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James Watt the steam engine.

A

invented

B

discovered

C

founded

D

find

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The correct Answer is:
A
invent (V.) : to produce something that has not existed before.
discover (V.) : to find something that was hidden.
Here, invented is the right usage.
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  • Arrange the following in the correct sequence: (i) James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny. (ii) James Watt patented the Steam Engine. (iii) Richard Arkwright created the First Cotton Mill. (iv) Mathew Boulton manufactured the new model of Steam Engine.

    A
    (iv) - (i) - (iii) - (ii)
    B
    (i) - (iii) - (ii) - (iv)
    C
    (ii) - (iv) - (i) - (iii)
    D
    (iii) - (ii) - (iv) - (i)

  • A steam engine converts

    A
    heat energy into sound energy
    B
    heat energy into mechanical energy
    C
    mechanical energy into heat energy
    D
    electrical energy into sound energy

  • Read the source given below and answer the questions that follows: Consider the case of the steam engine. James Watt improved the steam engine produced by Newcomen and patented the new engine in 1781. His industrialist friend Matthew Boulton manufactured the new model. But for years he could find no buyers. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were no more than 321 steam engines all over England. Of these, 80 were in cotton industries, nine in wool industries, and the rest in mining, canal wprks>and iron works. Steam engines were not used in any of the other industries till much later in thV century. So, even the most powerful new technology that enhanced the productivity of labour manifold, was slow to be accepted by industrialists. How many Steam Engines were there at the beginning of the nineteenth century all over the England ?

    A
    521
    B
    221
    C
    421
    D
    321

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