Which of the following statement is NOT true about the Great Bath?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → There were two flights of steps on the east and the west leading into the tank.
Option (1) The Great Bath was a rectangular tank surrounded by a corridor on all four sides. — Correct statement. The Great Bath was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides.
Option (2) There were two flights of steps on the east and the west leading into the tank. — Incorrect statement. The two flights of steps leading into the tank were on the north and south, not on the east and the west.
Option (3) The tank was made water tight by setting bricks on edge and using a mortar of gypsum. — Correct statement. The tank was made watertight by setting bricks on edge and using a mortar of gypsum.
Option (4) There were rooms on three sides, in one of which there was a large well. — Correct statement. There were rooms on three sides, in one of which was a large well; water from the tank flowed into a huge drain.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.3 The Citadel … It is on the Citadel that we find evidence of structures that were probably used for special public purposes. These include the warehouse – a massive structure of which the lower brick portions remain, while the upper portions, probably of wood, decayed long ago – and the Great Bath. The Great Bath was a large rectangular tank in a courtyard surrounded by a corridor on all four sides. There were two flights of steps on the north and south leading into the tank, which was made watertight by setting bricks on edge and using a mortar of gypsum. There were rooms on three sides, in one of which was a large well. Water from the tank flowed into a huge drain.…” |