Recruitment to Mumbai textile and Kolkata jute mills continued to be organised along lines of:
ARegion of birth
BCaste and kinship
CMerit and skill
DAge and height
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Caste and kinship
1. Middlemen recruited from their own caste and region.
2. Caste and kinship shaped factory recruitment.
3. Shop floors were often dominated by one caste.
_Source: syllabus Indian Society, Chapter 3, Social Institutions: Continuity and Change._
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