Previous year MCQs

Current Affairs UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Eiffel Tower of Paris was in the news recently as:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: it developed cracks

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “it developed cracks”.
The most plausible event could potentially be: (1) it developed cracks

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