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Indian factory workers numbered 584,000 in 1901. By 1946 the number was over:
A2,436,000
B1,436,000
C3,436,000
D4,436,000
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 2,436,000
1. Factories expanded and needed hands.
2. By 1946 there were over 2,436,000 workers.
3. Most came from nearby districts.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 4, The Age of Industrialisation._
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