Concept:The Industrial Revolution in England transformed work and society, with women and children as major workers in textiles, and literature like Dickens's "Hard Times" critiquing its harsh conditions.
Explanation:The Industrial Revolution began in England, primarily impacting the textile industry.
Work shifted from craft production to factories, employing women and children.
Women were the main workers in silk, lace-making, and knitting industries. Hence statement 1 is correct.
Factory managers were not aware of the health risks to children; they often paid children only 10% of male wages and employed them from age 6. Hence statement 2 is incorrect, and statement 3 is correct.
Children suffered deformed bodies, lost limbs, and long-term illness from dangerous industrial work.
Charles Dickens's novel "Hard Times" severely criticized the evils of industrialization, based on harsh conditions in industrial towns. Hence statement 4 is correct.
Thus, the correct statements are 1, 3, and 4.
Answer:C (1, 3 and 4 only)