Consider the following statements about factory recruitment in the Kanpur textile mills:
(A) In the past, many workers got their jobs through contractors or jobbers.
(B) The jobbers, known as mistris, were themselves workers.
(C) The mistris came from regions and communities different from those of the workers.
(D) Because they had the owner's backing, the mistris bossed over the workers.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
(A) In the past, many workers got their jobs through contractors or jobbers. — Correct. In the past, contractors or jobbers found jobs for many factory workers.
(B) The jobbers, known as mistris, were themselves workers. — Correct. In the Kanpur textile mills the jobbers were called mistris. They were themselves workers.
(C) The mistris came from regions and communities different from those of the workers. — Incorrect. The mistris came from the same regions and communities as the workers. This shared background also let them put community-related pressures on the worker.
(D) Because they had the owner's backing, the mistris bossed over the workers. — Correct. The mistris had the owner's backing. Because of it, they bossed over the workers.
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