With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term Araghatta’ refers to
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bonded labour
Incorrect Answerland grants made to military officers
Incorrect Answerwaterwheel used in the irrigation of land
Correct Answer wasteland and converted to cultivated land
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The 'ara-ghatta' originates from the blend of the words "ara" which means talked and "ghatta" which means pot. It was mechanical water lifting device operated usually by draught animals like bullocks, buffaloes. There is confirmation to contend that this arrangement of lifting water from open wells was presumably designed in the India of the past.
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