History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
Which one of the following texts describes two methods of lifting water out of wells in India?
ASirat-i-Firozshahi
BBaburnama ✓ Correct
CTarikh-i-Firuz Shahi
DRauzat-us-Safa
Correct answer: (B) Baburnama — The Baburnama describes them, so the answer is the Baburnama.
Explanation
★The Baburnama describes them, so the answer is the Baburnama.
★The Baburnama describes two methods of lifting water out of wells in India.
★Babur wrote that in Lahore and Dipalpur people lifted water by means of a wheel.
★In Agra, Chandawar and Bayana people lifted water with a bucket at the well-edge using a roller and a rope drawn by bullocks.
★The Baburnama is the memoir of Babur, the founder of the Mughal empire.
★So the text describing the two methods is the Baburnama.
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