UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper 1 · Q25

Geography

Medium · Continental drift / Plate tectonics

Consider the following as pieces of evidence historically cited in support of the theory of continental drift:

1. Matching rock formations on the coasts of Brazil and West Africa

2. Similar gold-bearing rock strata in Ghana and Brazil

3. Identical Gondwana-age glacial sediments found on continents now widely separated

How many of the above are genuine pieces of evidence for continental drift?