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The Great Bath was made watertight with bricks set on edge and a mortar of:
AGypsum
BLimestone
CBitumen
DMud clay
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Gypsum
1. It is a large tank in a courtyard on the Citadel.
2. Gypsum mortar sealed it.
3. Eight bathrooms lay across a lane to the north.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones._
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