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Which community specialised in iron smelting in Central India?

AAgarias
BTantis
CJulahas
DMomins
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Agarias
1. Famines drove many to leave their furnaces. 2. The Agarias were iron smelters. 3. They helped Tata's geologists find ore. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 6, Weavers, Iron Smelters and Factory Owners._
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