:

(A) Permian Period

(B) The late Carboniferous period

(C) Silurian period

(D) Odovician period

9. Wegener believed that Pangaea was originated near the:

(A) North pole

(B) Equator

(C )South pole

(D) Tropics of cancer.

10. Wegener's continental drift theory was criticised on

(A) Forces applied is no sufficient..

(B) Jig-saw-fit can't validated.

(C) Did not describe the situation of pre carboniferous times.

(D) All are correct.

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11. According to Wegener, the Pangaea was united about:

(A) 100 million years ago

(B) 200 million years ago

(C) 150 million years ago

(D) 300 million yea years ago

12. Lauratia is consist of:

(A) Combination of Europe, Asia and N.America.

(B) Combination of Europe and Asia

(C) Combination of Africa and Europe

(D) Combination of Asia and Australia

13. The Tethys is situated in between:

(A) Gondwana and Australia

(B) Asia and Europe

(C) Lauratia and Gondowanaland

(D) Asia and Eurasia

14. According to Wegener, most of the new fold mountain were originated, duing the period of

A) Mesozoic era

(B) Tertiary era

(C) Late mesozoic era

15. According to Continental Drift theory, the movement of the continent, towards equator due to:

(A) Gravitational differential force and force of buoyancy.

 

(B) Tidal force

(C) Ocean current

(D) Corriolis force.

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16. Which in not correct for the evidence of Wegener Continental Drift theory:

(A) Jigsaw fit

(B) Geological structure of both the Atlantic coasts.

(C) Corboniferous glaciation of Brazil

(D) Movement of plates.

17. The movement of the continental blocks away from the poles was dramatically called by wegener as:

(A) Lauratia

(B) The flight from the poles

(C) Opening of Tethys

(D) Gondwanaland.

18. Correctly match the shifting of the positions of the poles:

Period                               Position of south poles

(a) Silurian                    (i) Near Durban in Natal

(b) Corboniferous    (ii) Near 53°s latitude to the south of Africa.

(c) Tertiary     (iii) To the north - west of Madagascar

(d) Present       (iv) 90°s

Codes:

     (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) i  ii iii  iv

(B) iii ii  i iv

(C) iii i ii iv

(D) ii iii i iv

19. Who postulated the concept of horizental displacement of the continents ?.

(A) Lowthian Green

(B) Wegener

(C) F.B.Taylor

(D) Morgan

20. The northern hemisphere is covered of the total land area is about

(A) 32%

(B) 68%

(C) 75%

(D) 72%

21.In which period equator was located at London

(A) Silurian period

(B) Tertiary period

(C) Carboniferous period

(D) Mesozoic period.

22. Which is not the part of Gondwanaland?

(A) Indian Peninula

(B) Madagascar

(C)Siberia

(D) Australia

23. According to Wegener Gondwanaland was disrupted during:

(A) Silurian period

(B) Tertiary period

(C) Corboniferous period

(D) Cretaceous period

24. How mauny times Pangaea was broken?

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

25. The term Panthalasa means:

(A) Water bodies

(B) Land mass

(C) Primitive Pacific ocean

(D) Both (a)and (c)

26. Island arc are found along the:

(A) Destructive plate margins

(B) Constructive plate margins

(C) Conservative plate margins

(D) None of these

27. Epiorogenic movement produces:

(A) Subduction and obduction of plates.

(B) Continental drift.

(C) Mountain building activities.

(D) Volcanic activities at the margin o continents.

28. The drift theory of Wegener was postulate mainly to explain:

(A) Ice age

(B) Distribution of landforms

(C) Major climatic changes

(D) Geological similarities of coast regions.