With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term “Araghatta” refers to
- A. bonded labour
- B. land grant made to military officers
- C. waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
- D. wasteland converted to cultivated land
Answer: C
Explanation
The ‘ara-ghatta’ originates from the blend of the words “ara” which means talked and “ghatta” which means pot. There is confirmation to contend that this arrangement of lifting water from open wells was presumably designed in the India of the past.