NDA 2024 General Knowledge question

Which one of the following statements about the Industrial Revolution is correct ?

(A)Thomas Savery invented astrolabe
(B)Thomas Newcomen invented chemical dyes
(C)James Watt's invention converted the steam engine from being a mere pump into one which would provide energy to power machines in factoriesCorrect
(D)Mathew Boulton discovered the technique of refining gold of impurities

Answer: (C)

Solution

Thomas Savery (the Miner's Friend, 1698) and Thomas Newcomen (1712) built early steam engines used for pumping water out of mines. James Watt's

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