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The 'jobber' in 19th-century Indian cotton mills was:
AA worker who jobbed for short-term wages
BA British factory inspector
CAn old, trusted worker who recruited new labour
DA merchant supplying cotton
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An old, trusted worker who recruited new labour
1. NCERT describes industrial recruitment in colonial India.
2. Industrialists employed a 'jobber' — generally an old and trusted worker.
3. He got people from his village, ensured them jobs, helped them settle in the city, and provided them money in times of crisis.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 4 "The Age of Industrialisation", §Indian Workers ¶2_
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