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Who created the cotton mill, bringing all the processes under one roof?

AMathew Boulton
BRichard Arkwright
CJames Hargreaves
DJames Watt of Glasgow
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Richard Arkwright
1. Earlier cloth-making was spread across the countryside. 2. Richard Arkwright created the cotton mill. 3. Costly machines could now be set up in one place. _Source: NCERT Class 10 India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 4, The Age of Industrialisation._
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