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Question

Match List - I with the List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List - I
(Scholar)
List - II
(Theory)
(a) Hall and Dana(i) Sea floor Spreading
(b) Hutton(ii) Thermal Contraction Theory
(c) Harry Hess(iii) Theory of Geosyncline
(d) Jeffrey(iv) Doctrine of Uniformitarianism

Code :

The correct answer is
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Geology Scholars and Theories Matching

This question requires matching scholars from List-I with their corresponding theories from List-II. Let's analyze each scholar:

Matching Scholars with Theories

Scholar (List - I) Theory (List - II) Reasoning
(a) Hall and Dana (iii) Theory of Geosyncline James Hall and James Dwight Dana independently developed the concept of geosynclines to explain mountain formation.
(b) Hutton (iv) Doctrine of Uniformitarianism James Hutton, considered the father of modern geology, proposed that geological processes operating today are the same as those that operated in the past.
(c) Harry Hess (i) Sea floor Spreading Harry Hess proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading in the early 1960s, suggesting that new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.
(d) Jeffrey (ii) Thermal Contraction Theory Sir Harold Jeffreys proposed the Thermal Contraction Theory to explain the origin of continents and mountains, although it has been largely replaced by plate tectonics.

Correct Matching and Code

Based on the individual matches:

  • (a) corresponds to (iii)
  • (b) corresponds to (iv)
  • (c) corresponds to (i)
  • (d) corresponds to (ii)

This combination corresponds to the code (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).

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