UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

The irrigation device called 'Araghatta' was

  1. a water bag made of leather pulled over a pulley
  2. a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes
  3. a larger earthen pot driven by bullocks
  4. a large water bucket pulled up by rope directly by hand

Answer

Correct Answer

a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes

Explanation

The Araghatta (a Persian-wheel-like device) was a large wheel with earthen pots or buckets tied to the outer ends of its spokes, used to lift water from wells or rivers for irrigation in medieval India.

Topics: history, irrigation devices, medieval india