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In 1920s Samoa, a boy of nine joined older boys to learn which jobs?

AWeaving baskets daily
BMinding small infants
CCooking in special huts
DFishing and planting coconuts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Fishing and planting coconuts
1. By about nine years, a Samoan boy moved away from child minding. 2. He joined older boys in learning outdoor jobs like fishing and planting coconuts. 3. Basket weaving was learnt by girls after about fourteen, and child care stayed with girls longer. _Source: NCERT Class 7 Social and Political Life, Growing up as Boys and Girls, Growing up in Samoa in the 1920s_
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