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The Spinning Jenny of 1764 was devised by:

AThomas Newcomen
BJames Hargreaves
CRichard Arkwright
DJames Watt senior
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Correct answer: B. James Hargreaves
1. One wheel set many spindles in motion. 2. James Hargreaves devised it. 3. Hand spinners feared losing work and attacked it. _Source: NCERT Class 10 India and the Contemporary World II, Chapter 4, The Age of Industrialisation._
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