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SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 126

SSC CGL Tier II - 3 March 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q126

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In 1962, who published 'The History of Ocean Basins', which outlined the theory of
 how tectonic plates could move, later called 'sea floor spreading'?

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Correct answer: D

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The correct answer is Option 4i.e. Harry Hammond Hess

  • In 1962, Harry Hammond Hess, a geologist and geophysicist, published 'The History of Ocean Basins,' which outlined the theory of sea floor spreading and how tectonic plates could move.
  • This groundbreaking work laid the foundation for our understanding of plate tectonics and the dynamic processes occurring beneath the Earth's surface.
  • Hess's ideas were instrumental in shaping the field of earth sciences and revolutionized the study of the Earth's crust and mantle.