2016 · Q79
The ‘water frame’ of Richard Arkwright was a device for
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- Aproducing a new type of painting
- Birrigating fields for rice cultivation
- Cproducing strong threads of yarn
- Dthe faster movement of steamships
Explanation
Richard Arkwright's water frame (patented 1769) was a water-powered spinning machine that produced strong, fine yarn — a landmark invention of the Industrial Revolution's textile phase. It had nothing to do with painting, rice irrigation or steamships.