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Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] straightforward exam-ready
Who invented the Spinning Jenny in 1764? (A) Richard Arkwright (B) Mathew Boulton (C) James Hargreaves (D) James Watt
  1. A Richard Arkwright
  2. B Mathew Boulton
  3. C James Hargreaves
  4. D James Watt
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:40 · grounding rag
Model Answer

(C) James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny in 1764.

Explanation

The source passages do not explicitly mention James Hargreaves or the Spinning Jenny's inventor, but this is a standard CBSE Class 10 fact (Chapter 4 – The Age of Industrialisation). The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764, allowing multiple spindles to be spun at once. Richard Arkwright is associated with the cotton mill, and James Watt with the steam engine — common distractors in this MCQ.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.