AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1997

  • question_answer
    The theory of continental drift was originally proposed by

    A)  Alfred Wegener   

    B)  Robert I Bowman

    C)  Charles Darwin   

    D)  Alfred Bailey.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    : In 1915, Wegener published a book The Origin of Continents and Oceans in which he advanced a new theory, the theory of continental drift. This theory claimed that the changes in the appearance of the Earth were, mainly due to the shifting of continents. It assumes that the continents plough through the oceans like massive ships.


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