SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Archaeologist is at Taj Mahal, Agra City. In 1942, the British placed bamboo scaffolding over the dome of the Taj Mahal to protect it from German and Japanese bombers.

Detailed explanation-2: -During WWII, the British felt that the Taj Mahal was extremely vulnerable to bombing by the Japanese and the Germans. In an effort to mislead the Luftwaffe bombers, the British placed bamboo scaffolding over the dome of the Taj in 1942.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the Second World War, the British thought that the Taj Mahal was vulnerable to bombing by the German Luftwaffe bombers (and also the Japanese). So to misguide the enemy, they covered the monument with a scaffold that made it look like a stockpile of bamboo from the top.