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Standard VIII
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The steam eng...
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The steam engine was widely used in the shipping industry, in rail-transport sector and even for construction of roads, apart from machines.
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S1: Colonisation was one of the driving factor that resulted in advancement of technology.
S2: Transportation improved, railways became faster, ships became bigger for increased trade, steam engine was invented.
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Which of the following statements regarding steam engine are true?
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James Watt's discovery of Steam engine got patent.
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The usage of steam engine was very widespread in steel industry.
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The steam engine enhanced the industrial productivity manifold.
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Before James Watt, Newcomen invented the primitive form of steam engine.
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The use of steam power made modes of transportation such as ships and railways slower.
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Who invented a new steam engine capable of providing energy to power machines in factories?
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The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentence are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.
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- James Watt used the power of steam to drive machines.
S6 - The jet engine is relatively more recent.
P - With petrol engines, people were able to build motor cars and airplanes.
Q - Then many years later, the petrol engine was invented.
R - These provided quicker means of travelling.
S - His invention was used later by other clever men who gave us the railway engine.
The correct sequence should be __________.
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