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Unit 1 Ch 4 : The Age of Industrialisation — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 1 Ch 4 : The Age of Industrialisation3 Marks
Question
Explain with examples that an average worker in the mid nineteenth century was not a machine operator but the traditional crafts person and labourer.
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Answer

The average worker in the mid nineteenth century was not a machine operator but the traditional crafts person and labourer: -
  1. Very low percentage of the work force was employed in industrial sector.
  2. Large portion of the output came from domestic units.
  3. Small innovations in non-mechanised sector was the basis of growth.
  4. Technological changes occurred slowly.
  5. New technology was expensive.

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