The large well supplying water to the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro was located
- A.near the drain of the tank
- B.at the top of one of the staircases
- C.in one of the adjoining rooms on the eastern side
- D.at the bottom of the tank in a corner
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, in one of the adjoining rooms on the eastern side. The Great Bath was surrounded by rooms, and a large well in one of the rooms on its eastern side supplied the water for the tank.
The Great Bath stands on the Citadel mound of Mohenjo-daro. It is a rectangular tank, about 12 metres by 7 metres and nearly 2.4 metres deep, reached by two flights of steps on the north and south. Its floor and sides were made watertight with bricks set on edge in gypsum mortar, backed by a layer of bitumen. Rooms lay around it, and the well that fed it was in one of these rooms, while a large corbelled drain carried the used water away.
A is wrong because the drain carried water out of the tank; it was not where the water came from. B is wrong because the staircases led bathers down into the tank and held no well. D is wrong because the floor of the tank was a sealed brick floor sloping towards the outlet, not the site of a well.
Exam tip: Great Bath on the Citadel of Mohenjo-daro, sealed with gypsum and bitumen, fed by a well in an eastern room, emptied by a corbelled drain.
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