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प्रश्न
Each sentence has four words underlined. Select the one underlined word that is incorrect and write it in the box as shown.
- Machu Picchu is the pre-Columbian Inca site located 2430 mts above sea-level. [ The]
- It was situated on a mountain ridge in Peru. [_____]
- Machu Picchu was declared an UNESCO world heritage site in 1983.[_____]
- Before it was not plundered by the Spanish it is an important cultural site. [_____]
- This Peruvian historic sanctuary is considered a sacred place. [_____]
उत्तर
- Machu Picchu is the pre-Columbian Inca site located 2430 mts above sea-level. [ The]
- It was situated on a mountain ridge in Peru. [was]
- Machu Picchu was declared an UNESCO world heritage site in 1983.[an]
- Before it was not plundered by the Spanish it is an important cultural site. [is]
- This Peruvian historic sanctuary is considered a sacred place. [is]
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