GK Question

geography medium true_false

The Mohorovičić discontinuity is named after a Croatian seismologist.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho) is named after Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić, who discovered it in 1909. It marks the boundary between Earth's crust and mantle, identified by a sudden increase in seismic wave velocity.

Topic Physical Geography
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC, State PSC