UPSC Prelims · 2025 · GS Paper I · Q23
The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ was
- (A)a water bag made of leather pulled over a pulley
- (B)a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes
- (C)a larger earthen pot driven by bullocks
- (D)a large water bucket pulled up by rope directly by hand
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Answer: (B) a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes
- Subject
- Medieval History
- Chapter
- Post-Gupta
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