Question

Who invented the water frame?
A)Abraham Darby
B)Richard Arkwright
C)James Hargeaves
D)John Kay

Answer 1

Hint : Water frame is a spinning frame. Water frame is powered by a water wheel. Water frames are used in textile industries. With the help of the water frame, a cotton yarn is produced.A significant invention of the industrial revolution was the water frame.

Complete answer :
Water frame was invented by Richard Arkwright. Richard Arkwright patented this technology in 1769. Richard Arkwright was an English inventor.
This name i.e. water frame is derived from the use of a water wheel in order to drive a number of spinning frames.Water frames produced stronger and harder yarn than that of the yarn produced by the spinning jenny.
Additional information:
Contribution of Abhraham Darby – Abhraham Darby played an important role in the Industrial Revolution. He developed a method of producing pig iron in the blast furnace which is filled by coke rather than the charcoal.
Contribution of James Hargeaves – John Hargeaevs was an English weaver, inventor and carpenter. Hargeaves invented the spinning jenny in 1764.
Contribution of John Kay – John Kay was an English inventor. He created a flying shuttle which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution.

Option B - Richard Arkwright,is the correct answer for this question.

Note :This creation is no longer active. The water frame machine was very useful as it replaced the need for manual labor and then cotton was produced inexpensively which common people can easily afford.This invention led to the creation of factories and became a part of the industrial revolution.