Question

what were factories ?Why were they called so?

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Answer 1

Answer:

a factory is a organization where any thing is formed.

Answer 2

Ans.............✍

From the 17th century onwards,trading companies from Europe began to set up their trading centres in different parts of the India, especially in the coastal areas. These centres were called factories, not because anything was manufactured there but because the officials of the companies were called 'factors'.

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