inventions in the field of cotton Industry

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 138 Arrange the following inventions in the field of cotton Industry in chronological order(starting with the earliest):

1. James Hargreaves's Spinning Jenny
2. John Kay's Flying Shuttle
3. Samuel Crompton's Mule
4. Richard Arkwright's Water Frame
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A) 1,3,4, 2
B) 2, 1, 4, 3
C) 4, 1, 3, 2
D) 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: 2, 1, 4, 3

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Explanation: James Hargreaves's Spinning Jenny Date /year : 1764
 John Kay's Flying Shuttle 1733
Samuel Crompton's Mule was invented between 1775 and 1779
Richard Arkwright's Water Frame 1769

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