Question

The Great public bath at Mohenjodaro has dimensions of_________ .
A. $38' \times 23' \times 9'$
B. $39' \times 23' \times 9'$
C. $39’ \times 23' \times 8' $
D. $38 \times 23' \times 8'$

Answer 1

Hint: One of the prominent structures among the ruins of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization in Mohenjo-daro in Sindh, Pakistan, is the Great Bath. Archaeological evidence indicates that the Great Bath was built in the 3rd millennium BCE, soon after the raising of the "citadel" mound on which it is located. In the Indus Valley civilization, across the street from The Great Bath, there was a huge building with many rooms and three verandas, and two stairways leading up to the roof and upper level.

Complete answer:
-The earliest public water tank of the ancient world is called the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro. It is $11.88
\times 7.01$ metres long and has a maximum depth of 2.43 metres.
-Two wide staircases worked as the gateway to the structure, one from the north and one from the south.
-At the end of these stairs there is a mound that is one metre wide and 40 centimetres high. At one end of the bath, a hole was also found which could have been used to drain the water into it.
-Due to the finely fitted bricks and mud laid on the edge with a sort of plaster, the floor of the tank was watertight, and the side walls were built in a similar way.
-A thick layer of bitumen (waterproof tar) was laid along the sides of the pool, and probably also on the floor to make the tank even more waterproof.
-A number of rooms are located along the eastern edge of the building and a well that may have supplied some of the water needed to fill the tank is located in one room.
-Most scholars agree that this tank would have been used to purify and renovate the well-being of the bathers for special religious functions where water was used.

Thus the correct answer is option (C)

Note: The Great Bath was found in 1926 during archaeological excavations. Historic India's ancient Indus Valley Civilization, including today's India and Sindh, Pakistan, was dominant in infrastructure, hydraulic engineering, and had many water and sanitation facilities. This ancient town had more than 700 wells, and most houses in Mohenjo-Daro had at least one private well.