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    Which of the following concepts form basis for the Plate Tectonic Theory? Use the codes given below to select the correct answer:
    1. Continental drift
    2. Isostasy
    3. Palaeomagnetism
    4. Pole wandering

    A)  1 and 2                       

    B)  2 and 3           

    C)  1 and 3                       

    D)  3 and 4

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Continental Drift and Palaeomagretism forms Plate Tectonic Theory. Plate tectonics is the theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth (the lithosphere) is divided into a couple of dozen "plates" that move around across the earth's surface relative to each other, like slabs of ice on a lake.


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