GK Question

geography medium true_false

The Repetti discontinuity is named after an Italian seismologist.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The Repetti discontinuity is named after Italian-American seismologist Luigi Repetti. It marks a boundary within Earth's mantle at about 660 km depth, separating the upper and lower mantle based on mineral phase changes.

Topic Physical Geography
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC, State PSC