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Geography GK · Q54

Lithosphere

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 54

Q54

Who gave the idea that originally there was only one continent called Pangea ?

A.
Wegener
Answer
B.
Marshall
C.
Darwin
D.
Ptolemy

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Pangea’s existence was first proposed in 1912 by German meteorologist Alfred Wegener as a part of his theory of continental drift. Its name is derived from the Greek pangaia, meaning “all the Earth.”