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Social Science CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2023 Boards

Examine the preference of hand labour over machines by the industrialists of the Victorian Britain.

 

Answer:

  • Industrialists did not want to introduce machines as it required large capital investment and there was plenty of labour.
  • Industries where production fluctuated with the season , industrialists usually preferred hand labour, employing workers for the season.
  • The demand in the market was often goods with intricate designs and specific shapes which can only be done with hand labour. Hand-made products came to symbolize refinement and class.

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