GK Question

geography medium true_false

The Gutenberg discontinuity is named after the inventor of the printing press.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: False

The Gutenberg discontinuity is named after seismologist Beno Gutenberg, not Johannes Gutenberg (printing press inventor). It marks the boundary between Earth's mantle and outer core at about 2,900 km depth.

Topic Physical Geography
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC, State PSC