Question

The introduction of the fly shuttle enabled handloom workers to improve their productivity.
a) True
b) False

Answer 1

Hint: Machines have always reduced the labour almost exponentially. Now coming to this device, which the question talks about, ‘Fly Shuttles’, was a mechanical device which was used for the purpose of weaving and it was moved by the help of ropes and pulleys.

Complete Step by Step answer: John Kay, who was an English inventor and a key contributor of the industrial revolution is credited with the invention of the fly shuttle. Before the shuttle was invented, around three labours were required to hold the cloth which had to be woven, but with the advent of the shuttle, the number of labours required for this task reduced to one! This machine, like all other major inventions of the industrial revolution, magnanimously raised the wages, productivity and profits of each weaving worker. This eventually led to the increment of demand for manufacturing and depletion of workforce demand. The machine works by placing the horizontal threads technically referred to as wefts into the vertical threads also often called as the warps. Since with the above explanation, we can clearly reason out the fact that with the advent of this wonder machine, production of the handlooms increased, hence the statement is true, so, option ‘a’ is the correct alternative.

Note: The industrial revolution mentioned above in the question, happened in two phases, phase one and phase two and it is basically the transition to the latest machinery process in Europe and the USA from the 18th to 19th century.